An Innocent Man (1989)

A man is framed by two corrupt cops for drugs. After he gets out of prison, he comes after them.

Director:

Peter Yates

Writer:

Larry Brothers

Stars:

Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, Laila Robins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Selleck	...	Jimmie Rainwood
F. Murray Abraham	...	Virgil Cane
Laila Robins	...	Kate Rainwood
David Rasche	...	Mike Parnell
Richard Young	...	Danny Scalise
Badja Djola	...	John Fitzgerald
Todd Graff	...	Robby
M.C. Gainey	...	Malcolm
Peter Van Norden	...	Peter Feldman
Bruce A. Young	...	Jingles
James T. Morris	...	Junior
Terry Golden	...	Felix
Dennis Burkley	...	Butcher
Thomas B. Kackert	...	Dove
Vito Peterson	...	Handjob

Storyline

Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.

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Plot Keywords:

hairy chest | frame up | prison | corrupt cop | drug dealing | 

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Taglines:

Two cops on the take just made the biggest mistake of their lives. They framed An Innocent Man

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hard Rain

Filming Locations:

Royal Laundry Complex, 443 S Raymond Avenue, Pasadena California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$20,047,604

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interscope Communications,Silver Screen Partners IV,Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While the prison gym scene was being shot at Norwood High School in Norwood, Ohio, the school was conducting baby swimming classes next door at the connected high school annex.

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Goofs

At the end of the movie, when Parnell and Scalise are driving through the parking lot, looking for the drug pickup spot, the front license plate on their T-Bird changes. Initially it has a 2FVDxxx then changes to a 2GRYxxx.

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Quotes

Jimmie Rainwood: [Jimmie visits Virgil in the prison welding shop] Hey! How did you get my pass set up?
Virgil Cane: Works around the joint. We do things for each other. Listen, somebody's gotta give you the game or you're fucked. It's simple in here. An insane place with insane rules. It all ends up being logical. If you're white, you hang white. Otherwise, the niggers are gonna eat you alive.
[Rainwood hangs head in disinterest]
Virgil Cane: You're not listening to me! Civil rights, brotherly love, all that shit, that gets left at the ...
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Alternate Versions

Network television version used several alternate takes of scenes, with milder language.

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Connections

Referenced in Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990)

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Soundtracks

When the Night Comes
Written by Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance and Diane Warren
Performed by Joe Cocker
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets

User Reviews

Tense, Suspenseful - A Great Find

This movie is a great example of a character thrust into an awful situation - a situation where you question, "What would I do in his shoes?" For that reason, it is very tense and suspenseful throughout as Tom Selleck's character tries to navigate prison life. I really felt for his character - his acting was great. Sure, there are some moments of cheesy lines and overdone composing and a bit of over-acting by the various villains, but for the most part, this is one of the better character thrillers I've seen in awhile. Selleck is great, as if the man who befriends him inside the prison. Can't find anything new to watch? I recommend checking out this little gem from 1989!