The Owl | |
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Genre | Action |
Based on | The Owl by Bob Forward |
Written by | Tom Holland |
Directed by | Tom Holland (as Alan Smithee) |
Starring | Adrian Paul |
Music by | Sylvester Levay |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Tom Holland Kim LeMasters |
Producers | Joel Simon Bill Todman Jr. Bob Forward |
Cinematography | Steve Yaconelli |
Editor | Casey Brown |
Running time | 48 minutes (TV) 84 minutes (home video) |
Production company | Lorimar Film Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | August 3, 1991 |
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The Owl is a 1991 American action television film inspired by the 1984 novel of the same name[1] by Bob Forward. The film, intended as a pilot for a series on CBS, was written and directed by Tom Holland, who chose to be credited as "Alan Smithee" on the later extended home video release.[2] The film starred Adrian Paul, Patricia Charbonneau, Brian Thompson, and Erika Flores.