An Innocent Man (1989)

Director:

Peter Yates

Writer (WGA):

Larry Brothers (written by)

Release Date:

6 October 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house...

Plot Keywords:

Framed | Prison | Police | Corrupt Cop | Drug Dealing

Cast

Tom Selleck	...	Jimmie Rainwood
F. Murray Abraham	...	Virgil Cane
Laila Robins	...	Kate Rainwood
David Rasche	...	Mike Parnell
Richard Young	...	Danny Scalise
Badja Djola	...	John Fitzgerald
Todd Graff	...	Robby
M.C. Gainey	...	Malcolm
Peter Van Norden	...	Peter Feldman
Bruce A. Young	...	Jingles
James T. Morris	...	Junior
Terry Golden	...	Felix
Dennis Burkley	...	Butcher
Thomas B. Kackert	...	Dove
Vito Peterson	...	Handjob
Charle Landry	...	Stevie
Tobin Bell	...	Zeke
Scott Jaeck	...	Albert
Holly Fulger	...	Yvonne
Philip Baker Hall	...	Judge Kenneth Lavet
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Lieutenant Freebery
Jim Ortlieb	...	Convict - Robby's Death
Ralph O. Benton	...	1st Man on Tuna Boat
James Staszkiel	...	2nd Man on Tuna Boat (as Jim Staskel)
Brian J. Williams	...	3rd Man on Tuna Boat
Maggie Baird	...	Stacy
Alanniss Allddero	...	Convict Torturer
Bob Maroff	...	Venucci
Derek Anunciation	...	Lester
Ben Slack	...	Woznick
J.J. Johnston	...	Joseph Donatelli
Brian Brophy	...	Nate Blitman
Ben Rawnsley	...	Cop at Jimmie's
Dean Hill	...	Mike
Gary Matanky	...	Mechanic at Hangar
Jack Orend	...	Officer at Bust (as Jack R. Orend)
Ernie Lively	...	Donatelli's Dealer
David Rhodes Brown	...	First Convict
Larry Brothers	...	Basketball Con
Jeffrey Earl Young	...	First Guard
Michael J. Budge	...	Warden (as Lt. Mike Budge)
David Meligan	...	Correctional Officer
Dave Florek	...	Court Clerk
Gary Velasco	...	Courthouse Guard No. 1
Robert E. Nichols	...	Courthouse Guard No. 2
Ron Collins	...	Fritz
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Carberry	...	(uncredited)
Dann Florek	...	Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Doug MacHugh	...	Bailiff (uncredited)
Peter Adrian Owsley	...	Tortured Convict (uncredited)
Lare Roberts	...	Inmate (uncredited)
John Stillpass	...	Cafeteria Inmate (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Yates

Writing credits (WGA)
Larry Brothers		(written by)

Produced by
Larry Brothers	....	associate producer
Robert W. Cort	....	producer
Ted Field	....	producer
Scott Kroopf	....	executive producer
Neil A. Machlis	....	co-producer (as Neil Machlis)

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
William A. Fraker		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stephen A. Rotter
William S. Scharf
Joseph Gutowski		(uncredited)

Casting by
Howard Feuer

Production Design by
Stuart Wurtzel

Art Direction by
Frank Richwood

Set Decoration by
Chris Butler		(as Chris A. Butler)

Costume Design by
Rita Ryack

Makeup Department
Lon Bentley	....	makeup artist: Mr. Selleck (as Edward Lon Bentley)
James Lee McCoy	....	makeup artist
Carol A. O'Connell	....	hair stylist (as Carol O'Connell)

