| Genre: | Thriller |
| Director: | Lloyd Fonvielle |
| Music: | George Clinton |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Producer: | David Latt |
| Cinematography: | Michael Chapman |
| Editor: | Evan Lottman |
| Network: | Showtime |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
Gotham, also known as The Dead Can't Lie, is a 1988 American thriller television film written and directed by Lloyd Fonvielle and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Virginia Madsen.[1] [2] The film aired on Showtime on August 21, 1988.
Down-and-out New York detective Eddie Mallard finds himself involved in the weirdest case of his career when a wealthy man asks for his help in stopping his ex-wife from harassing him. Mallard finds that the case may be too much for him when he discovers that the woman died ten years ago – and that he is falling in love with her.
Filming took place on location in New York City and Toronto.[2]
Gotham premiered on Showtime on August 21, 1988.
A reviewer for The Tampa Tribune criticized the film as "flat and dull".[3]