Brothers-in-Law

Brothers-in-Law

1985 · 74 min · ★ 7.0 · TV Movie, Action

T.K. Kenny and Mickey Gubiacci are a highway patrolman and a trucker respectively. Now the two of them don't get along and have nothing in common except for the fact that they are both married to the daughters of Winston Goodhue, and that they don't like him. When Kenny divorces his wife, Goodhue makes it difficult for him to see his son, Win, and would like to keep him away from Win. Goodhue eventually gets Kenny thrown out of the department. Mickey, who has been hauling some illegal loads for Goodhue is arrested and Goodhue convinces his daughter to dump him. And Goodhue takes away his truck. Eventually, Kenny and Mickey get together and decide to get back at Goodhue. And the best way they decide to do that is to throw a monkey wrench into his new development project.

Directed by E.W. Swackhamer · Written by Stephen J. Cannell

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Mac Davis T.K. 'Tom' Kenny
Joe Cortese Mickey Gubiacci
Robert Culp Winston Goodhue
John Saxon Royal Cane
Daphne Ashbrook Barbara Jean
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Bud Oliver
Lukas Haas Luke

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