Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

The Last Word

  • 20082008
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
137
YOUR RATING
The Last Word (2008)
The Last Word, Trailer, Act one, Documentary, Texas Death Penalty.
Play trailer4:40
2 Videos
2 Photos
Documentary
This documentary takes the "Innocent Man on Texas Death Row" tale to a dark corner feared by all - - proving that an innocent man has been executed by the State. A clash between good and evi... Read allThis documentary takes the "Innocent Man on Texas Death Row" tale to a dark corner feared by all - - proving that an innocent man has been executed by the State. A clash between good and evil strikes up on the High Plains of Texas when Johnny Frank Garrett, a 17 year old retarded... Read allThis documentary takes the "Innocent Man on Texas Death Row" tale to a dark corner feared by all - - proving that an innocent man has been executed by the State. A clash between good and evil strikes up on the High Plains of Texas when Johnny Frank Garrett, a 17 year old retarded boy is arrested, convicted and ultimately executed for the Halloween night rape, mutilati... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
137
YOUR RATING
    • Jesse Quackenbush
    • Jesse Quackenbush
  • Stars
    • Katie Quackenbush
    • Jeff Blackburn
    • Jimmy Don Boydston
    • Jesse Quackenbush
    • Jesse Quackenbush
  • Stars
    • Katie Quackenbush
    • Jeff Blackburn
    • Jimmy Don Boydston
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 3User reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards

    Videos2

    The Last Word
    Trailer 4:40
    Watch The Last Word
    The Last Word
    Clip 12:50
    Watch The Last Word

    Photos

    The Last Word (2008)
    Add photo

    Top cast

    Edit
    Katie Quackenbush
    • Extra
    Jeff Blackburn
    • Self
    Jimmy Don Boydston
    • Self
    David Brown
    • Self
    Charlotte Cameron
    • Self
    Gabriel Cardiel
    • Self
    • (as Father Gabriel Cardiel)
    Lorraine Crockett
    • Self
    Isaiah Darnes
    • Self
    Ralph Erdmann
      Johnny Frank Garrett
      • Self
      • (archive footage)
      Selden Hale
      • Self
      • (as Seldon Hale)
      Earle G. Hallberg Jr.
      Danny Hill
      • Self
      • (archive footage)
      Michael Ivanhoff
      Sue Jasper
      • Self
      Phil Jordan
      • Self
      Tom Kane
      • Narrator
      Charles Leonard
          • Jesse Quackenbush
          • Jesse Quackenbush
        • All cast & crew
        • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

        More like this

        The Last Word
        6.6
        The Last Word
        The Last Word
        6.2
        The Last Word
        The Last Word
        4.9
        The Last Word
        Southern Fried Bride
        Southern Fried Bride

        Storyline

        Edit

        User reviews3

        Review
        Review
        Featured review
        Chilling
        This movie left me chilled to the bone. I have seen documentaries about wrongful convictions and eyewitness errors but never have I seen such a lynching. The most jaw dropping moment was an interview with the defense attorney who did not present a case and didn't even know that he could have asked for money from the state to do an investigation. He did no investigation. He has a look of sympathy and ignorance and guilt that is shocking. His confession can only be surmised as a request for forgiveness in order to make peace with his soul. The mother recounts the details of the arrest of her son and the fear and disbelief is displayed with a helplessness that is heartbreaking. The boy is 17 and considered "retarded" and a past that would explain severe trauma but not violence. The attorneys, police and the judges seem comfortable to circumvent the law and I am reminded of a line from the Denzel Washington movie, "Hurricane." The Police stopped and told him,"We're looking for two negroes in a white car." Hurricane responded, "Any two will do? The injustice becomes unbelievable and the director effectively invokes a feeling that something evil and unholy is going on. Religion is used as an important theme with the Catholic Church fighting for clemency and religious fanatics hell bent on the electric chair, each one claiming to be in Jesus Camp. Good and evil fighting for the soul and who does God side with?

        The injustice and incompetence will have you on the edge of your bed and then you find out that something evil and unholy IS going on. The execution isn't the final blow.
        helpful•5
        2
        • pbeat
        • Sep 29, 2011

        Details

        Edit
        • Release date
          • March 1, 2008 (United States)
          • United States
          • English
        • Filming locations
          • Los Angeles, California, USA
        • Production company
          • Cinco Rosas Productions
        • See more company credits at IMDbPro

        Technical specs

        Edit
        • 1 hour 30 minutes
          • Color
          • Mono

        Related news

        Contribute to this page

        Suggest an edit or add missing content
        The Last Word (2008)
        Top Gap
        What is the English language plot outline for The Last Word (2008)?
        Answer
        • See more gaps
        • Learn more about contributing
        Edit page

        More to explore

        Recently viewed

        Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
        Get the IMDb App
        • Get the IMDb App
        • Help
        • Site Index
        • IMDbPro
        • Box Office Mojo
        • IMDb Developer
        • Press Room
        • Advertising
        • Jobs
        • Conditions of Use
        • Privacy Policy
        • Your Ads Privacy Choices
        IMDb, an Amazon company

        © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.