Production Management
Neil A. Machlis	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Deason	....	first assistant director
Paul Fonteyn	....	second assistant director (as Paul G. Fonteyn)
Jeff Okabayashi	....	second second assistant director (as Jeffrey Okabayashi)
Kelly Wimberly	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Robert Bonino	....	construction foreman (as Bob Bonino)
Giovanni Casalenuovo	....	standby painter
Randy Gunter	....	assistant props
Michael Schmidt	....	leadman
Sig Tingloff	....	set designer
Mark Wade	....	property master
Ron Ashmore	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
Jerry Gadette	....	standby painter (uncredited)
Curtis Geise	....	labor foreman (uncredited)
Eugene J. Reed	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Samara Schaffer	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Pat Tagliaferro	....	construction consultant (uncredited)
Anthony Tomeo	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
Douglas M. Vaughn	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Ward Welton	....	paint foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Elisha Birnbaum	....	foley artist
Kristine Bulakowski	....	assistant adr editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Gilroy	....	assistant sound editor
David Grossack	....	assistant sound editor
Neil L. Kaufman	....	sound editor (as Neil Kaufman)
Michael Kirchberger	....	sound editor
C. Darin Knight	....	production sound mixer
Dan Korintus	....	assistant sound editor
Marissa Littlefield	....	assistant sound editor
Jane McCulley	....	adr editor
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith	....	sound editor
Dan Sable	....	supervising sound editor
Lynn Sable	....	assistant sound editor
Jules Strasser	....	boom operator
Catherine Benedek	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Charles J. Bond	....	cable operator (uncredited)
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Brian Vancho	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William H. Schirmer	....	special effects coordinator
Roland Tantin	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Kerrie Cullen	....	stunts
David Efron	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts
Steven Lambert	....	stunts
Tom Lupo	....	stunts (as Thomas L. Lupo)
John Moio	....	stunt coordinator
George P. Wilbur	....	stunts
Brian J. Williams	....	stunt performer
Tom Lupo	....	stunt double: Tom Selleck (uncredited)
Jim Stephan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jim Stephen	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gerald H. Boatright	....	gaffer (as Gerald Boatright)
Steve Chase	....	grip
Daniel Dayton	....	second camera assistant (as Daniel R. Dayton)
David E. Diano	....	camera operator
David Katz	....	video assist operator
Al LaVerde	....	key grip (as Alexander La Verde)
Marc Margulies	....	first assistant camera
Nicholas S. McLean	....	second assistant camera
Bob Stradling	....	first assistant camera (as Robert Stradling)
Ty Suehiro	....	best boy grip
Gene Trindl	....	still photographer
Joseph F. Valentine	....	second camera operator (as Joseph Valentine)
Clay H. Wilson	....	dolly grip (as Clay Wilson)
Don Yamasaki	....	electrical best boy (as Donald M. Yamasaki)
Paul Caven	....	lamp operator (uncredited)
Jim Duggan	....	company grip (uncredited)
Albert Fitch	....	lamp operator (uncredited)
John Powers	....	grip (uncredited)
Steve Randolph	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Joel Stout	....	lamp operator (uncredited)
Michael 'Dutch' Van Woert	....	lamp operator (uncredited)
Edmond Wright	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
David Brymer	....	casting assistant (as David R. Brymer)
Ken Kitch	....	extras casting
Sally Lear	....	casting: atmosphere/stand-ins (uncredited)
Dennis Osborne	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Franklyn Warren	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandy Berke Jordan	....	costumer
Michael Dennison	....	key costumer
David Mayreis	....	costumer
Daniel Orlandi	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Richard Friedlander	....	first assistant editor
Holly Huckins	....	assistant editor
Laura P. Krasnow	....	apprentice editor (as Laura Krasnow)
Alisa Lepselter	....	apprentice editor
Stephen L. Meek	....	apprentice editor (as Stephen Meek)
Bob Noland	....	color timer

