The Life of David Gale (2003)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Alan Parker

Writer (WGA):

Charles Randolph (written by)

Release Date:

21 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The crime is clear. The truth is not.

Plot:

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Murder | Death Row | Texas | Reporter

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Kate Winslet	...	Bitsey Bloom
Cleo King	...	Barbara Kreuster
Constance Jones	...	Reporter A.J. Roberts
Kevin Spacey	...	David Gale
Laura Linney	...	Constance Harraway
Lee Ritchey	...	Joe Mullarkey
Gabriel Mann	...	Zack Stemmons
Matt Craven	...	Dusty Wright
Brandy Little	...	Motel Waitress
Cindy Waite	...	Margie
Jim Beaver	...	Duke Grover
Leon Rippy	...	Braxton Belyeu
Jesse De Luna	...	Supervising Guard
Vernon Grote	...	Door Guard
Rhona Mitra	...	Berlin
Kimberly Tortorice	...	Grad Student
Katie Lott	...	Berlin's Classmate
Noah Truesdale	...	Jamie Gale
Larissa Wolcott	...	Jo Edna the Babysitter
Chuck Cureau	...	Greer
Sean Hennigan	...	Ross
Charles Sanders	...	John
Mike Fontaine	...	TV Assistant Director (as Michael Fontaine)
Marco Perella	...	TV Host
Michael Crabtree	...	Governor Hardin
Julio Cedillo	...	Officer Ramirez
Chris Meister	...	Officer Hasermann (as Christopher Meister)
Melissa McCarthy	...	Nico the Goth Girl
Elizabeth Gast	...	Sharon Gale
Cliff Stephens	...	University President
Chris Drewy	...	Radio Shed Executive
Jeff Gibbs	...	Josh
Katina Potts	...	Rosie
Katherine James	...	Beth
James Huston	...	DeathWatch Chief / TV Reporter
Cindy Michelle	...	Constance's Doctor
Chris Warner	...	Hospital Orderly
Jennifer Halverson	...	College Girl
Maurice Moore	...	Belyeu's Clerk
Brenda Sendejo	...	Belyeu's Assistant
Julia Lashae	...	New Homeowner
Rick Morrow	...	Section 1835 Guard
Matthew Posey	...	Inmate Cook
Julia Kay-Laskowski	...	TV Soprano
Donald Braswell	...	TV Tenor
Jack Gould	...	Chaplain
Lynn Mathis	...	Warden
Jack Watkins	...	Photographer
Robert Lott	...	Bullhorn Protester
Mark Voges	...	Bullhorn Protester
Katherine Willis	...	Bullhorn Protester
Gwyn Little	...	Religious Woman
Patrick Fries	...	News Cameraman
Pilar Ferreiro	...	Barcelona Neighbor
Amparo Moreno	...	Sharon's Maid
Claudia Parker	...	Mail Girl
Joan Gispert	...	Guillermo
Janis Kelly	...	Liù
Mark Richardson	...	Timur
Justin Lavender	...	Calaf
Barbara Petricini-Buxton	...	TV Reporter (as Barbara Petricini Buxton)
David Dahl	...	TV Reporter
Asia De Marcos	...	TV Reporter (as Asia DeMarcos)
Amparo García	...	TV Reporter (as Amparo García-Crow)
Catenya McHenry	...	TV Reporter
Brian Orr	...	TV Reporter
Kirk Sisco	...	TV Reporter
Cassandra L. Small	...	TV Reporter
Oliver Tull	...	TV Reporter
Michelle Valen	...	TV Reporter
Tanya Zieger	...	TV Reporter
Nick Dawson	...	Interviewee
Steve Flanagin	...	Interviewee
George Haynes	...	Interviewee
Kathy Lamkin	...	Interviewee
Evelyn Lindsey	...	Interviewee
T.J. McFarland	...	Interviewee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deborah Abbott	...	Protestor (uncredited)
Stacy Lynn Austin	...	Traveler (uncredited)
Johnny Bartee	...	Protestor / Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Richard R. Bartholomew	...	Businessman (uncredited)
Keith Bright	...	Texas Governor's Aide (uncredited)
Ryan Brooks	...	College Student (uncredited)
Pei-San Brown	...	Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Starla Christian	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
Peter Cornwell	...	College Professor (uncredited)
Steve Crawford	...	Student (uncredited)
Brandon Dinklage	...	College Student (uncredited)
Matthew J. Dunn	...	College Student (uncredited)
Ken Edwards	...	State Trooper / Lunch Patron (uncredited)
Nikki Folsom	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Joanna Gallagher	...	Student (uncredited)
Garrett Hargrove	...	Coffee Boy (uncredited)
Peyton Hayslip	...	Doctor (uncredited)
David Scott Heck	...	Patient at AA Meeting (uncredited)
Landon Kash	...	News Crew Cameraman (uncredited)
Robert Lambert	...	Airline Pilot (uncredited)
Gabriel R. Martinez	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Matthews	...	Protester (uncredited)
C.K. McFarland	...	Carla (uncredited)
Josh Meyer	...	Sports Bar Youth (uncredited)
Brent Mitchell	...	Governor's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Cindy Palla	...	Victim's Mother (uncredited)
Alan Parker	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
Keith Poulson	...	College Student / Activist (uncredited)
Ryan Riggs	...	Protester (uncredited)
Michael Schmid	...	Protester (uncredited)
Robin Simmons	...	Interviewee (uncredited)
Melanie Stovall	...	News Magazine Secretary (uncredited)
Ryan Wickerham	...	Shooter at Rally (uncredited)
Christine Wolf	...	6th St. Club Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Alan Parker

