In The Line Of | Duty: The F.b.i. Murders

: The film presents a "chilling sense of contemporary American society" where violence is random and weapons are devastatingly accessible. Historical Impact and Accuracy

The 1988 film is a landmark of true-crime television, dramatizing the 1986 Miami shootout that remains the deadliest single day in FBI history. Released just two years after the actual event, the movie is noted for its harrowing realism and its chilling subversion of its lead actors' public personas. A Study in Contrast: The Casting In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders

: Best known at the time as the mild-mannered father on Family Ties , Gross delivered what critics called a "chillingly convincing" performance as William Matix. : The film presents a "chilling sense of

The film’s most striking element is its casting of "TV’s nice guys" as ruthless killers. In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders