Ed mcbain is the pseudonym for the american author evan hunter, who passed away in 2005. The predator while the predator is actually the fourth film in the core predator series, chronologically, its set in the present day, between the events of 1990s predator 2 and and 2010s predators. In 1960, a movie based on a later mcbain novel was released. The detectives of the 87th precinct are learning about ice. Robert lansing, norman fell, ron harper, and gregory walcott were the detectives working out of manhattan s fictitious 87th precinct, keeping the peace while tracking down some of the city s most dangerous criminals. First, a primer on the world of hack writing, the regular churning out of quick novels that were then issued and reissued.
Heatwave 1997 starring dale midkiff and erika eleniak on dvd and bluray. For the first time, nbcuniversal and timeless media group bring you the complete, landmark series, 87th precinct, all 30 uncut episodes direct from the universal vaults. Ed mcbain october 15, 1926 july 6, 2005 was an american author and screenwriter. Debuting in 1956, the popular 87th precinct series is one of the longest running crime series ever published, featuring more than 50 novels, and is hailed as one of the great literary accomplishments of the last halfcentury. Nov 16, 2015 the introduction to this first novel in ed mcbains series on new yorks 87th precinct cop hater is pretty awesome if you like noir and you like cities.
Besides hunter and mcbain, he also used several other pseudonyms, including richard marsten, hunt collins, curt cannon, ezra hannon and. With randy quaid, alex mcarthur, ving rhames, eddie jones. Lightning tv movie 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The man who cheated vegas casinos for years and stole millions cheating vegas s1 ep2 wonder duration. We made this to promote our sunday movie of the week on my46tv st. Maybe ed mcbain s 87th precinct folks just cant be turned into a totally convincing vidpic.
Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. Despite being an american, ed mcbains work was often adapted to films in other countries. With dale midkiff, joe pantoliano, paul johansson, andrea parker. Detectives endure recordbreaking heat while seeking a rapistkiller who assaulted a female officer during a stakeout. See the complete 87th precinct series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Now she lies on a sidewalk, her blood seeping into the snow. The author had better success with movies, both for the large and small screens, several of which including 1958 s cop hater, 1972 s fuzz and the 1995 teleplay ed mcbain s 87th precinct. American television actors, 1971 births and california state university, northridge alumni. And its amazing the range he had with the 87th precinct books of which this is one and the lawyer matthew hope to blackboard jungle, written as evan hunter.
Ed mcbains 87th precinct exists in a fictional northern city much like new york. He was born salvatore lombino in new york city and had his name legally changed to evan hunter in 1952. From 1958 until his death, mcbains 87th precinct novels appeared at a rate of approximately one or two novels a year. Lightning not rated 1h 35min drama tv movie 19 march 1995 in new york two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal, ritualistic slayings of several young women. List of feature film series with six entries wikipedia. A film version of cop hater stars robert loggia as the chief detective, and is available online through or other outlets. By the time the series was over, there were 54 novels in the series. Additionally, nbc ran a police drama called 87th precinct during the 196162 season, based on mcbains work. The 87th precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories written by ed mcbain pseudonym of evan hunter. The 87th precinct series in order ed mcbain fictiondb. Randall rudy randy quaid born october 1, 1950 is an american actor perhaps best known for his role as cousin eddie in the national lampoons vacation movies, as well as his numerous supporting roles in films such as the last detail, independence day, kingpin and brokeback mountain. Ice 1996 two homicide detectives dale midkiff, joe pantoliano seek the connection among three victims killed with the same gun. The complete series list for an 87th precinct novel ed mcbain.
Ed mcbain was best known among crime fiction fans and rightfully so as the creator of the groundbreaking 87th precinct police procedural series. Last years take on his crime novel lightning didnt work and now ice tries with a different cast. Despite being an american, ed mcbains work was often adapted to. Robert lansing, norman fell, ron harper, and gregory walcott were the detectives working out of manhattans fictitious 87th precinct, keeping the peace while tracking down some of.
