Sara Scott
Created by Karl Alexander
"Tequila? It's a little early for me. It doesn't
go with toothpaste."
Young widow SARA SCOTT takes a job as a Venice, California
private eye so she can continue to search for her late journalist
husband's killers (he wrote for Rolling Stone). Not as sappy as
it sounds, it's an ambitious, if not always successful read, as
Sara, obsessed with her husband's murder, slowly comes apart,
even as she gets closer and closer to the killers. The effects
of crime upon its victims are well-drawn, and add depth to the
story.
The novel was adapted, and made a pretty good made-for-television
movie, with Elizabeth (Bewitched) Montgomery pitching in
what I thought was a convincing performance as Sara. And some
of the dialogue was quite snappy, too.
NOVELS
- A Private Investigation (1980)
TELEVISION
- MISSING PIECES
(1983)
96 minutes
Adapted from the novel by
Karl Alexander
Screenplay by Mike Hodges
Directed by Mike Hodges
Produced by Barry Krost and
Doug Chapin
Starring Elizabeth Montgomery
as SARA SCOTT
Also starring Ron Karabatsos,
Louanne, John Reilly, Robin Gammel, Julius Harris
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