Writing credits (WGA)
Charles Randolph		(written by)

Produced by
Moritz Borman	....	executive producer
Nicolas Cage	....	producer
Guy East	....	executive producer
Norman Golightly	....	co-executive producer (as Norm Golightly)
Lisa Moran	....	co-producer
Alan Parker	....	producer
Nigel Sinclair	....	executive producer
David Wimbury	....	line producer

Original Music by
Alex Parker
Jake Parker

Cinematography by
Michael Seresin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Gerry Hambling

Casting by
Howard Feuer
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by
Geoffrey Kirkland

Art Direction by
Steve Arnold
Jennifer Williams

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Williams

Costume Design by
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus		(as Renée Ehrlich Kalfus)

Makeup Department
Tania McComas	....	makeup artist: Mr. Spacey
Sarah Monzani	....	chief makeup artist
Darylin Nagy	....	assistant makeup artist
Kelly Nelson	....	assistant hair stylist
Carol A. O'Connell	....	hair stylist: Mr. Spacey (as Carol O'Connell)
Martin Samuel	....	key hair stylist
Angela Angel	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Terri Ewton	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Diane Hardin	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Melizah Schmidt	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Alma Kuttruff	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Hardage	....	second assistant director (as Philip Hardage)
K.C. Hodenfield	....	first assistant director
Jeff Okabayashi	....	second assistant director (as Jeffrey Okabayashi)
Daniel J. Shaw	....	second second assistant director (as Dan Shaw)
Brian Steward	....	second assistant director
Luis Casacuberta	....	uncredited
Javier Chinchilla	....	uncredited

Art Department
Dean Allison	....	construction foreman
Rodney Becker	....	set dresser
Amy Bell	....	assistant props
Melody Bishop	....	art department coordinator
Mark Boucher	....	leadman
Nigel A. Boucher	....	leadman (as Nigel Boucher)
E.W. Bradford	....	construction coordinator (as Bill Bradford)
Jennifer Carpenter	....	set decorating coordinator
Scott Childers	....	construction foreman
Randall S. Coe	....	construction gang boss (as Randall Coe)
Jack Colmenero	....	set dresser
Craig Denham	....	graphic designer
Patricia Dillon	....	set dresser
Jann K. Engel	....	set designer
William F. Gambill	....	stand-by painter (as William Gambill)
Shellie Gillespie	....	set dresser
Jerry G. Henery	....	construction general foreman (as Jerry Henery)
Roy G. Huth	....	set dresser (as Roy Huth)
Jerry Kilber	....	construction foreman
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Chris Langevin	....	assistant props
Tom McDaniel	....	welding foreman
Walt Mikolwski	....	construction gang boss (as Walter Mikowlski)
Don Miloyevich	....	property master
Joaquin A. Morin	....	set dresser
Debbie Nolan	....	construction foreman
David Phillip	....	greensman (as David Martin Phillip)
Randy Puga	....	paint foreman
Ronald Puga	....	lead scenic (as Ronald J. Puga Sr.)
Jeremy Roberts	....	construction auditor
Lori Rowbotham	....	assistant art director
Steve Sawhill	....	set dresser
Andi Scull	....	graphic designer
Randy Severs	....	gang boss
Randall Stuckey	....	paint foreman
Mark Wallace	....	assistant property master
Tom Ward	....	construction gang boss
Robert H. Winn	....	paint foreman (as Robert Winn)
Jay Womer	....	construction gang boss (as Jay M. Womer)
Cher Young	....	painter
Dennis Collins	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
Nanci Elfrez	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
James Fowler	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Robyn Jacobs	....	painter (uncredited)
David Menefee	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Cory Parker	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Charles Seale	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Corissa Smith	....	painter (uncredited)
Michael Smothers	....	laborer (uncredited)
Chuck Stringer	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ross Adams	....	assistant sound editor
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ed Colyer	....	foley mixer
Richard Fordham	....	assistant sound editor
Chris Frazee	....	utility sound
Stan Ginsel	....	sound transfer
Pauline Griffiths	....	foley artist
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist
Peter Holt	....	foley editor
Alex Joseph	....	assistant sound editor
Eddy Joseph	....	supervising sound editor
Jenny Lee Wright	....	foley artist (as Jennie Lee Wright)
Nick Lowe	....	dialogue editor
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
David MacMillan	....	production sound mixer
Harrison D. Marsh	....	boom operator (as Harrison Marsh)
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Renga	....	sound recordist
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Denis St. Amand	....	re-recording engineer
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer (uncredited)
Colin Cooper	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Esther Smith	....	sound technician (uncredited)
Richard Street	....	preview re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Yves De Bono	....	special effects supervisor (as Yves Debono)
Ken Gorrell	....	special effects technician (as Kenny Gorrell)
Jack Lynch	....	special effects technician
Russell Tyrrell	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Mark Bakowski	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Simon Stanley-Clamp	....	digital supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Kerry Rossall	....	stunt coordinator
Carla Thorman	....	stunts
Diane Towery	....	stunts
Russell Towery	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Edward J. Adcock	....	camera operator
Troy Anderson	....	rigging electrician
Marc Andrus	....	key rigging grip
David Appleby	....	still photographer
Stephen Beasley	....	electrician (as Steve Beasley)
Cheryl Clarson	....	rigging electrician
Peter Clarson	....	rigging gaffer
Bill Coe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Eric Damazio	....	company grip
Sean Devine	....	company grip
James Frederick	....	electrician (as Jamie Frederick)
Patrick Fries	....	camera operator: video camera
Chris Hamala	....	company grip
Todd Heater	....	gaffer
Chip Huntington	....	rigging grip (as Dale G. Huntington Jr.)
Edison Jackson	....	electrician
John Johns	....	24 frame video operator
Pete Kolb	....	best boy rigging grip (as Peter Kolb)
Wayne Kosky	....	best boy grip
Paul T. LeBlanc	....	24 frame video operator (as Paul Leblanc)
David Luckenbach	....	Steadicam operator (as Dave Luckenbach)
Bobby McMahan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Raul Mello	....	electrician
Mike Moad	....	dolly grip
Richard Nance	....	rigging grip
Danny Navarette	....	electrician (as Danny Navarrette)
Les Percy	....	key grip
Gabe Proctor	....	video assist operator (as Gabriel Proctor)
Mike Proudfoot	....	camera operator
Mark Reeves	....	best boy electric
Mike Repeta	....	Steadicam assistant
Daniel Rogers	....	company grip
Adam Drew Schwartz	....	camera loader (as Adam Schwartz)
Michael Seaman	....	rigging electrician (as Mike Seaman)
Jas. Shelton	....	rigging best boy (as Jas Shelton)
Peter Simonite	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Cara Singleton	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Greg Travis	....	rigging electrician
Alan Grayley	....	electrician (uncredited)
Courtney Harrell	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
James Marks	....	remote camera operator (uncredited)
Jamie Mills	....	electrician (uncredited)
Rafael Miralles Sagrera	....	clapper loader: "a" camera, Barcelona (uncredited)
Eric Montes	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Edward A. Navarro	....	additional rigging grip (uncredited)
Nate Nelson	....	grip (uncredited)
Trevor Nelson	....	camera intern: second unit (uncredited)
Will Nicholson	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
Atom Vyvial	....	key grip: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jo Edna Boldin	....	casting: Texas
Randi Chugerman	....	casting assistant
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Jennifer Halverson	....	casting assistant
John Hubbard	....	casting: Barcelona
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto	....	casting associate (as Patricia Kerrigan)
Silvia Menendez-Cahue	....	casting: Barcelona
Cheryl White-Kurtz	....	casting assistant
Howard Feuer	....	casting: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Beth Sepko	....	extras casting: Austin (uncredited)
Meta Valentic	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Hodges	....	costumer
Janice Janacek	....	costumer (as Janice Janecek)
Kathy Kiatta	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jo Kissack	....	costumer (as Joanne Kissack)
Susan Kistler	....	costumer
Keith G. Lewis	....	key set costumer (as Keith Lewis)
Fionnuala M. Lynch	....	set costumer (as Fionnuala Lynch)
Nicci Schinman	....	costumer
Krista Schluderman	....	costumer
Elizabeth Shelton	....	associate costume designer
Michelle Elaine Teague	....	wardrobe coordinator (as Michelle Teague)
Yvonne Wilburn	....	costumer
Stephanie A. Steel	....	costume production assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Carolyne Chauncey	....	first assistant editor
James Cohen	....	second assistant editor
David Feldman	....	second assistant editor
Moses Fisher	....	production video editor
Brian Franklin	....	editorial assistant
Bob Hart	....	negative cutter
Joel Heller	....	second assistant editor
Tom Kemplen	....	third assistant editor
Mike Milliken	....	color timer
Linda Olszewski	....	editorial assistant
Ben Renton	....	second assistant editor
Mark Sale	....	second assistant editor
Tom Harrison-Read	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Michael Nollet	....	trainee assistant film editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Giuseppe Adami	....	librettist: "Tu Che Di Gel Sei Cinta" from opera "Turandot"
Peter Cobbin	....	music engineer
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestral contractor
Nick Ingman	....	conductor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Jake Parker	....	orchestrator
Simon Rhodes	....	music engineer
Renato Simoni	....	librettist: "Tu Che Di Gel Sei Cinta" from opera "Turandot"
Graham Sutton	....	music editor
Roland Heap	....	assistant scoring engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Monica Allen	....	transportation dispatcher
Janice Knox	....	transportation co-captain
Lonnie Nelson	....	transportation captain
Jimmy Ray Pickens	....	driver
Phil Schriber	....	transportation coordinator
Greg Faucett	....	driver (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
John H. Stephens	....	driver: honeywagon (uncredited)
Marti Wells	....	driver (uncredited)
Steven Willhoite	....	driver: camera truck, "b" camera unit (uncredited)

