Glitz Plot Summary and Details

Plot

Glitz was a disappointment for fans of the Elmore Leonard novel on which it was based. Jimmy Smits stars as a savvy Miami police detective Vincent Mora, who is wounded in a shoot-out. Convalescing in Puerto Rico, Mora falls in love with a beautiful woman who later dies under suspicious circumstances. Unable to pursue the case officially, Mora conducts a private investigation of the case. Along the way, he makes the acquaintance of a sprightly lounge singer (Markie Post) and a seriously disturbed ex-con (John Diehl). To many viewers, the title was appropriate: Glitz was plenty of style with little substance. The film was first telecast October 21, 1988.

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Genre(s):

Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller

Run Time:

96min.

Director(s):

Sandor Stern

Themes:

Down on Their Luck,Haunted By the Past,Going Undercover,Femmes Fatales

Tone:

Gloomy,Lurid,Menacing,Tense

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