Vince Perrino (played by David Janssen) is a protagonist in City in Fear.
Vince Perrino is a frustrated, cynical, alcoholic, chain-smoking newspaper columnist hired by Harrison Crawford III to revamp a small Los Angeles newspaper agency. Crawford expects his expertise to turn the murders of young women into front-page news, placing Vince at the center of the story’s media and crisis-driven conflict. Harrison Crawford III (played by Robert Vaughn) appears in City in Fear.
Harrison Crawford III is a wealthy publisher who has bought a small Los Angeles newspaper agency and hires Vince Perrino to rebuild it. When the citywide murders begin, he wants Vince to exploit the killings as front-page news, linking him directly to the story’s examination of sensationalist journalism. Tony Pate (played by Mickey Rourke) appears in City in Fear.
Tony Pate is a dangerously disturbed grocery store employee who is revealed to viewers as the killer responsible for the murders of young women across the city. He is also one of the suspects investigated by LAPD detectives John Armstrong and Raymond Zavala, making him central to the crime storyline. Raymond Zavala (played by Pepe Serna) appears in City in Fear.
Raymond Zavala is an LAPD detective investigating the series of murders of young women occurring throughout Los Angeles. He works with Lt. John Armstrong and helps examine suspects such as Tony Pate, contributing to the investigation that unfolds alongside the newspaper’s attempt to exploit the public crisis.
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Characters
Vince Perrino
(played by David Janssen) — protagonist
Vince Perrino is a frustrated, cynical, alcoholic, chain-smoking newspaper columnist hired by Harrison Crawford III to revamp a small Los Angeles newspaper agency. Crawford expects his expertise to tu...
Harrison Crawford III
(played by Robert Vaughn) — supporting
Harrison Crawford III is a wealthy publisher who has bought a small Los Angeles newspaper agency and hires Vince Perrino to rebuild it. When the citywide murders begin, he wants Vince to exploit the k...
Tony Pate
(played by Mickey Rourke) — supporting
Tony Pate is a dangerously disturbed grocery store employee who is revealed to viewers as the killer responsible for the murders of young women across the city. He is also one of the suspects investig...
Raymond Zavala
(played by Pepe Serna) — supporting
Raymond Zavala is an LAPD detective investigating the series of murders of young women occurring throughout Los Angeles. He works with Lt. John Armstrong and helps examine suspects such as Tony Pate,...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Vince Perrino → Harrison Crawford III
(Hired Professional)
Harrison Crawford III hires Vince Perrino to use his newspaper expertise after buying a small Los Angeles newspaper agency.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Vince Perrino → Tony Pate
(Narrative Protagonist And Killer)
Perrino is the central newspaper protagonist, while the viewers are told that Tony Pate is the disturbed employee responsible for the murders.
Tony Pate → Raymond Zavala
(Conflict Suspect And Investigator)
Tony Pate is identified as the killer, while LAPD detective Raymond Zavala investigates several suspects in the murder case.
Story Analysis
A cynical columnist enters a murder-driven media crisis that exposes the commercial exploitation of public fear.
Plot Progression
A Cynic Gets Recruited
Murders Change The Assignment
The Killer Among Suspects
Crisis Becomes Content
Directed by Alan Smithee, Jud Taylor
City in Fear (1980) · 5.7/10 · drama, thriller, tv-movie
