88 Minutes (2007)

On the day that a serial killer that he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live.

Director:

Jon Avnet

Writer:

Gary Scott Thompson

Stars:

Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Al Pacino	...	Jack Gramm
Alicia Witt	...	Kim Cummings
Leelee Sobieski	...	Lauren Douglas
Amy Brenneman	...	Shelly Barnes
William Forsythe	...	Frank Parks
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Carol Lynn Johnson
Ben McKenzie	...	Mike Stempt (as Benjamin McKenzie)
Neal McDonough	...	Jon Forster
Leah Cairns	...	Sara Pollard
Stephen Moyer	...	Guy LaForge
Christopher Redman	...	Jeremy Guber
Brendan Fletcher	...	Johnny D'Franco
Michael Eklund	...	J.T. Rycker
Kristina Copeland	...	Dale Morris
Tammy Hui	...	Janie Cates

Storyline

In Seattle, the successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor Jack Gramm is in evidence since he was responsible for the condemnation of the serial killer Jon Forster, influencing the jury to sentence him to the death row. Jon accuses Jack of manipulation, inducing one witness and sister of one of his victims to testify against him. On the eve of Jon's execution, Jack receives a phone call telling him that he has only eighty-eight minutes of life, while a killer is copycatting Jon, killing women with the same "modus-operandi" and is investigated by Seattle Slayer Task Force. With the support of associate Shelly Barnes, an FBI agent, his friend Frank Parks, and his assistant Kim Cummings, Jack investigates some weird and problematic students, a security guard of the campus and the woman with whom he had one night stand.

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Plot Keywords:

professor | forensics | death | college | fbi | 

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Taglines:

Time is running out.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content, brief nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Films [France] Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA Germany Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

88

Filming Locations:

Koerner Plaza, University of British Columbia, Robson Square Campus - 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,957,216 (USA) (18 April 2008)

Gross:

$16,930,884 (USA) (16 May 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Randall Emmett / George Furla Productions, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (uncredited) SDDS (uncredited)

Color:

Color (FotoKem)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jon Avnet replaced James Foley as director.

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Goofs

Roots stores appear twice: behind Jack and Kim when they go out on the street to get the Porsche, and behind a character walking down the street. Roots is a Canadian chain, with no stores in Seattle. The only US stores are in Beverly Hills CA, Aspen CO, Birmingham MI, and Park City UT.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kate: Look at me. Look at the kite.

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Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.38 (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Been Around"
Written by Eddy Garcia, Steed Najera, Bobby Nardulli, Haroun Serang, Dennis Morehouse, Kenneth Thomas Alarcon a.k.a. DJ KTA
Performed by Triple Seven
Published by Polyvinyl Cracker Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Spunout Records

User Reviews

Good but mostly only because of Al Pacino

This movie uses time to create some urgency and a fairly fast pace to keep interest. These devices are used effectively so that combined with Al Pacino and a decent script we have an interesting thriller.

The story is a bit extreme, but the pace really did help me not to question that (too much) in the final analysis. The character played by Al Pacino is unsympathetic even though he harbors a terrible past that haunts him. That changes as everything falls apart around him in just over an hour. His struggle to find a killer that he believes will kill him, as well as others, overshadows his obnoxious ego. Has he met his match? Does he have some moral issues that either way are going to be his downfall? It makes for a pretty interesting plot.

This isn't the best psychological thriller...but, it's respectable enough to warrant a solid 6 and that is due to Al Pacino largely.