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To Serve and Protect

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1999
  • 2h 49m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
244
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Richard Crenna, Craig T. Nelson, and Amanda Detmer in To Serve and Protect (1999)
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Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.Three generations of Dallas police officers join together to track down the deadliest serial killer ever to terrorize Texas.

  • Stars
    • Craig T. Nelson
    • Richard Crenna
    • John Corbett
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    244
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Craig T. Nelson
      • Richard Crenna
      • John Corbett
    • 8User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Craig T. Nelson
    Craig T. Nelson
    • Tom Carr
    • 1999
    Richard Crenna
    Richard Crenna
    • Howard Carr
    • 1999
    John Corbett
    John Corbett
    • Brad
    • 1999
    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Helen Carr
    • 1999
    James Franco
    James Franco
    • Matt Carr
    • 1999
    Lainie Kazan
    Lainie Kazan
    • Francesca
    • 1999
    Charles Homet
    • Eugene Carr
    • 1999
    Jamie Walters
    Jamie Walters
    • Jeremy
    • 1999
    Kirk Baltz
    Kirk Baltz
    • Donald
    • 1999
    Amanda Detmer
    Amanda Detmer
    • Tyler Harris-Carr
    • 1999
    Alex Morris
    Alex Morris
    • Chief Dekker
    • 1999
    Marcus Mitchell
    Marcus Mitchell
    • Keith
    • 1999
    Rainoldo Gooding
    • Keith's Associate
    • 1999
    Cynthia Dorn
    • Dr. Zimmerman
    • 1999
    Carolyn McCormick
    Carolyn McCormick
    • Tyler's Doctor
    • 1999
    Amanda Welles
    Amanda Welles
    • Barbie
    • 1999
    Julio Cesar Cedillo
    Julio Cesar Cedillo
    • Patrolman at Pool
    • 1999
    Constance Jones
    • Press Conference Reporter #1
    • 1999
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    10jkhanna729

    great movie

    i really, really loved this movie. everything about it was perfect: the plot, the cast, etc. it is truly a sitting on the edge of your seat, biting you nails kind of thriller! i have never seen a movie before in which i literally could not stop watching the movie. it was that good. it was suspense mixed with tragedy and romance. I've read some of the negative user comments and i think those people just don't like suspense movies. it includes cheating, lies, death, and heartbreak. my kind of movie! very organized film. i recommend anyone who likes crime and suspense to definitely check this movie out. I'm actually going online now to try to buy it. i hope everyone else enjoys it as much as i did.
    4michaelplonsker

    Crap

    What an utter piece of crap. This pilot for a mini-series has not only has the highly unprobable scenario of grandfather, father and daughter as cops all at the same time and in the same department, but also the daughter and father working on the same task force together. The acting is wooden, the script unplausible. The whole thing is just a great waste of time.
    9mebgetg04

    Based on Fact/Family movie

    I always seem to enjoy movies/mini-series about families. Family is very important to me, my parents died young, but I do have my children.

    I thought "To Serve and Protect" was an excellent family story and it was based on the life of Tom Karr (Craig T. Nelson's character), a Dallas police officer. I've seen much more wooden acting than this for sure. Many times I look for the novels movies are based on and buy the book if the movie is interesting enough.

    John Corbett (Brad) was in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." And he doesn't do so bad for himself if you look in his filmography. Craig T. Nelson was in "Coach" for years and "The District" did pretty well for itself. I enjoyed that series very much.

    Richard Crenna has since died, but I think he was an excellent actor in the role of "Grandpa" going way back to "The Real McCoys." Maybe "Crap" would not be the description for this movie/mini-series if more people in this country would pay more attention to the credits in any film or television series and to "the details" in everyday life. "Stop and smell the roses" once in a while, think things out, look up the actors, see how much experience they have, watch some of their other films/movies/TV shows and maybe someone would not have called this movie "Crap."
    mastershake5000

    Fantastic

    I was bolted to my seat throughout the riveting and emotional tour de force called "To Serve and Protect." Every actor and actress in this thing amazed me with their ability to draw me into the film, but I think the real high point here is a scene between one of the lead actresses and the sadly uncredited "Guy on bike." When he passes her on that bridge, and their eyes meet, all of the intensity and suspense that this movie has to offer comes to a head just before "Guy on bike" utters the words that define relief itself, "How's it goin'?" Absolutely fantastic stuff.
    7gmmalloy

    Good Show

    I enjoy your show but was disturb by what I saw. Why would a seasoned officer handle evidence in a case with bare hands (no gloves), the mace container. Why would an officer handle evidence without gloves. Not only was evidence contaminated but now the officer prints are on the container. The show I saw was aired on December 28, 2005 at 11:30 pm on SUN TV in Hamilton. It makes me concerned that this may be an avenue for the defense that the evidence was contaminated. Or are we dealing with a COST issued like rape cases ( unless you can identify our rapist the DNA is not tested) so a serial rapist can go undetected. The only way to identify a criminal is by EYE WITNESS identification which we know is unreliable.

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      The character of Tom Carr is loosely based on fourth generation New York cop Tom Walker, his father Howard Carr on Walker's father, and his daughter Tyler on Walker's daughter Mary Anne.

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Family Shield
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lakeside Productions
      • Wolper Organization
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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