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An Innocent Man (1989)

 -  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, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and ... See full summary »

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Danny Scalise
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Malcolm
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Felix
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Thomas B. Kackert ...
Dove
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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>

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


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6 October 1989 (USA)  »

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$20,047,604 (USA)
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Trivia

Finnish censorship certificate # 96413 delivered on 8-12-1989. See more »

Goofs

When Rainwood is in the bathroom drying his hair, his hairdryer is white. When he is shot by the David Rasche character, the hairdryer is gray. See more »

Quotes

Kate Rainwood: [Kate is visiting Virgil in prison] I'm here because we don't know what else to do. It's like they haunt Jimmie. And after they came to the house... we need your help. I mean, Jimmie's already introduced me to Malcolm, but he can only do so much.
Virgil Cane: Those assholes have been riding high so long they think the only thing that can take them down is kryptonite. Of course, they are peabrained, dickless shitheads.
[Kate laughs]
Virgil Cane: Which is definitely in our favor.
[laughs]
Virgil Cane: Definitely!
Kate Rainwood: You've been hoping for ...
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"When the Night Comes"
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Correct film about a good man in a dangerous prison
12 July 2005 | by See all my reviews

The movie talks on an ordinary family man (Tom Selleck) who works as airplane mechanic and married a good woman (Laila Robins) . He's accused by two baddie policemen (David Rashe and Richard Young) as peddler and he's sent to a hard jail . There he is harassed and humiliated until that fury and revenge emerge . He's only helped by a veteran convict (F.Murray Abraham) framed for prison life.

It's an interesting film developed in two parts : in and out prison . The best part is narrated into prison because of it reflects the astonishing existence of the inmates , with fights, threats ,murders and where rules the strongest's law . In the picture there are suspense, violence, drama ,tension and a little bit of action in the final confrontation . The picture obtained moderated success , it was not a smash hit neither a flop . Tom Selleck's interpretation is fine but F.Murray Abraham is better , he makes a terrific acting as the veteran con who teaches naive Selleck to take on the risks and dangers of the gaol . Atmospheric music by Howard Shore who subsequently achieved many hits and one Oscar (Lord of rings). Nice cinematography by William A.Fraker , photographer of various classic films . The motion picture is rightly directed by Peter Yates . The story will appeal to prison genre enthusiasts and Tom Selleck fans.


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