The Long Island Incident

The Long Island Incident

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 3, 1998

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Crime, Drama, TV Movie

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Long Island Incident

Production Companies

Columbia TriStar Television, Barwood Films

Director

Joseph Sargent

Description

On December 7, 1993, a gunman opened fire in a crowded commuter train on Long Island. This fact-based story focuses on the events that swell around Carolyn McCarthy, a woman whose husband is killed and her 26 year old son is severely wounded in the massacre. The result is she is forced out of her comfortable suburban existence and she becomes an out-spoken crusader against assault weapons. The film shifts from her perspective to the mind of the killer and finally to the media frenzy that surrounds both.