Music Department
Suki Buchman	....	assistant music editor
Homer Denison	....	orchestrator
Michael Farrow	....	music scoring mixer
Suzana Peric	....	music editor
Vince Caro	....	assistant scoring engineer (uncredited)
Brian Eddolls	....	music preparation (uncredited)
John Moses	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Eddie Lee Voelker	....	transportation coordinator
Morris Bension	....	driver (uncredited)
Gary Dally	....	driver (uncredited)
D. Scott Guthrie	....	driver (uncredited)
Ron Hinsley	....	driver (uncredited)
Frank Mielcarek	....	driver (uncredited)
Michael Ralph Price	....	driver (uncredited)
Chuck Ramsey	....	driver (uncredited)
Wayne Roberts	....	transportation captain (uncredited)
Jerry Shore Jr.	....	driver (uncredited)
Mario Simon	....	transportation captain (uncredited)
Don Van Stry	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Don Barfield	....	technical advisor
Scott Cort	....	production assistant
Danielle Earle	....	production assistant
Patricia Freebery	....	assistant: Peter Yates
Jordana Glick-Franzheim	....	assistant: Robert Cort
Robbie Goldstein	....	location manager
Alison Harstedt	....	assistant auditor
Michele Imperato	....	production coordinator
K. Lenna Katich	....	production auditor (as K. Lenna Kunkel)
Penny Key	....	assistant: Scott Kroopf
Ken Lavet	....	location manager
Pua McGinness	....	assistant: Tom Selleck (as Pua McGuire)
David Muntz	....	assistant: Tom Selleck (as David B. Muntz)
Ellen Pasternack	....	unit publicist
Marshall Peck	....	production assistant
Carolyn Rothstein	....	production assistant
Joel Salce	....	technical advisor
Kris Shreffler	....	production assistant
Cynnie Troup	....	script supervisor
Joe Davis	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Carlos Garcia	....	caterer (uncredited)
Anthony L. Paquet	....	nurse (uncredited)
Michael Schultz	....	caterer (uncredited)
Mark Scoon	....	staff coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Interscope Communications
• Silver Screen Partners IV
• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1990) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (France) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (BVHV) (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Creazione Home Video (1990) (Italy) (VHS)
• Egmont Films (199?) (Finland) (VHS)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Touchstone Home Video (1990) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Touchstone Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Touchstone Home Video (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Touchstone Home Video (2003) (Italy) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• BMG Recording Studios, New York  music recorded at (as BMG Studios, New York)
• Central Casting  extras casting (uncredited)
• Department of County Buildings  the producers wish to thank (as Department of County Buildings, Hamilton County, Ohio)
• Hamilton County Sheriff's Department  the producers wish to thank (as Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, Hamilton County, Ohio)
• Hastings Sound Editorial  sound editorial service
• Movie Movers  cast trailers (uncredited)
• Nevada Department of Corrections  the producers wish to thank (as Department of Prisons, Carson City, Nevada)
• Nevada Film Commission  the producers wish to thank
• Nevada State Prison  the producers wish to thank (as Nevada State Prison, Carson City, Nevada)
• Ohio Film Commission  the producers wish to thank
• Optical House, The  title photography (as The Optical House, N.Y.)
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex camera (as Panavision®)
• Paula Silver Ltd.  titles designed by (as Paula Silver, Ltd. New York City)
• Sally Lear Casting  casting: atmosphere/stand-ins (uncredited)
• Shoreline Village  the producers wish to thank (as Shoreline Village, Long Beach, California)
• Sound One Corporation  re-recorded at
• Technicolor  color

Also Known As:

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (original rating) | Norway:18 (video rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | France:U | Singapore:PG (cut) | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

4th Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

While the prison gym scene was being shot at Norwood High School in Norwood, Ohio, the school was conducting baby swimming classes next door at the connected high school annex.

Goofs:

Continuity: The plexiglass piece used to make the shank is obviously much thicker than the rest of the broken window.

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.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" (1968)

Soundtrack:

When the Night Comes

Tense, Suspenseful - A Great Find

This movie is a great example of a character thrust into an awful situation - a situation where you question, "What would I do in his shoes?" For that reason, it is very tense and suspenseful throughout as Tom Selleck's character tries to navigate prison life. I really felt for his character - his acting was great. Sure, there are some moments of cheesy lines and overdone composing and a bit of over-acting by the various villains, but for the most part, this is one of the better character thrillers I've seen in awhile. Selleck is great, as if the man who befriends him inside the prison. Can't find anything new to watch? I recommend checking out this little gem from 1989!