

94 minutes
12/4/1989
In December, 1986, 3 black men ran into car trouble in Howard Beach, a middle-class neighborhood in New York City. Unable to start their car, they sought refuge in a nearby restaurant. What happened later that night shocked the entire city.

Daniel J. Travanti
as Joe Hynes

William Daniels
as Slaney

Joe Morton
as Cederic Sandiford

Cliff Gorman
as Bernstein

Gerry Becker
as Ed Boyer

Kurt Naebig
as Robert Riley

Johnny O'Donnell
as Jon Lester
Michael Nathanael Robinson
as Jason Ladone
Anthony Russell Jr.
as Timothy Grimes
Cleodis Ingram
as Michael Griffith

Gregory Alan Williams
as Charlie Brasher

Laura Whyte
as Pat Hynes

Julianne Buescher
as Theresa Fisher
Al DeChristo
as Barry Keller

Fredric Stone
as Gary Ross

Joe Greco
as Harry Gammons

Jack McLaughlin-Gray
as Judge Kolonelos
Ernest Perry Jr.
as Clayton Barry

Bruce A. Young

Regina Taylor

Bill Cwikowski

Dan Lauria