The Executioner's Song (1982)
- Starring:
- Tommy Lee Jones, Rosanna Arquette, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lawrence Schiller
- Category:
- Television
My RatingSynopsis of The Executioner's Song
Tommy Lee Jones won an Emmy for his searing performance as wanton killer Gary Gilmore in The Executioner's Song. The film covers the last nine months of Gilmore's life, beginning with his release from prison in 1976. Linking up with teen-age divorcee Nicole Baker (Rosanna Arquette), Gilmore makes a half-hearted effort to go straight, but ends up embarking on a robbery spree that culminates in two cold-blooded murders. Arrested and sentenced to be executed, Gilmore insists upon being put to death (Utah law required a firing squad for this); he spends his final days as a poster boy for anti-death penalty activists and as a "client" for an entrepreneur (Steven Keats) who wants to make a film of Gilmore's life. Adapted by Norman Mailer from his own book, The Executioner's Song originally aired in two parts on November 28 and 29, 1982. It has since been boiled down to a 97-minute theatrical film for European consumption, with additional scenes of violence and nudity. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Executioner's Song
- Tommy Lee Jones - Gary Gilmore
- Eli Wallach - Uncle Vern Damico
- Steven Keats - Larry Samuels
- Thomas A. Carlin - Speaker #1
- Pat Corley - Val Conlan
- Susan French - Bessie Gilmore
- Rance Howard - Lieutenant Nelson
- John Dennis Johnston - Jimmy Poker-Game
- Kenneth O'Brien - Spencer McGrath
- H.E.D. Redford - Norman Fulmer
- William Sanderson - Gibbs
- Kenneth White - Warden Smith
- Jim Youngs - Sterling Baker
- Jordan Clarke
- Grant Gottschall - Mikal Gilmore
- Rosanna Arquette - Nicole Baker
- Christine Lahti - Brenda Nicol
- Jay Bernard - Prison Official
- John Chappell - Ron Stanger
- Charles Cyphers - Noall Wootton
- Ray Girardin - Snyder
- Victoria Jean - Pepper
- Michael Le Clair - Rikki Wood
- Walter Olkewicz - Pete Galovan
- Oscar Rowland - Judge #1
- Richard Venture - Earl Dorius
- Jenny Wright - April Baker
- Grace Zabriskie - Kathryne Baker
- Robert Boon - Doctor #1
- Russ McGinn - First Patrolman
- Director(s):
- Lawrence Schiller
- Writer(s):
- Norman Mailer
- Producer(s):
- Lawrence Schiller
- Categories:
- Television
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