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The Long Island Incident

May 3, 1998 · 1h 36m
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Crime
Drama
TV Movie

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On December 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire in a crowded commuter train on Long Island. This fact-based story focuses on the events that swell around Carolyn McCarthy, a woman whose husband is killed and her 26 year old son is severely wounded in the massacre. The result is she is forced out of her comfortable suburban existence and she becomes an out-spoken crusader against assault weapons. The film shifts from her perspective to the mind of the killer and finally to the media frenzy that surrounds both.

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CAST

Laurie Metcalf
Carolyn McCarthy
Mackenzie Astin
Kevin McCarthy
Peter MacNeill
Dennie McCarthy
Tyrone Benskin
Colin Ferguson
Elisa Moolecherry
Natalie Berger
Cedric Smith
Tim Bobek
Lawrence Dane
Tommy
Diane D'Aquila
Dr. Ellen Lipsky
Directed by Joseph Sargent

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Columbia TriStar Television, Barwood Films
Country
US

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