The Killing of Randy Webster

5.8

100 minutes

3/11/1981

Overview

When his teenage son is shot by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the cops.

Cast List

Hal Holbrook
as John Webster
Dixie Carter
as Billie Webster
James Whitmore Jr.
as Officer Vane
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Amy Wheeler
Nancy Malone
as Lois Carter
Gary McCleery
as Randy Webster
Barry Corbin
as Nick Hanson
Richard Beauchamp
as Carlos Vega
Dennis Redfield
as Officer A.D. Jakes
John Dennis Johnston
as Officer Bob Draxel
Sondra Blake
as May Wheeler
Sean Penn
as Don Fremont
Robert G. Denison
as D.A. Mike King
Chris Mulkey
as Sonny Manse
Jim Antonio
as Detective
John Chappell
as Chief Newmeyer
Med Flory
as Cort
Robert Phalen
as Foreman
Anthony Edwards
as Tommy Lee Swanson
Scott Paulin
as Tom Curtis
Anne Ramsey
as Martha Dodson, the Landlady
Robert S. Telford
as Olson
Pat Studstill
as Driver
John H. Fields
as Judge
Susan James Berger
as Wife
James Brewer
as Friend
David Cramer
as Instructor
Rhetta Greene
as Ruthie
Cal Haynes
as Hawk
Elizabeth Macey
as Girl
Tom Rayhall
as Bailiff
Larry Swartz
as Clerk
Buck Young
as Client
Billy C. Chandler
as High School Student