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An Innocent Man (1989)

R 113 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   6 October 1989 (USA)
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Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Yates
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Selleck ...
F. Murray Abraham ...
Laila Robins ...
David Rasche ...
Mike Parnell
Richard Young Richard Young ...
Danny Scalise
Badja Djola Badja Djola ...
John Fitzgerald
Todd Graff ...
Robby
M.C. Gainey ...
Malcolm
Peter Van Norden ...
Peter Feldman
Bruce A. Young Bruce A. Young ...
Jingles
James T. Morris ...
Junior
Terry Golden Terry Golden ...
Felix
Dennis Burkley Dennis Burkley ...
Butcher
Thomas B. Kackert Thomas B. Kackert ...
Dove
Vito Peterson Vito Peterson ...
Handjob
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Storyline

Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Framed | Prison | Police | Corrupt Cop | Drug Dealing  | See more »

Taglines:

Two cops on the take just made the biggest mistake of their lives. They framed An Innocent Man

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Revanche Final See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$20,047,604 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the film's prison scenes were filmed at the old Hamilton County Jail in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Jail, also known as the "Cincinnati Workhouse", had been permanently closed prior to the location filming of the movie. It had been built during the Civil War to house enemy troops and was still in use by Hamilton county and Cincinnati area police agencies as a jail as late as the 1970s. It was closed due to being "inhumane, cruel and unusual" by modern jail standards. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: At the end of the movie, when Parnell and Scalise are driving through the parking lot, looking for the drug pickup spot, the front license plate on their T-Bird changes. Initially it has a 2FVDxxx then changes to a 2GRYxxx. See more »

Quotes

Lt. Freebery, Head Guard at Prison: [at infirmary after Jimmie is beaten by Jingles and his thugs... upon seeing Rainwood in bed] Oh, man. Rainwood, why don't you do yourself and everyone else some good here. Give me their names. I'll make sure they don't bother you anymore.
Jimmie Rainwood: [weakly] I fell.
Lt. Freebery, Head Guard at Prison: You need some help in here. It's pretty obvious.
Jimmie Rainwood: I might be new, but I know how some things work around here.
Lt. Freebery, Head Guard at Prison: [sighs] Fine. You want to be known as a stand-up guy? Fine.
Jimmie Rainwood: I fell.
Lt. Freebery, Head Guard at Prison: When you get out of here, you're going to segregation for 15 days. Maybe that'll jog your memory.
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Connections

References "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" (1968) See more »

Soundtracks

"When the Night Comes"
Written by Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance and Diane Warren
Performed by Joe Cocker
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets See more »