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28 November 1982 (USA)
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The story of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who lobbied for his own execution. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys.
Another 3 nominations
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Steven Soderbergh: He keeps working, and changing, to stay fresh
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 9 September 2009, 3:58 PM, PDT)
The Executioner's Song
(From The AV Club. 26 August 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 9 September 2009, 3:58 PM, PDT)
The Executioner's Song
(From The AV Club. 26 August 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)
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Jones, Arquette Play Interesting-But-Sick 'Characters'
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tommy Lee Jones | ... | Gary Mark Gilmore | |
| Christine Lahti | ... | Brenda Nicol | |
| Rosanna Arquette | ... | Nicole Baker | |
| Eli Wallach | ... | Uncle Vern Damico | |
| Steven Keats | ... | Larry Samuels | |
| Jordan Clarke | ... | Johnny Nicol | |
| Richard Venture | ... | Earl Dorius | |
| Jenny Wright | ... | April Baker | |
| Walter Olkewicz | ... | Pete Galovan | |
| Michael LeClair | ... | Rikki Wood | |
| Pat Corley | ... | Val Conlan | |
| Mary Ethel Gregory | ... | Ida Damico | |
| John Dennis Johnston | ... | Jimmy Poker-Game | |
| Norris Mailer | ... | Lu-Ann (as Norris Church) | |
| Kenneth O'Brien | ... | Spencer McGrath |
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Sweden:136 min | USA:157 min
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According to director Lawrence Schiller, Debra Winger was strongly favored for Nicole Baker but was turned down after being considered "too urban" for the role. Tatum O'Neal also read for the role.
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Revealing mistakes: Right after the execution, when the crew is checking the body to make sure he is dead you see Tommy lee's hand move his fingers tap his leg.
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Version of Shot in the Heart (2001) (TV)
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For a long "television film," I thought this story moved along well, even with the main characters being so sleazy the story gets a little unappealing at times. Of course, when has Rosanna Arquette ever played anything else in her younger days? Also, when did she not show off her big breasts? However, I usually find her playing interesting characters and she looked young and pretty in this early career (for her) TV-movie.
As for Tommy Lee Jones, who plays the main character "Gary Gilmore," I've always found him interesting, too. In this, Jones plays the famous real-life killer while Arquette is "Nicole Baker," his teenage girlfriend. Jones does a nice job showing how mentally messed up Gilmore was back then.
I surprised at the language in here for a television movie, but then again, I saw the "European version" of this movie. The longer American version, I assume, cut out some that language and perhaps some of Arquette's "skin."
I rarely comment about anybody else's review but I recommend reading the comments by "noelani" here since this woman lived in Gilmore's backyard, so to speak, during this period and has some interesting things to say.