Murder in High Places is a 1991 American TV film written and directed by John Byrum.
A gonzo journalist like Hunter S. Thompson (Ted Levine) is elected mayor of a fictional Colorado town.
He teams up with an ex-cop-pro football player (Adam Baldwin) to solve a murder case.
An irreverent, funny, poignant and violent story about different counterculture people as well as the rich and famous.
"Murder in High Places") wound up in the dead-letter file at the new, dull NBC.