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''The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle'' is a 1994 MadeForTVMovie directed by Helaine Held. It is the 28th TV movie in the ''Franchise/PerryMason'' series of TV movies and the second to air under the ''A Perry Mason Mystery'' banner, the rebranding of the series of TV movies [[AuthorExistenceFailure after the passing of]] Creator/RaymondBurr in 1993.

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''The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle'' is a 1994 MadeForTVMovie directed by Helaine Held. It is the 28th TV movie in the ''Franchise/PerryMason'' series of TV movies and the second to air under the ''A Perry Mason Mystery'' banner, the rebranding of the series of TV movies [[AuthorExistenceFailure after the passing of]] of Creator/RaymondBurr in 1993.
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''The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle'' is a 1994 MadeForTVMovie directed by Helaine Held. It is the 28th TV movie in the ''Franchise/PerryMason'' series of TV movies and the second to air under the ''A Perry Mason Mystery'' banner, the rebranding of the series of TV movies [(AuthorExistenceFailure after the passing of]] Creator/RaymondBurr in 1993.

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''The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle'' is a 1994 MadeForTVMovie directed by Helaine Held. It is the 28th TV movie in the ''Franchise/PerryMason'' series of TV movies and the second to air under the ''A Perry Mason Mystery'' banner, the rebranding of the series of TV movies [(AuthorExistenceFailure [[AuthorExistenceFailure after the passing of]] Creator/RaymondBurr in 1993.

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''The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle'' is a 1994 MadeForTVMovie directed by Helaine Held. It is the 28th TV movie in the ''Franchise/PerryMason'' series of TV movies, and the second to air under the retitled ''A Perry Mason Mystery'' banner.

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''The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle'' is a 1994 MadeForTVMovie directed by Helaine Held. It is the 28th TV movie in the ''Franchise/PerryMason'' series of TV movies, movies and the second to air under the retitled ''A Perry Mason Mystery'' banner.
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: [=McKenzie=], as well as his client/friend Kingman.

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''The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle'' is a 1994 film directed by Helaine Held.

This film is part of the Perry Mason series, despite the titular character not making an appearance in it (due to the death of his then-actor, Raymond Burr). Rather, the film focuses on Bill [=McKenzie=] (played by Creator/HalHolbrook), a retired friend of Mason's, asked by him to give a speech for a gathering of lawyers at a lavish hotel. Also at the hotel that night are Adrian Lye, host of a ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous''-type show, and some celebrities for his next episode, including Daniel Kingman, a chess champion that has ties to [=McKenzie=]. However, Lye is poisoned that night, and the chess champion is the most likely suspect, so it is up to [=McKenzie=] and his allies to prove his innocence.

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''The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle'' is a 1994 film MadeForTVMovie directed by Helaine Held.

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Held. It is the 28th TV movie in the ''Franchise/PerryMason'' series of TV movies, and the second to air under the retitled ''A Perry Mason Mystery'' banner.

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part of the series, this is the second movie where Perry Mason series, despite the titular character not making himself doesn't actually make an appearance in it (due to the death of his then-actor, Raymond Burr). Burr, in 1993). Rather, the film focuses on Bill "Wild Bill" [=McKenzie=] (played by Creator/HalHolbrook), a retired friend of Mason's, asked by him to give a speech for a gathering of lawyers at a lavish hotel. Also at the hotel that night are Adrian Lye, host of a ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous''-type show, and some celebrities for his next episode, including Daniel Kingman, a chess champion that has ties to [=McKenzie=]. However, Lye is poisoned that night, and the chess champion is the most likely suspect, so it is up to [=McKenzie=] and his allies to prove his innocence.
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This film is part of the Perry Mason series, despite the titular character not making an appearance in it (due to the death of his then-actor, Raymond Burr). Rather, the film focuses on Bill [=McKenzie=] (played by Hal Holbrook), a retired friend of Mason's, asked by him to give a speech for a gathering of lawyers at a lavish hotel. Also at the hotel that night are Adrian Lye, host of a ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous''-type show, and some celebrities for his next episode, including Daniel Kingman, a chess champion that has ties to [=McKenzie=]. However, Lye is poisoned that night, and the chess champion is the most likely suspect, so it is up to [=McKenzie=] and his allies to prove his innocence.

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This film is part of the Perry Mason series, despite the titular character not making an appearance in it (due to the death of his then-actor, Raymond Burr). Rather, the film focuses on Bill [=McKenzie=] (played by Hal Holbrook), Creator/HalHolbrook), a retired friend of Mason's, asked by him to give a speech for a gathering of lawyers at a lavish hotel. Also at the hotel that night are Adrian Lye, host of a ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous''-type show, and some celebrities for his next episode, including Daniel Kingman, a chess champion that has ties to [=McKenzie=]. However, Lye is poisoned that night, and the chess champion is the most likely suspect, so it is up to [=McKenzie=] and his allies to prove his innocence.
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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_lethal_lifestyle.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Pictured: [[ConvenientReplacementCharacter Not Perry Mason]]]]

''The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle'' is a 1994 film directed by Helaine Held.

This film is part of the Perry Mason series, despite the titular character not making an appearance in it (due to the death of his then-actor, Raymond Burr). Rather, the film focuses on Bill [=McKenzie=] (played by Hal Holbrook), a retired friend of Mason's, asked by him to give a speech for a gathering of lawyers at a lavish hotel. Also at the hotel that night are Adrian Lye, host of a ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous''-type show, and some celebrities for his next episode, including Daniel Kingman, a chess champion that has ties to [=McKenzie=]. However, Lye is poisoned that night, and the chess champion is the most likely suspect, so it is up to [=McKenzie=] and his allies to prove his innocence.

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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Bill [=McKenzie=] takes care of a ranch, drives a motorbike, is adamantly against corruption, and served in war.
* EveryManHasHisPrice: How Kingman actually won his chess championship, which led to him being {{Blackmail}}ed by Lye to appear on the show.
* MandatoryUnretirement: [=McKenzie=] comes out of retirement to assist Kingman.
* MeaningfulName: A chess player named '''King'''man.
* ShamefulStrip: Happens to Ken Malansky while investigating the room the true assassin used, only to get cornered at gunpoint by a FemmeFatale.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: [=McKenzie=], as well as his client/friend Kingman.

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