The Thin Pink Line

The Thin Pink Line

106 mins | Comedy | Oct. 7, 1998

In this mockumentary, a film team in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-row inmate. Enter Chauncey Ledbetter, the quirky, potentially gay, prisoner convicted of murdering his high school show choir teacher. As filming of the documentary progresses, evidence increases that Chauncey might be guilty after all. The title is a humorous reference to Errol Morris’ documentary The Thin Blue Line, which raised questions about the conviction of a prison inmate on death-row.

The Thin Pink Line

106 mins | Comedy | Oct. 7, 1998

The Thin Pink Line
In this mockumentary, a film team in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-row inmate. Enter Chauncey Ledbetter, the quirky, potentially gay, prisoner convicted of murdering his high school show choir teacher. As filming of the documentary progresses, evidence increases that Chauncey might be guilty after all. The title is a humorous reference to Errol Morris’ documentary The Thin Blue Line, which raised questions about the conviction of a prison inmate on death-row.
IMDb rating 3.4
Producers
Original title The Thin Pink Line
Directors Joe Dietl, Michael Irpino
Writers Joe Dietl, Michael Irpino

Cast

Joe Dietl

as Royce Cannon

Bruce Daniels

as Randall Overbee

Jennifer Aniston

as Clove

Illeana Douglas

as Julia Bullock

Michael Irpino

as Chauncey Ledbetter

Mike Myers

as Tim Broderick

Jason Priestley

as Hunter Green

David Schwimmer

as Kelly Goodish / J.T.

Ben Zook

as Faggles / Mr. Wintergarden

Andy Richter

as Ken Irpine

Melanie Hutsell

as Yvette Evy

Janeane Garofalo

as Joyce Wintergarden-Dingle

Nora Dunn

as Sandy Delongpre

Margaret Cho

as Asia Blue / Terry

Jeff Rosenthal

as Donald Elkins

Taylor Negron

as Stewart Sterling

Carrie Aizley

as Jocelyn Silverberg

Molly Shannon

as Aanl

Maura Tierney

as Suzanne

Robin Ruzan

as Tammy Broderick