Slow Burn (1986 film)

Slow Burn
Genre	Drama Thriller
Based on	Castles Burning by Arthur Lyons
Screenplay by	Matthew Chapman
Directed by	Matthew Chapman
Starring	Eric Roberts Beverly D'Angelo Raymond J. Barry Johnny Depp Victoria Catlin
Theme music composer	Loek Dikker
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Joel Schumacher Stefanie Staffin Kowal
Producer	Mark Levinson
Production location	Palm Springs
Cinematography	Tim Suhrstedt
Editor	Battle Davis
Running time	92 minutes
Production companies	Castles Burning Productions Inc. MCA Pay Television Universal Pay Television
Original release
Network	Showtime Network
Release	June 29, 1986 (1986-06-29)

Slow Burn is a 1986 American film noir television movie for Showtime presented by Joel Schumacher (as executive producer) and directed by Matthew Chapman, who adapted the screenplay from the novel Castles Burning by Arthur Lyons. The cast includes Eric Roberts, Beverly D'Angelo, Dennis Lipscomb, Raymond J. Barry, Johnny Depp, Anne Schedeen, Henry Gibson, Victoria Catlin, and Dan Hedaya.

Plot

Jacob Asch (Roberts) is hired by Gerald McMurty (Barry) to find his ex-wife Laine and their son in Palm Springs. Jacob finds Laine and a teenager named Donnie who may or may not be Gerald's son. He also finds an intricate web of deceit and betrayal that lead to death. He takes it upon himself to unravel the mystery and find out who is killing people and why.

Production

Johnny Depp appeared as Donnie Fleischer, the missing, insightful, rich son of McMurty who only wants to be loved. The film was set and shot in Palm Springs, California.

External links

• Slow Burn at IMDb
• Slow Burn at AllMovie