Rooster

Aug 19, 1982

1h 25m

★ 4.5

Overview

A physically small police psychologist and a physically large insurance detective team up on an arson case.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Mystery

TV Movie

Production Companies

Glen A. Larson Productions

Tugboat Productions

20th Century Fox Television

Rooster Trailers

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Cast

Rooster Steele

Paul Williams

Sweets McBride

Pat McCormick

Chief Willard T. Coburn

J.D. Cannon

Jack Claggert

Ed Lauter

Joanna Van Eegan

Jill St. John

Amy Hammond

Kathrine Baumann

B.B.

Amy Botwinick

Fire Chief

Robert Henry Bryant

Laura DeVega

Delta Burke

Francis A. Melville

Charlie Callas

Dr. Sanchez

Henry Darrow

Bunny Richter

Pamela Hensley

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