Bruce paltrow, who has died aged 58, was a prime mover in american television drama, reports brian baxter. The film will star boyd holbrook as an exmarine who discovers that the predators exist, and recruits a team to help hunt them down. L ong before barney miller, long before hill street blues, homicide, and nypd blue, long before law and order and csi this and csi that, there was ed mcbains 87th precinct. The author had better success with movies, both for the large and small screens, several of which including 1958s cop hater, 1972s fuzz and the 1995 teleplay ed mcbains 87th precinct. Ed mcbain was one of the pen names of successful and prolific crime fiction author evan hunter 19262005. If you love ed mcbains books you need the most comprehensive book list available, which includes a check list, alternative titles, page counts, movie adaptations, coauthors, star ratings, and a host of other features, plus. And the guilty, more often than not, include the police in nearly equal proportion with the criminals. As a runofthemill cop show its okay i guess but by 1995 mcbain had been writing about the 87th for 39 years and a nucleus established in 1956 with cop killer, was subtly embellished over the years until readers were as familiar with the cops, crooks, informers, of isola as they were with their own neighborhoods. It features a revolving cast of police officers from the eponymous precinct, located in an unnamed city that isnt exactly new york. In new york two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal, ritualistic slayings of several young women. Ice cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Named a grand master by the mystery writers of america, hunter is best known for creating the longrunning 87th precinct series, which followed an ensemble cast of. Born salvatore albert lombino, he legally adopted the name evan hunter in 1952.
The series is based on the work of the police detective squad of the 87th precinct in the central district of. The series continued all the way up until hunters death in 2005, with usually one book published per year, but often multiple books being published in a single year. Mcbainhunter even wrote the screenplays for some adaptations, as well as for series that had nothing to do. Mcbain s 87th precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions. Ed mcbain is one of the many pen names of legendary author evan hunter 19262005. Throughout his life, ed mcbain continued to write successful novels. But if you really want to see a stunning film adaptation of an 87th precinct novel, catch akira kurosawas high and low loosely based on mcbains kings ransom.
Ed mcbains 87th precinct series kansas city public library. Police drama based on a series of detective novels by ed mcbain that featured detective steve carella played by robert lansing who worked at the 87th precinct in the fictional city of isola. The big bad city by ed mcbain pittsburgh postgazette. The 87th precinct novel series started in 1956 with cop hater. In new york two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled.
In addition the author has written several standalone novels under various aliases between 1952 and 2005. While successful and well known as evan hunter, he was even better known as ed mcbain, a name he used for most of his crime fiction, beginning in 1956. He has won a golden globe award, and has been nominated for an academy. The series was based on ed mcbains 87th precinct novels, the first of which was published in 1956. Lightning 1995 03191995 us drama 1h 35m user score. It is great to follow the same characters in each book, they all take part in stories to a greater or lesser extent except steve carella who is a central pin but they all appear often. Aug 29, 2016 the man who cheated vegas casinos for years and stole millions cheating vegas s1 ep2 wonder duration. Maybe ed mcbains 87th precinct folks just cant be turned into a totally convincing vidpic.
With dale midkiff, erika eleniak, paul johansson, paul benvictor. This is the 12th in the percent books with all the usual cha. His books are serious, comic, irreverent and a joy to read. You can find here info, news, faq, images, multimedia, filmography, links and much more. This is a complete travesty to fans of ed mcbains 87th precinct novels. I love the ed mcbain 87th precinct novels and bought 20 when tere was a special kindle daily deal. And his last novel, fiddlers, which was actually part of the 87th precinct collection was published in 2005, the year he passed away. Ed mcbain is the pseudonym prolific american novelist evan hunter 19262005 is perhaps best known as. Author ed mcbain s popular crime novels first came to tv with this gritty 196162 nbc drama. Feb 16, 2007 we made this to promote our sunday movie of the week on my46tv st. Sometimes the good guys lose and sometimes the bad guys get away with murder or worse.
The april robin murders with craig rice 1958 the sentries 1965 where theres smoke 1975 guns 1976 another part of the city 1986 downtown 1991 driving lessons 2000 learning to kill 2005 transgressions 2005 edited by ed mcbain women in jeopardy 2005 alice in jeopardy 2005. The 87th precinct series is a longrunning book series in the police procedural genre, written by ed mcbain the crimefiction writing pseudonym of evan hunter. Mcbains 87th precinct works have been adapted, sometimes loosely, into movies and television on several occasions. The introduction to this first novel in ed mcbains series on new yorks 87th precinct cop hater is pretty awesome if you like noir and you like cities. In 1995 he directed the tv movie, ed mcbain s 87th precinct. Author ed mcbains popular crime novels first came to tv with this gritty 196162 nbc drama.