Death Benefit
Brief Synopsis
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A television movie based on David Heilbroner's true-crime book. A Kentucky corporate attorney is so obsessed with proving that the death of a young girl was not accidental but rather the result of murder by the beneficiary of her insurance policy, that he is prepared to sacrifice his career as well
Cast & Crew
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Mark Piznarski
Director
Peter Horton
Steven Keeney
Carrie Snodgress
Virginia Mcginnis
Wendy Makkena
Wynn Burkholder
Penny Johnson Jerald
Sylvia Guzman
Elizabeth Ruscio
Louanne Wilkens
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Creative Effects, Inc.; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Panavision, Ltd.; R C Baral & Company Inc.; Sound Trax Studios; Universal Clearances; Usa Network
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie based on David Heilbroner's true-crime book. A Kentucky corporate attorney is so obsessed with proving that the death of a young girl was not accidental but rather the result of murder by the beneficiary of her insurance policy, that he is prepared to sacrifice his career as well as his relationships with his lover and young son.
Director
Mark Piznarski
Director
Cast
Peter Horton
Steven Keeney
Carrie Snodgress
Virginia Mcginnis
Wendy Makkena
Wynn Burkholder
Penny Johnson Jerald
Sylvia Guzman
Elizabeth Ruscio
Louanne Wilkens
Belita Moreno
Sarah West
Lee De Broux
Mack Vandenberg
Dean Norris
Rod Montgomery
Jack Kehler
Dick Coates
Glenn Morshower
Tim O'Grady
Mc Gainey
D K Graham
Joan Mcmurtrey
Dr Susan Lindsay-Rhodes
Ben Slack
Eddie Edison
Sharen Camille
Melissa Wilkens
Nathan Lawrence
Christian Keeney
Rick Cicetti
Parishioner
Dale Raoul
Mrs Greene
James G Mcalpine
B J Mcginnis
Frederick Ponzlov
Waiter
Brittany Ashton Holmes
Cynthia Coates
Mark Conlon
Geologist
Dennis Bowen
District Attorney'S Assistant
Abraham Alvarez
Judge
Lesley Alexander
Girl On Cliff
Matthew Ferreira
Lead Person
Lesley Alexander
Crew
Brian Adler
Music
Rae Anderson
Set Costumer
Cynthia Bachman
Makeup Artist
Matthew Bachman
Hair Stylist
Michael Baker
Swing Gang
Kim Bradshaw
Assistant Production Coordinator
Charley Brady
Assistant Property Master
Mike Bratkowsky
Camera Assistant
Mark Brown
Driver
Janice Campion
Assistant Editor
Michael Carter
Other
Michael T Carter
Other
Robert W Christiansen
Executive Producer
Phil Coffey
Driver
G Ivan Connelly
Driver
Heath Culp
Transportation Co-Captain
Jerry Day
Key Grip
Joe Dunne
Stunt Coordinator
Claudia Eastman
Assistant Location Manager
Bob Ellis
Transportation Coordinator
Nils Ericson
Rigging Gaffer
Jim Etheridge
Camera Operator
Blake T. Evans
Camera Operator
Christina Fong
Assistant Director
Spencer Foster
Transportation Captain
Robert Frazen
Editor
Alan Freedman
Adr Mixer
Alan Freedman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alan Freedman
Adr Editor
Vincent Giordiano
Driver
Bryan Gladstone
Foley Mixer
Christopher Gray
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Hal Groshon
Electrician
George Groves
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Tom Hartig
Boom Operator
Doris Hartley
Production Coordinator
David Heilbroner
Book As Source Material ("Death Benefit")
Karen Hendel
Casting
Russ Hesseyh
Special Effects
Jeremy Hoenack
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christine Holmes
Production Accountant
Walter S Hoylman
Sound Mixer
Craig Huston
Assistant Director
Mikel Jimenez
Dolly Grip
Tish Johnson
Assistant Production Accountant
Don Joseph
Driver
Robert W Joseph
Swing Gang
Derek Kavanagh
Unit Production Manager
Derek Kavanagh
Co-Producer
Robert Kay
Set Production Assistant
Kurt Keitzman
Driver
Don Kruger
Location Manager
Eric Lazar
Driver
Larry Lee
Driver
Don Lewis
Production
Alvaro Martinez
Dolly Grip
Nicholas J. Masuraca
Assistant Camera Operator
Nick Masuraca
Assistant Camera Operator
Billie L Mayer
Script Supervisor
Russell Mcabee
Boom Operator
Bill Mcadams
Assistant
Freddy Mojica
Caterer
Terence Morgan
Art Assistant
Chris Murphy
Camera
Tim Negley
Driver
Raul Padilla
Caterer
Michael Payne
Sound Editor
Richard Perez
Grip
Kristin Peterson
Set Decorator
Bradley Richard
Assistant Camera Operator
Chris Rohloff
Driver
Louis Rosas
Office Assistant
Philip Rosenberg
Screenwriter
Philip Rosenberg
Co-Producer
Rick Rosenberg
Executive Producer
Carol A. Sadler
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lynn Salvatori
Stunt Man
Jon Salzman
Best Boy
Corim Sandru
Assistant
Brian Sausser
Driver
Karen Schafer
Assistant Set Decorator
Rob Schepps
On-Set Dresser
James Schoppe
Production Designer
Sara L Sheranian
Music Editor
Andy Shuttleworth
Steadicam Operator
Terrell Smith
Swing Gang
Amy Snyder
Makeup Assistant
Karma Splettstoesser
Foley Artist
Scott Stephens
Property Master
Christopher Taylor
Director Of Photography
Newton Termeer
Gaffer
Bonnie Thielen
Medic
Gretchen Thomas
Foley Artist
Mike Thomas
Grip
Tina Threadgill
Producer
Jerry Tomasetti
Craft Service
Harris Tulchin
Legal Services
Rosemarie Unite
Assistant Director
Bill Wilkins
Publicity
Kim Williams
Associate Casting Director
Michael Yarish
Photography
Jo Ynocencio
Costume Designer
Chris Zamoscianyk
Electrician
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Creative Effects, Inc.; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Panavision, Ltd.; R C Baral & Company Inc.; Sound Trax Studios; Universal Clearances; Usa Network
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video September 10, 1996
Aired in United States March 13, 1996
