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CrimeDramaTV Movie

The Executioner's Song

- The story of two people who fell in love.....and kept on falling.

In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. As their relationship quickly deteriorates, Gary goes on a murderous rampage, leaving two dead. During his trial, he demands capital punishment; a media circus ensues and outsiders look to profit from his story.

Release Date : 1982-09-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Film Communications Inc.

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Character Name : Gary Mark Gilmore

Original Name : Tommy Lee Jones

Gender : Male

Christine Lahti

Character Name : Brenda Nicol

Original Name : Christine Lahti

Gender : Female

Rosanna Arquette

Character Name : Nicole Baker

Original Name : Rosanna Arquette

Gender : Female

Eli Wallach

Character Name : Vern Damico

Original Name : Eli Wallach

Gender : Male

Steven Keats

Character Name : Larry Samuels

Original Name : Steven Keats

Gender : Male

Jordan Clarke

Character Name : Johnny Nicol

Original Name : Jordan Clarke

Gender : Male

Richard Venture

Character Name : Earl Dorius

Original Name : Richard Venture

Gender : Male

Jenny Wright

Character Name : April Baker

Original Name : Jenny Wright

Gender : Female

Kenneth O'Brien

Character Name : Spencer McGrath

Original Name : Kenneth O'Brien

Gender : Male

John Dennis Johnston

Character Name : Jimmy Poker-Game

Original Name : John Dennis Johnston

Gender : Male

Mary Ethel Gregory

Character Name : Ida Damico

Original Name : Mary Ethel Gregory

Gender : Male

Pat Corley

Character Name : Val Conlan

Original Name : Pat Corley

Gender : Male

Michael LeClair

Character Name : Rikki Wood

Original Name : Michael LeClair

Gender : Male

Walter Olkewicz

Character Name : Pete Galovan

Original Name : Walter Olkewicz

Gender : Male

Jim Youngs

Character Name : Sterling Baker

Original Name : Jim Youngs

Gender : Male

Grace Zabriskie

Character Name : Kathryne Baker

Original Name : Grace Zabriskie

Gender : Female

John Chappell

Character Name : Ron Stanger

Original Name : John Chappell

Gender : Male

Rance Howard

Character Name : Lt. Nelson

Original Name : Rance Howard

Gender : Male

Charles Cyphers

Character Name : Noall Wootton

Original Name : Charles Cyphers

Gender : Male

Ray Girardin

Character Name : Snyder

Original Name : Ray Girardin

Gender : Male

Bruce Newbold

Character Name : Max Jensen

Original Name : Bruce Newbold

Gender : Male

Robert Boon

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Robert Boon

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-29

t was always going to be a challenge to dramatise this Norman Mailer book. It is a complex and intricate story of ex-con "Gary Gilmore" (Tommy Lee Jones) who is released back into society after serving a sentence for armed robbery. He quickly meets Nicole (Rosanna Arquette) with whom he has a child, before that all goes wrong and his life spirals out of control again. Determined to buy a white pick up truck from a local dealer, he turns to robbery to fund this - needlessly killing two men as he goes. He is easily identified, arrested and sentenced to death by firing squad (his choice) after insisting that all appeals be abandoned. It is clear, to me anyway, that "Gilmore" is ill - psychopathic, perhaps, and TLJ manages the role with some skill. Arquette also shines , she portrays the teenage mother vacillating from terror of the man to adoration in a convincing, earthy, manner. It's the pace of the thing that got me; it all takes far too long to get anywhere. It simply doesn't need to be 2¼ hours long and the last twenty minutes drag out the inevitable conclusion unnecessarily. Eli Wallach features all to sparingly as does Christine Lahti and though Jones delivers a powerful performance that does much to sustain this depiction of this very flawed human being, I found myself actually just a little bit bored by it all.