Last Light (TV 1993)

Movie about a killer who is waiting on death row, and finds an unlikely friend in a prison guard.

Director:

Kiefer Sutherland

Writer:

Robert Eisele

Stars:

Forest Whitaker, Kiefer Sutherland, Clancy Brown

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Forest Whitaker	...	Fred Whitmore
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Denver Bayliss
Clancy Brown	...	Lt. Lionel McMannis
Lynne Moody	...	Hope Whitmore
Amanda Plummer	...	Lillian Burke
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Kathy Rubicek
Cameron Dye	...	1st Inmate
Tony T. Johnson	...	Darrell Whitmore
Lydell M. Cheshier	...	Jimmy the J
Gary Carlos Cervantes	...	Kranski (as Gary Cervantes)
Dom Magwili	...	1st Guard
Mike Gomez	...	2nd Guard
Edward Bunker	...	Chess Player
Danny Trejo	...	2nd Inmate
Robert Eisele	...	Bill Corbett

Storyline

Awaiting execution, Denver Bayliss gains an unlikely friend and confidant in Fred Whitmore, a former cop who is now a prison guard. Whitmore's life is a mess, however: he shuts out his wife and can't relate to his son. As Bayliss' execution draws nearer, Whitmore clashes more and more with Lt. McMannis, his supervisor, over Bayliss' treatment. Bayliss gives Whitmore a new understanding of life by helping him come to terms with a traumatic past, and Whitmore helps Bayliss to make his peace with himself and the world.

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Plot Keywords:

prison guard | prison | death row

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Taglines:

One defying the system. One sworn to uphold it.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cellblock 7

Filming Locations:

Soledad Prison, Soledad, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Showtime Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Denver Bayliss: The only way you can kill me is cut my head off and bury it where I can't find it.

User Reviews

Character driven but underdeveloped.....

Not bad as prison movies go. Definitely not stereotyped, because "Last Light" is a lot deeper than most of this type. There are problems however. First, too much dialog is garbled by background noise, making it difficult to understand. Second, several characters appear for one brief scene and are never heard from again. This makes one wonder if they were necessary to the script in the first place. If you come in with realistic expectations you will not be disappointed, as the acting by Forest Whitaker and Kiefer Sutherland is very good. I would rank "Last Light" well behind another Kiefer Sutherland directed film "The Killing Time". Marginally recommended. - MERK