Skeletons

April. 04,1997      R
Rating:
5.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. Wanting to keep the case quiet, the town turns against the journalist and his family when he begins digging into its secrets, until finally the accused man is found hanging in his cell and the truth comes out about more than just the killing.

Ron Silver as  Peter Crane
Christopher Plummer as  Reverend Carlyle
Dee Wallace as  Heather Crane
Kyle Howard as  Zach Crane
James Coburn as  Frank Jove
Arlene Golonka as  Melanie Jove
Paul Bartel as  Mayor Harley Dunbar
David Graf as  Sam
Clive Rosengren as  Jacob MacIntire
Raymond O'Connor as  Mr. Muir

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