Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Patrick McGoohan

Writers (WGA):

Jeffrey Cava (story)
Jeffrey Cava (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

12 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Findlay Crawford, a Hollywood film composer and conductor, murders a talented composer/musician who...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Film Composer | Composer | Hollywood | Detective Series

Cast

Peter Falk	...	Columbo
Billy Connolly	...	Findlay Crawford
Richard Riehle	...	Sgt Degarmo
Charles Cioffi	...	Sidney Ritter
Hillary Danner	...	Rebecca
Chad Willett	...	Gabriel McEnery
Scott Atkinson	...	Tony
Obi Ndefo	...	Nathaniel Murphy
Randy Oglesby	...	Joshua Vinten
Luis Avalos	...	Antonio
Harry Danner	...	Fitch
Anne McGoohan	...	Marcia
Herschel Sparber	...	Priestly
Steve O'Connor	...	Throve
Larry Gilman	...	Tomblin

Runtime:

Spain:90 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Studios USA

Trivia:

Although produced in the US, this TV-movie was broadcast first in France, dubbed into French.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the end credits of this film, it lists Richard Levinson as "Sidney Ritter", which is the name of the character who was the film director in this episode. However, Richard Levinson (creator of Columbo) died years before this was made and wasn't an actor. Charles Cioffi actually played Sidney.

Quotes:

Lt. Columbo: Just one more thing, sir.

Movie Connections:

References Jaws (1975)

Soundtrack:

The Murder from Psycho

C'mon Columbo - you can do better than that!

I am a HUGE Columbo fan.. My trusty Tivo has become my best friend, and I never miss an episode! I don't want to criticize a Columbo, for fear that Peter Falk will read the comments and decide it's time to put the old detective away..

But, I've gotta say - out of the long list of episodes I've seen, this is by far the most disappointing. Not only was it very unrealistic - the forensics (for a 2000 movie) were very out of date, but the plot [the ending specifically] left us dangling.

I didn't even realize it was over! When he confessed and joked about prison, we were like "huh?? what happened?? why would he confess??".. Columbo is a brilliant detective, and this one sold him short.

I know future episodes will make up for it.. [hint hint].. he's not ready to be put down.. I hope if the powers that be read this, they will realize that Columbo has a lot of life left in him, but I hope they also choose scripts that really are his traditional style: the Columbo style we've grown to love.

For this episode specifically, definitely not the best.. but if you're a Columbo junkie, definitely worth a watch - even a bad Columbo makes you smile. =)