Other crew
Paul Beard	....	liaison: London
Peter Bloor	....	chief lighting consultant
Laura Brown	....	stand-in
Mimi Brown	....	assistant: Ms. Winslet
Rodney Bursiel	....	stand-in
Doug Carter	....	set production assistant (as Douglas Carter)
Chris Castaldi	....	key set production assistant
Kathryn Castellanos	....	assistant: Ms. Moran
Amanda Curry	....	first assistant accountant
Matt Dalton	....	post-production accountant
Lisa Davidson	....	production coordinator
Shanti Delsarte	....	assistant production coordinator
Drew Dillard	....	location manager
Joe Fiske	....	craft service
Stan Ginsel	....	projectionist
Gina Grande	....	script supervisor
Joyce Green	....	key set production assistant
Joey Hudgins	....	location scout
Nell Kennedy	....	production office assistant
Kelly Kernan	....	assistant location manager (as K.J. Kernan)
Robert F. Kocourek	....	production controller
Margo Kornemann	....	accounting clerk
Kevin LaRosa	....	helicopter pilot
Carla Meyer	....	dialect coach
Amber Nosbisch	....	stand-in
Larry Pardini	....	stand-in
Shawn Pipkin	....	set production assistant
Bronwyn Preston	....	unit publicist
Shirley Proctor	....	second assistant accountant
Christopher Scull	....	assistant: Mr. Wimbury
M.K. Shaw	....	payroll accountant (as Kathleen Shaw)
J.J. Shea	....	liaison: Los Angeles
Rod Tinney	....	helicopter pilot
Charles Tuthill	....	assistant: Ms. Linney
Karen Wacker	....	production secretary
Robert Steven White	....	location scout (as Steve White)
Leigh A. Wilbourn	....	assistant production coordinator
Jesse Blanco	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brinton Bryan	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Diana Mia Cevallos	....	liaison: Chapman (uncredited)
Logan Cooper	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Ray Daugherty	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Gary C. Ferraro	....	chef (uncredited)
Tom Flynn	....	production intern (uncredited)
Josh Gold	....	production intern (uncredited)
Peter Hansen	....	caterer: pastry chef (uncredited)
Evan Henke	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Christine Irons	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Valerie Johnson	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Gina Jones	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Chad Keller	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Despina Ladi	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brad Margolis	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Andrei Serban	....	stage director: opera production "Turandot" (uncredited)
Raigen Thornton	....	set paramedic (uncredited)
Steve White	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Tom Copeland	....	thanks: The Texas Film Commission
Ray Donley	....	thanks
Larry Fitzgerald	....	thanks: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Captain Terry Green	....	thanks: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Neill Hodges	....	thanks: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (as Warden Neill Hodges)
Warden Morgan	....	thanks: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Barbara Muschietti	....	thanks
Glen Smith	....	thanks: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (as Asst. Warden Smith)
Larry Todd	....	thanks: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Charlie Williamson	....	thanks: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (as Asst. Warden Williamson)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Intermedia Films
• Dirty Hands Productions
• Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG
• Saturn Films

