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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
John Grisham (novel)
William Goldman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 October 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
Time is running out.
Plot:
A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
In Memoriam: Harve Presnell (1933-2009)
(From Cinematical. 3 July 2009, 7:02 AM, PDT)
William Monahan Adapting John Grisham for Shia Labeouf
(From Rope Of Silicon. 17 February 2009, 2:27 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Excellent more (32 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Chris O'Donnell | ... | Adam Hall |
 | Gene Hackman | ... | Sam Cayhall |
 | Faye Dunaway | ... | Lee Cayhall Bowen |
 | Robert Prosky | ... | E. Garner Goodman |
 | Raymond J. Barry | ... | Rollie Wedge / Donnie Cayhall (as Raymond Barry) |
| Bo Jackson | ... | Sgt. Clyde Packer |
 | Lela Rochon | ... | Nora Stark |
| David Marshall Grant | ... | Gov. David McAllister |
| Nicholas Pryor | ... | Judge Flynn F. Slattery |
| Harve Presnell | ... | Atty. Gen. Roxburgh |
| Richard Bradford | ... | Wyn Lettner |
| Greg Goossen | ... | J.B. Gullitt (as Gregory Goossen) |
| Seth Isler | ... | Marvin B. Kramer |
| Millie Perkins | ... | Ruth Kramer |
| Sid Johnson | ... | Josh Kramer |
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Rated R for violent images and some language.
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113 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #34851) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 (bw) | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:PG
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William Goldman, who wrote the early drafts, was reportedly unsatisfied with the re-writes and never saw the finished movie more
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Sam Cahall states that the new law allowing him to opt for lethal injection applied only to inmates convicted after 1984. Actually it was just the opposite: Those convicted after 1984 could only have lethal injection. Before 1984 convicts could choose between lethal injection and the gas chamber. more
Soundtrack:
Temenos (Here Come The Shakes) more
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Just like the book, this movie is amazing. The story is unique in the sense that it is very personal. A boy's grandfather is to be executed for murdering two small children, and as he investigates the crime further, he discovers more terrifying secrets about his grandfather and his past. He knows little about his roots because his father commited suicide when he was a kid, and this may be the only chance he has at discovering who he is, however unpleasant it may be. Chris Odonnel is great in this and Gene Hackman shines. I give this **** out of **** stars.