- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1989-12-04
- Director: Dick Lowry
- Writers: Steve Bello
- Language: English
- Stars: Daniel J. Travanti , William Daniels , Joe Morton , Cliff Gorman , Bruce A. Young , Regina Taylor , Bill Cwikowski , Dan Lauria , Gerry Becker , Kurt Naebig
- Runtime: 94 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: Acidente Explosivo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Nacht des Terrors - Mord in New York City (Germany) , In the Line of Duty: Howard Beach, Making a Case for Murder , Explosão de Ódio (Brazil) , Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder , Delitto a Howard Beach (Italy) , Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder (United States of America) , L'Affaire Howard Beach (France, French Republic) , Skin , O Caso Howard Beach (Brazil)
- Plot: In December, 1986, 3 black men ran into car trouble in Howard Beach, a middle-class neighborhood in New York City. Unable to start their car, they sought refuge in a nearby restaurant. What happened later that night shocked the entire city.
- IMDB:tt0097533
Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder Cast · · · ALL
Dick Lowry
Director
Daniel J. Travanti
Joe Hynes
William Daniels
Slaney
Joe Morton
Cederic Sandiford
Bruce A. Young
Dan Lauria