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Lumiére Films (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Pyramid (2003) (Russia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (2003) (Far East) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Paradise Group (2003) (Russia) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2003) (UK) (DVD)

Special Effects

• The Mill (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• Arrowhead Film and Video  production video services
• Artists Rights Society  permission given for use of Peter Blake, "The Letterman"
• Austin Film Commission  thanks
• Cafe Arbeid  thanks
• Carson Productions Group  "The Tonight Show" clip courtesy of
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Corbis  photographs provided by (as Corbis Images)
• DACS, London  permission given for use of Peter Blake, "The Letterman"
• Dakota Music Services  music preparation
• Decca Records  soundtrack published by (as Decca Records/UMG Sountracks)
• Envision  LCDs and computer monitors provided by
• Four Stars Express Catering  catering (as For Stars Express)
• Fredericks Entertainment  sports footage courtesy of
• George Eastman House  thanks: Lewis Hine photographs (as The George Eastman House)
• Gran Teatre del Liceu  thanks: opera sequence from "Turandot" (as Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona)
• Grupo Films Latino S.L.  thanks
• Inter Video  24 frame video services
• Joe Dunton & Company International  cameras and lenses provided by (as Joe Dunton & Company)
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• MGM Clip + Still  "Mr. Ed" clip courtesy of
• Mr. Youngs  projection
• New York Daily News  permission given for use of Ruth Snyder's execution photo and front page
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Royal Opera House, The  thanks: opera sequence from "Turandot" (as The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
• Shepperton Studios  foley recorded at (as Shepperton Studios)
• Texas Film Commission  thanks (as The Texas Film Commission)
• The Texas Department of Criminal Justice  thanks
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack released by
• Universal Studios Archives and Collections  copyright holder of Universal Studios animated logo ©1997 (as Universal Studios)

Also Known As:

Das Leben des David Gale (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent images, nudity, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:MA | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39213) | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Alan Parker]the neighbor stealing bread at the party.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Towards the end of the film, Sharon Gale, David's wife, receives the silver suitcase with the post card from Berlin in it. The postcard was mailed from San Francisco to Texas but has no postmark on it in the upper right hand corner as it should.

Quotes:

David Gale: [Giving a lecture to his college students] Fantasies have to be unrealistic. Because the minute- the second- that you get what you want, you don't- you can't- want it anymore.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Will Ferrell/Queens of the Stone Age (#30.19)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Crisp

Wow

"The Life of David Gale" is a terrific thriller and is one of the best of 2003. Despite going to this movie through the worst date of my life... shudder, I still have nightmares, this movie was the silver lining. I was very excited to see this movie because it has such an awesome actor, obviously Kevin Spacey and then a great actress Kate Winslet.

This political thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat and keeps you guessing what's going to happen next. Wither you're for or against or undecided about the death penalty, this movie gets to you and keeps you thinking after wards about our justice system in the United States. David Gale is an accused murderer on death row, his last few days he requests to be interviewed by Bitsey Bloom, a journalist who likes to keep her mouth shut even when she shouldn't. He tells her his incredible story about from being one of the most respected men in Texas to one of the most hated for being accused of rape.

"No one sees a person when they look through that glass, they see a murderer and a rapist three days shy of his execution". Is he guilty or not? Trying to figure this out in the story you jump to your own conclusion, this man has been accused of rape, murder, he's lost his family and friends. Take away everything and find out if people just overlook cases or if we should judge the first minute we hear one side of the story. The Life of David Gale is an amazing story that will keep you interested. Just trust me, it's a great movie. I can even watch it without having nightmares about my horrific date. :) OK, just watch it.

10/10