Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writer (WGA):

Lewis Colick (written by)

Release Date:

20 December 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

In 1963 civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered in his own driveway. For 30 years his assassin has remained free. Is it ever too late to do the right thing?

Plot:

The widow of murdered civil rights leader Medger Evers and a district attorney struggle to finally bring the murderer to justice.

Plot Keywords:

Trial | Civil Rights | Widow | Assassin | Murder

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Alec Baldwin	...	Bobby DeLaughter
James Woods	...	Byron De La Beckwith
Virginia Madsen	...	Dixie DeLaughter
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Myrlie Evers
Susanna Thompson	...	Peggy Lloyd
Craig T. Nelson	...	Ed Peters
Lucas Black	...	Burt DeLaughter
Joseph Tello	...	Drew DeLaughter
Alexa Vega	...	Claire DeLaughter
William H. Macy	...	Charlie Crisco
Ben Bennett	...	Benny Bennett (as Lloyd 'Benny' Bennett)
Darrell Evers	...	Himself
Yolanda King	...	Reena Evers
Jerry Levine	...	Jerry Mitchell
James Van Evers	...	Van Evers

Also Known As:

Ghosts from the Past (UK)

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34924) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A | Germany:12 (w) | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Jackson, Mississippi, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

There is a scene where "The Partridge Family" (1970) is playing on television. That episode is the entitled "A Man Called Snake". The man playing Snake in that episode is Rob Reiner

Goofs:

Continuity: When the DeLaughter and his investigators drive up to a gas station, the prices for gas are all under a dollar. When DeLaughter is on the phone to Myrlie Evers standing on the other side of the signs, the prices are all now over a dollar.

Quotes:

Bobby: Grandpa Russell had guns all over his house and we don't have any guns.
Drew: I have a gun.
Bobby: Well, yours is a nuclear powered lasergun. I'm talking about handguns and rifles.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Ballad Of Medgar Evers

respectful, well-made historical drama

In the 1960's Medgar Evers is gunned down in front of his home. Roughly thirty years later ambitious attorney Baldwin befriends widow Goldberg and reopens the case to bring aged murderer Woods to justice. Talky drama isn't raw enough or energetic enough to interest all viewers, but still maintains solidity with compelling performances from it's leads. 3/4