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Mistrial: Directed by Heywood Gould. With Bill Pullman, Robert Loggia, Blair Underwood, Leo Burmester. A policeman is upset that a man he arrested for killing two cops may be freed on a technicality.
- (1K)
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Heywood Gould
- 1996-11-02
After community activist Eddie Rios (Seda), charged with the murder of two NYPD officers, one of them his ex-wife, is found not guilty due to legal technicalities, arresting detective Steve Donohue (Pullman) takes the judge, jury, and Rios hostage, and decides to have a new trial, presenting evidence that was not previously allowed.
- Action Drama Thriller
After community activist Eddie Rios (Seda), charged with the murder of two NYPD officers, one of them his ex-wife, is found not guilty due to legal technicalities, arresting detective Steve Donohue (Pullman) takes the judge, jury, and Rios hostage, and decides to have a new trial, presenting evidence that was not previously allowed.
- Heywood Gould
- Brad Fiedel
- ActionDramaThriller
- Bill PullmanRobert LoggiaBlair Underwood
Nov 2, 1996 · When a cop-killer goes free, a detective's search for personal justice veers dangerously out of control. Declaring a mistrial, he takes the accused, the judge and the jury hostage...and begins a trial of his own.
"Mistrial" was an HBO movie that was aired on cable late in 1996. Bill Pullman and Robert Loggia reunited for this film after both starring in "Independence Day" the same year. Pullman plays a police detective who busts a criminal played by Jon Seda on a murder charge.
After community activist Eddie Rios (Seda), charged with the murder of two NYPD officers, one of them his ex-wife, is found not guilty due to legal technicalities, arresting detective Steve Donohue (Pullman) takes the judge, jury, and Rios hostage, and decides to have a new trial, presenting evidence that was not previously allowed.
When a cop-killer goes free, a detective's search for personal justice veers dangerously out of control. Declaring a mistrial, he takes the accused, the judge and the jury hostage...and begins a trial of his own.
