Bob Signorelli
Created by Thom Eberhardt

In this noirish, albeit too brightly-lit, made-for-pay TV flick, disgraced cop turned down-but-not-out NY private eye BOB SIGNORELLI (Joe Mantegna) has a one night stand with a blonde bombshell and, with the aid of his partner, Herb Ames, ends up trying to help her escape from the slimy clutches of a particularly sinister character (Adam Ant...yes, THAT Adam Ant). Meanwhile, Bob's longtime nemesis NYPD Lt. Coop Cooper (Peter Riegert) is looking into the murder of a prominent Mafia attorney. Could the two cases be connected?

Todd Everett of The Los Angeles Times called it "a passable film noir," and noted that"While writer-director Thom Eberhardt (Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, Night of the Comet) doesn't really add anything to the genre, he honors its conventions with sufficient flair to make this a better-than-average TV movie." Definitely late night viewing, a little heavy in the sex and nudity.

TELEVISION

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  (December 1997, Showtime)
  A Lion's Gate Film
  Rated R for strong sexuality, violence and language.
  Written by Thom Eberhardt
  Directed by Thom Eberhardt
  Producers: Roni Weisberg and Thom Eberhardt
  In association with Hallmark Entertainment and Showtime
  Musical score by Gunther Schuller and jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano
  Filmed in Toronto
  Starring Joe Mantegna as BOB SIGNORELLI
  and J.K. Simmons as Herb Ames
  Also starring Peter Reigert, Kelli Maroney, Adam Ant, Cameron Thor, Shannon Lawson

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