Death Benefit (1996)
Steven Keeney is a big corporate lawyer who decides to take on a small-time murder case to discover the true circumstances behind the death of a young girl. Virginia McGinnis is the one suspected of pushing the women off the cliff to collect on a small insurance policy. The further he goes into the case the more he reveals about the background of the suspect. Keeney finds support from others who also want to find out the truth behind the case.
Director: Mark Piznarski
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Peter Horton as Steven Keeney |
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Carrie Snodgress as Virginia McGinnis |
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Wendy Makkena as Wynn Burkholder |
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Penny Johnson Jerald as Sylvia Guzman |
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Sharen Camille as Melissa Wilkens |
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Elizabeth Ruscio as LouAnne Wilkens |
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Belita Moreno as Sarah West |
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Lee de Broux as Mark Vandenberg |
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Dean Norris as Rod Montgomery |
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Jack Kehler as Dick Coates |
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Glenn Morshower as Tim O'Grady |
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Joan McMurtrey as Dr. Susan Lindsay-Rhodes |
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Nathan Lawrence as Christian Keeney |
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Dale Raoul as Mrs. Greene |
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Fred Ponzlov as Waiter |
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M.C. Gainey as D.K. Graham |
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Brittany Ashton Holmes as Cynthia Coates |
| Directing | Mark Piznarski | Director |
| Writing | Philip Rosenberg | Writer |
| Writing | David Heilbroner | Story |
| Directing | Christina Fong | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jo Ynocencio | Costume Design |
| Art | James L. Schoppe | Production Design |
| Camera | Christopher Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Frazen | Editor |
| Production | Tina Threadgill | Producer |
| Sound | Brian Adler | Original Music Composer |