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An Innocent Man

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
6.9K
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Tom Selleck and Laila Robins in An Innocent Man (1989)
A man is framed by two corrupt cops for drugs. After he gets out of prison, he comes after them.
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A man is framed by two corrupt cops for drugs. After he gets out of prison, he comes after them.A man is framed by two corrupt cops for drugs. After he gets out of prison, he comes after them.A man is framed by two corrupt cops for drugs. After he gets out of prison, he comes after them.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
6.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter Yates
  • Writer
    • Larry Brothers
  • Stars
    • Tom Selleck
    • F. Murray Abraham
    • Laila Robins
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter Yates
  • Writer
    • Larry Brothers
  • Stars
    • Tom Selleck
    • F. Murray Abraham
    • Laila Robins
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 51User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Tom Selleck in An Innocent Man (1989)
    Tom Selleck in An Innocent Man (1989)
    Tom Selleck in An Innocent Man (1989)
    Tom Selleck in An Innocent Man (1989)
    Tom Selleck and F. Murray Abraham in An Innocent Man (1989)
    Tom Selleck and Laila Robins in An Innocent Man (1989)
    Tom Selleck and Laila Robins in An Innocent Man (1989)
    David Rasche and Richard Young in An Innocent Man (1989)
    Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, and Todd Graff in An Innocent Man (1989)
    Tom Selleck and F. Murray Abraham in An Innocent Man (1989)
    Tom Selleck and F. Murray Abraham in An Innocent Man (1989)
    Tom Selleck and Todd Graff in An Innocent Man (1989)

    Top cast

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    Tom Selleck
    Tom Selleck
    • Jimmie Rainwood
    F. Murray Abraham
    F. Murray Abraham
    • Virgil Cane
    Laila Robins
    Laila Robins
    • Kate Rainwood
    David Rasche
    David Rasche
    • Mike Parnell
    Richard Young
    Richard Young
    • Danny Scalise
    Badja Djola
    Badja Djola
    • John Fitzgerald
    Todd Graff
    Todd Graff
    • Robby
    M.C. Gainey
    M.C. Gainey
    • Malcolm
    Peter Van Norden
    Peter Van Norden
    • Peter Feldman
    Bruce A. Young
    Bruce A. Young
    • Jingles
    James T. Morris
    James T. Morris
    • Junior
    Terry Golden
    • Felix
    Dennis Burkley
    Dennis Burkley
    • Butcher
    Thomas B. Kackert
    • Dove
    Vito Peterson
    • Handjob
    Charle Landry
    • Stevie
    Tobin Bell
    Tobin Bell
    • Zeke
    Scott Jaeck
    Scott Jaeck
    • Albert
    • Director
      • Peter Yates
    • Writer
      • Larry Brothers
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Many of the film's prison scenes were filmed at the old Hamilton County Jail in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Jail, also known as the "Cincinnati Workhouse", had been permanently closed prior to the location filming of the movie. It had been built during the Civil War to house enemy troops and was still in use by Hamilton county and Cincinnati area police agencies as a jail as late as the 1970s. It was closed due to being "inhumane, cruel and unusual" by modern jail standards.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the film, one of the bad detectives goes to prison and is marched into the middle of the general population. No prison in the United States allows former police officers to be sent into the main prison; such persons are always sent directly to protective custody.
    • Quotes

      Kate Rainwood: [Kate is visiting Virgil in prison] I'm here because we don't know what else to do. It's like they haunt Jimmie. And after they came to the house... we need your help. I mean, Jimmie's already introduced me to Malcolm, but he can only do so much.

      Virgil Cane: Those assholes have been riding high so long they think the only thing that can take them down is kryptonite. Of course, they are peabrained, dickless shitheads.

      [Kate laughs]

      Virgil Cane: Which is definitely in our favor.

      [laughs]

      Virgil Cane: Definitely!

      Kate Rainwood: You've been hoping for something like this, haven't you?

      Virgil Cane: [smiling] Let's just say it makes my decade.

      [turns serious]

      Virgil Cane: I'll get exactly the information that you need and I'll reach out to you real soon.

      Kate Rainwood: [impressed] You're just like Jimmie described you... a schemer and a charmer.

      [Virgil smiles]

      Kate Rainwood: Thanks for everything you did for him, Virgil.

      [they stand up and shake hands]

    • Alternate versions
      Network television version used several alternate takes of scenes, with milder language.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Johnny Handsome/War Party/Welcome Home/Queen of Hearts/Erik the Viking (1989)
    • 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 reviews51

    Review
    Top review
    Have to Stand Up in Here, but not speak up
    I caught this movie one night on TV, unplanned, but stayed with it to find out how this guy gets out of the trap that others dishonestly put him in -- see how the evidence played out. I was hooked on a "memorable quote" in the movie during the prison stay where Tom Selleck's inmate friend told him during mealtime that "you don't have to speak up in here, but you have to stand up!" Gave me a personal motto that stayed with me.

    I liked the story. It kept me watching; and I appreciated that Tom's wife stayed with him and believed in him and that the detective who helped him pursue the bad guys believed in him.
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    • moma-2
    • Mar 14, 1999

    FAQ1

    • Why does Jimmy break the handle off the shank he stabs Jingles with?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hard Rain
    • Filming locations
      • Hamilton County Jail, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners IV
      • Interscope Communications
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,047,604
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,700,000
      • Oct 9, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,047,604
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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