The Spreading Ground (2000)
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Detective Ed Delongpre (Dennis Hopper) is challenged by the mayor of Burman City to make an arrest in a one-day series of child slayings within 48 hours. With no clues to work with, Delongpre and his longtime partner McGivern (Frederic Forrest) and their team of investigators stake out just about every place in town where kids are at play. Meanwhile, and unbeknownst to the cops (with one notable exception), the mayor has also made a deal with a notorious mobster to also find the killer, pitting the good guys against the bad guys to stop a sicko. Also meanwhile, Delongpre's relationship with his estranged adult daughter Leslie (Leslie Hope) is torn open after a decade -- Leslie is the mayor's pushy assistant. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
- Starring:
- David Dunbar, Frederic Forrest, (more)
- Director(s):
- Derek Vanlint
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Spreading Ground
Detective Ed Delongpre (Dennis Hopper) is challenged by the mayor of Burman City to make an arrest in a one-day series of child slayings within 48 hours. With no clues to work with, Delongpre and his longtime partner McGivern (Frederic Forrest) and their team of investigators stake out just about every place in town where kids are at play. Meanwhile, and unbeknownst to the cops (with one notable exception), the mayor has also made a deal with a notorious mobster to also find the killer, pitting the good guys against the bad guys to stop a sicko. Also meanwhile, Delongpre's relationship with his estranged adult daughter Leslie (Leslie Hope) is torn open after a decade -- Leslie is the mayor's pushy assistant. ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 98 mins
Complete Cast of The Spreading Ground
- David Dunbar - Milo Spivak
- Leslie Hope - Leslie Delongpre
- Tom McCamus - Johnnie Gault
- Elizabeth Shepherd - Mayor Hackett
- Frederic Forrest - Det. Michael McGivern
- Dennis Hopper - Det. Ed Delongpre
- Chuck Shamata - Capt. Nieman
- Director(s):
- Derek Vanlint
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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