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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
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Ratings: 6.5/10 from 22,325 users
Metascore:
57/100
Reviews: 199 user | 88 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends. Director:Clint Eastwood |
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| John Cusack | ... | ||
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Jack Thompson | ... |
Sonny Seiler
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| Irma P. Hall | ... | ||
| Jude Law | ... | ||
| Alison Eastwood | ... |
Mandy Nicholls
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Joe Odom
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Lady Chablis | ... |
Chablis Deveau
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Dorothy Loudon | ... |
Serena Dawes
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Anne Haney | ... |
Margaret Williams
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| Kim Hunter | ... |
Betty Harty
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| Geoffrey Lewis | ... |
Luther Driggers
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| Richard Herd | ... |
Henry Skerridge
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| Leon Rippy | ... |
Detective Boone
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| Bob Gunton | ... |
Finley Largent
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This panoramic tale of Savannah's eccentricities focuses on a murder and the subsequent trial of Jim Williams: self made man, art collector, antiques dealer, bon vivant and semi-closeted homosexual. John Kelso a magazine reporter finds himself in Savannah amid the beautiful architecture and odd doings to write a feature on one of William's famous Christmas parties. He is intrigued by Williams from the start, but his curiosity is piqued when he meets Jim's violent, young and sexy lover, Billy. Later that night, Billy is dead, and Kelso stays on to cover the murder trial. Along the way he encounters the irrepressible Lady Chablis, a drag queen commedienne, Sonny Seiler, lawyer to Williams, whose famous dog UGA is the official mascot of the Georgia Bulldogs, an odd man who keeps flies attached to mini leashes on his lapels and threatens daily to poison the water supply, the Married Ladies Card Club... Written by Teresa B. O'Donnell <sun.moon.stars@worldnet.att.net>
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Welcome to Savannah, Georgia. A City Of Hot Nights And Cold Blooded Murder.Parents Guide:
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Medianoche en el jardín del bien y del mal See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$5,233,658 (USA) (23 November 1997) (824 Screens)Gross:
$25,078,937 (USA) (15 February 1998)Company Credits
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Minerva: Quit eye balling me, Flavius. I knew you when you was a two bit hustler on Bull Street.
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This film is based upon John Berendt's book "MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL". Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization. See more »
Written by Johnny Mercer and Sadie Vimmerstedt
Performed by Tony Bennett
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Most of the characters depicted in the movie were based on real Savannahians, but some details were changed for dramatic effect. Joe Odom was indeed a real person, an ex-lawyer who opened a piano bar with the real-life "Mandy," Nancy Hillis, but Odom and Hillis were never romantically involved, and Odom died of AIDS in 1991. Likewise, the character of John Kelso is loosely based on John Berendt, the author of the book, but he also never had a relationship with the real-life "Mandy" - Berendt is gay. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When John drives Lady Chablis home, the rearview mirror in the car disappears and re-appears. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Minerva: Quit eye balling me, Flavius. I knew you when you was a two bit hustler on Bull Street.
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Closing disclaimer:This film is based upon John Berendt's book "MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL". Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization. See more »
Connections
Referenced in "V.I.P.: Midnight in the Garden of Ronnie Beeman (#1.10)" (1999) See more »Soundtracks
"I Wanna Be Around"Written by Johnny Mercer and Sadie Vimmerstedt
Performed by Tony Bennett
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