
Action Family
1987-02-07 · 30 min · ★ 7.0
At work, Chris is a hardboiled no-nonsense detective who's investigating a series of brutal murders of jazz musicians. At home, he's a family man straight out of sitcom who has to satisfy every whim of his wife and kids.
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- Directors
- Gary Weis
- Production companies
- New Star Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Chris ElliottChris
Eyde ByrdePeggy
Seth GreenDanny
Gary KlarZack
Antonia ReyMrs. Diaz
Bob ElliottThe Vendor
David LettermanSelf
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