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An Innocent Man

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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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
6.5/10
6.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,045
6,559
  • 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
    • 50User 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 Rainwoodas Jimmie Rainwood
    F. Murray Abraham
    F. Murray Abraham
    • Virgil Caneas Virgil Cane
    Laila Robins
    Laila Robins
    • Kate Rainwoodas Kate Rainwood
    David Rasche
    David Rasche
    • Mike Parnellas Mike Parnell
    Richard Young
    Richard Young
    • Danny Scaliseas Danny Scalise
    Badja Djola
    Badja Djola
    • John Fitzgeraldas John Fitzgerald
    Todd Graff
    Todd Graff
    • Robbyas Robby
    M.C. Gainey
    M.C. Gainey
    • Malcolmas Malcolm
    Peter Van Norden
    Peter Van Norden
    • Peter Feldmanas Peter Feldman
    Bruce A. Young
    Bruce A. Young
    • Jinglesas Jingles
    James T. Morris
    James T. Morris
    • Junioras Junior
    Terry Golden
    • Felixas Felix
    Dennis Burkley
    Dennis Burkley
    • Butcheras Butcher
    Thomas B. Kackert
    • Doveas Dove
    Vito Peterson
    • Handjobas Handjob
    Charle Landry
    • Stevieas Stevie
    Tobin Bell
    Tobin Bell
    • Zekeas Zeke
    Scott Jaeck
    Scott Jaeck
    • Albertas Albert
    • Director
      • Peter Yates
    • Writer
      • Larry Brothers
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    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. —Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Falsely accused. Unjustly convicted. Determined to survive on the inside. Demanding justice once he's on the outside.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    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 Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Old Gringo/The Girl in a Swing/An Innocent Man/Drugstore Cowboy (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 reviews50

    Review
    Top review
    simple and realistic
    an airplane mechanic gets accidently caught up in a bungled drug bust by two bent cops and is sent to prison. Tom Selleck, always calm in his roles seems to take it lying down at first, but when he is constantly picked out by the usual jail hoodlums and is still haunted by the cops who framed him, he can take no more. dont listen to any of the negative comments for this film unless you prefer the comic book jail films like Stallones "Lock Up" (1989) because this film is realistic and the storyline is simple and NOT full of hero prisoners on a revolt who finally get the president himself to give an official pardon. Tom is always great in whatever he does and you can be sure that this is another great effort from him. i love the dialogue...like.."now you dont have a problem with that now...do you white boy" Not your type of movie? i wouldnt bet on that!!!

    9/10
    helpful•25
    6
    • roy-budge
    • Feb 14, 2003

    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
      • Innocent
    • Filming locations
      • Hamilton County Jail, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies
      • Interscope Communications
      • Silver Screen Partners IV
      • Touchstone Pictures
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    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
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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    Apr 16IONCINEMA.com

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