The Boys (1991)
- Director(s):
- Glenn Jordan
Synopsis of The Boys
The Boys is an "a clef" celebration of the famed script writing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the creators of Columbo, Murder She Wrote and so many other stellar TV projects. William Link himself wrote this story about two lifelong collaborator/friends named Walter (James Woods) and Artie (John Lithgow). Though Artie is a chain-smoker, it is Walter who contacts terminal lung cancer--the actual fate of the late Richard Levinson. Some observers have suggested that Link penned this tale more out of guilt than friendship; whatever the case, he wisely avoids overloading the material with sentiment, allowing the "boys" to kid around and squabble as much as they ever had. As a bonus, there's a Columbo-style mystery angle in the proceedings to keep the hard-core Levinson/Link fans happy. The Boys was produced for television and originally shown in April of 1991. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Boys
- John Lithgow - Artie Margulies
- Dan Bell - Felgarez
- Christopher Curry - Policeman
- Carey Eidel - Customer
- Eve Gordon - Amanda
- Rosanna Huffman - Carolyn
- Natalia Nogulich - Denise
- Alan Rosenberg - Psychiatrist
- John Vickery - Dr. Simon
- Geoffrey Rivas - Alteira
- James Woods - Walter Farmer
- Jesse Bradford - Walter Jr.
- Rosemary Dunsmore - Helene
- Joanna Gleason - Marie
- Albert Hall
- Alma Martinez - Therapist
- Ron Recasner - Policeman
- Ebbe Roe Smith - Sokalow
- George D. Wallace - Ray
- Director(s):
- Glenn Jordan
- Writer(s):
- William Link
- Producer(s):
- Glenn Jordan
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