Columbo: Murder in Malibu

1990TV Movie⏱️ 1h 38mTV-PG

CrimeDramaMysteryRomance

⭐ 6.6

IMDB Rating

2,098 votes

A popular romance novelist who is involved with a young, ambitious womanizer, is found shot to death in her Malibu home. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

Director

Walter Grauman

Writers

N/A

Stars

Peter Falk, Andrew Stevens, Brenda Vaccaro

Release Date

May 14, 1990

Language

English

Country

United States

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🎭 Top Cast

Peter Falk

as Columbo

Andrew Stevens

as Wayne Jennings

Brenda Vaccaro

as Jess McCurdy

Floyd Levine

as Lieutenant Schultz

Laurie Walters

as Helen Ashcroft

Sondra Currie

as Mrs. Rocca

Janet Margolin

as Theresa Goren

Tom Dreesen

as TV Host

Charles Walker

as Truck Driver

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Ben Slack

as Doctor

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Stereo

Color

Filming Location

33148 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA

Production

Universal Television

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Cop DramaPolice ProceduralCrimeDramaMysteryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Not Bad, But Not Good Either

by stubbers • 2010-03-05

6/10

"This is the lowest I have rated a Columbo so far (haven't got to "Dagger Of The Mind" yet though!), but after twenty reviews each rating 7 or more out of 10, I have to be honest and say "Murder In Malibu" doesn't really have a lot going for it. It's perfectly pleasant to have on in the background, but I find it very hard to sit back and concentrate on this episode without drifting off. Even though it's playing as I type, I'm struggling to describe what's going on. There's an awful lot of shouting though, that's for sure. Very much a..."