Killing Mr. Griffin (film)

Killing Mr. Griffin is a 1997 American television film directed by Jack Bender and starring Jay Thomas, Scott Bairstow, Mario Lopez, and Amy Jo Johnson. The film is based on Killing Mr. Griffin, a 1978 novel by Lois Duncan.

Killing Mr. Griffin
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Genre	Thriller Drama
Based on	Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan
Written by	Michael Angeli Kathleen Rowell
Directed by	Jack Bender
Starring	Scott Bairstow Amy Jo Johnson Mario Lopez Maitland Ward Jay Thomas
Music by	Christophe Beck
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Willard Carroll Bonnie Raskin Thomas L. Wilhite
Producer	Suzy Beugen
Cinematography	David Geddes
Editor	Mark Melnick
Running time	89 minutes
Production companies	Hyperion Pictures Bonnie Raskin Productions NBC Studios
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 7, 1997 (1997-04-07)

Synopsis

After being humiliated in English class by his teacher Mr. Griffin (Thomas), popular high-school student Mark Kinney (Bairstow) wants his revenge. With his friends, he plans to kidnap Mr. Griffin, using his girlfriend Susan (Amy Jo Johnson) as bait, to frighten Mr. Griffin and photograph him and expose him for the fatuous phony that he seems to be. The prank goes wrong, though, when Griffin dies from heart failure. Now, Mark and his friends must cover their tracks before they are accused of murder.

Cast

• Scott Bairstow as Mark Kinney
• Amy Jo Johnson as Susan McConnell
• Chris Young as Jeff Garrett
• Mario Lopez as Dave Ruggles
• Michelle Williams as Maya
• Jay Thomas as John Griffin
• Maitland Ward as Candice Lee
• Denise Dowse as Detective Pruitt
• Joey Zimmerman as Nicholas McConnell
• Paul Linke as Coach

External links

• Killing Mr. Griffin at IMDb
• Killing Mr. Griffin at Rotten Tomatoes