
Shooting Stars
1983-07-28 · 96 min · ★ 5.0
Two television actors who play detectives are fired when the show's star gets upset that they are getting the better parts to play. So, they decide to try it for real.
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- Directors
- Richard Lang
- Production companies
- Aaron Spelling Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Parker StevensonBill O'Keefe
Billy Dee WilliamsDouglas Hawk
Edie AdamsHazel
Herb Edelman
David FaustinoPatrick
John RandolphProducer
Tori SpellingJenny O'Keefe
Lurene TuttleMrs Brand
Robert WebberWoodrow Norton
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Robert Cluso
John P. RyanMcGee
Kathleen LloydLaura
Larry McCormickT.V. Newsman
Richard BakalyanSnuffy
Angela BlackTV Newswoman
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