The Hollywood Detective is a 1989 television movie starring Kojak star Telly Savalas as Harry Bell, a once legendary Tv Detective, now down on his luck actor who is approached by a young woman to locate her missing boyfriend, desperate for money, he takes the offer. He begins his investigation, it leads him to the missing boyfriend, who's been killed, the police arrive on scene right after he does, and arrest him, the authorities immediately look at him as their prime murder suspect. Now Harry has to pull himself together, solve the murder, and clear his name.
The film is a typical Television movie, it looks low budget, and some of the acting from the supporting cast is average at best, it's not bad, just average, the camera work is good, same goes for the dialogue, I like the soundtrack, and Telly Savalas is great in this film, his voice-over narration throughout the film is reminiscent of the classic detective shows and films from the golden age of television, at times the movie feels like it could have been a lost episode of Kojak, or one of the made-for-tv films that would come out around this time. If you're a fan of Telly Savalas, you'll like this movie.
The film is a typical Television movie, it looks low budget, and some of the acting from the supporting cast is average at best, it's not bad, just average, the camera work is good, same goes for the dialogue, I like the soundtrack, and Telly Savalas is great in this film, his voice-over narration throughout the film is reminiscent of the classic detective shows and films from the golden age of television, at times the movie feels like it could have been a lost episode of Kojak, or one of the made-for-tv films that would come out around this time. If you're a fan of Telly Savalas, you'll like this movie.