Memphis (TV 1992)

Director:

Yves Simoneau

Writers:

Shelby Foote (novel), Larry McMurtry (teleplay),

Stars:

Cybill Shepherd, John Laughlin, J.E. Freeman

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cybill Shepherd	...	Reeny Perdew
John Laughlin	...	Rufus Hutton
J.E. Freeman	...	Podjo Harris
Richard Brooks	...	Eben Kinship
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Martha Kinship
Martin C. Gardner
Moses Gunn	...	Tio Wiggins
Tothany Reynolds	...	Sister Baby
John Sullivan	...	Dude
John Locke	...	Desk Sergeant
Ernest Perry Jr.	...	Handcuffed Black Man (as Earnest Perry Jr.)
Bob Orwig	...	White Policeman
Eddie 'Snowman' Crawford	...	Black Man at 'Fat Bobby's'
George R. Parker	...	Shooting Gallery Owner
Chino 'Fats' Williams	...	Fat Bobby

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

racism | kidnapping | memphis tennessee | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Entführt - Sieben Tage Angst

Filming Locations:

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Propaganda Films, River Siren Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"LONELY WEEKENDS"
Written by Charlie Rich
Performed by Charlie Rich & The Gene Lowery Chorus
Courtesy of Sun International Records/Rhino Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Soothing Their Conscience

I really liked the visuals in this movie. It had nice muted, smoky colors. Too bad I didn't care that much for the story, or the woman (Cybil Shepherd) who co- wrote or it or the idiot (Ted Turner) who produced it.

This is the typical story in which the poor Southern blacks are all victims of white racists and every white person in the film - with the exception of "Reeny Perdew" (Shepherd, of course) - is a brutal bigot.

I was surprised that this made-for-TV film had three usages of Jesus' name in vain plus other blatant profanities, about everything but the f-word. Overall, the story was okay, nothing special; just another opportunity for southern Liberal writers (co-writers Shelby Foote, Larry McMurtrey, etc.) to soothe their guilty consciences.