The Executioner's Song
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The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

1982
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
2h 15m
The story of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who lobbied for his own execution.

Directed by:

Lawrence Schiller
Lawrence-Schiller
11 total credits
Lawrence Schiller has 11 credits at Criticker, including: The Executioner's Song, The American Dreamer, The Man Who Skied Down Everest and Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

Writer:

Norman Mailer
Norman-Mailer
27 total credits
Norman Mailer has 27 credits at Criticker, including: When We Were Kings, Inside Deep Throat, King Lear, Cremaster 2 and Tough Guys Don't Dance

Starring:

Rosanna Arquette
Rosanna-Arquette
91 total credits
Rosanna Arquette has 91 credits at Criticker, including: Pulp Fiction, The Whole Nine Yards, Joe Dirt, Crash and After Hours
,
Grace Zabriskie
Grace-Zabriskie
65 total credits
Grace Zabriskie has 65 credits at Criticker, including: Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Grudge, Wild at Heart and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
,
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy-Lee-Jones
79 total credits
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and director. His film roles include federal marshal Samuel Gerard in The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals, the villain "Two-Face" in Batman Forever, terrorist William Strannix in Under Siege, Agent K in the Men in Black films, Texas Ranger and Rancher Woodrow F. Call in Lonesome Dove, Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men, a Texas Ranger in Man of the House and Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada...(Wikipedia)
,
Eli Wallach
Eli-Wallach
85 total credits
Eli Herschel Wallach is an American film, television and stage actor, who gained fame in the late 1950s. For his performance in Baby Doll he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe nomination. One of his most famous roles is that of Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Other roles include his portrayal of Don Altobello in The Godfather Part III, Calvera in The Magnificent Seven, and Arthur Abbott in The Holiday...(Wikipedia)
,
Steven Keats
Steven-Keats
20 total credits
Steven Keats has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Death Wish, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Black Sunday, Silent Rage and Hester Street
,
Christine Lahti
Christine-Lahti
42 total credits
Christine Lahti has 42 credits at Criticker, including: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, ...And Justice for All, Smart People, Running on Empty and Obsessed
,
Jordan Clarke
Jordan-Clarke
2 total credits
Jordan Clarke has 2 credits at Criticker, including: The Executioner's Song and Venice: The Series

Genres:

Drama, Crime

Country:

USA

Language:

English

The Executioner's Song

1982
Drama, Crime
TV Movie
2h 15m
Avg Percentile 52.91% from 33 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

Compact view
Compact view
Avg Percentile 52.91% from 33 total ratings
Rated 14 Oct 2016
83
87th
Very well done, with an excellent and imaginative central performance by Tommy Lee Jones.
Rated 23 Jun 2013
67
57th
I know the book is considered a classic but it was an unbearable read. Gary simply wasn't interesting enough to carry 1100 pages. I didn't give a shit about anyone. The movie is slightly more successful in that regard, with Tommy Lee Jones giving it his all as a narcissist weirdo and Arquette being mostly believable as poor damaged trash. That being said there is still isn't really any sympathy so you're essentially just watching it for the true crime trial novelty.
Rated 08 Jun 2008
60
62nd
Quite good.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Lawrence Schiller
Lawrence-Schiller
11 total credits
Lawrence Schiller has 11 credits at Criticker, including: The Executioner's Song, The American Dreamer, The Man Who Skied Down Everest and Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

Writer:

Norman Mailer
Norman-Mailer
27 total credits
Norman Mailer has 27 credits at Criticker, including: When We Were Kings, Inside Deep Throat, King Lear, Cremaster 2 and Tough Guys Don't Dance

Starring:

Rosanna Arquette
Rosanna-Arquette
91 total credits
Rosanna Arquette has 91 credits at Criticker, including: Pulp Fiction, The Whole Nine Yards, Joe Dirt, Crash and After Hours
,
Grace Zabriskie
Grace-Zabriskie
65 total credits
Grace Zabriskie has 65 credits at Criticker, including: Armageddon, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Grudge, Wild at Heart and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
,
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy-Lee-Jones
79 total credits
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor and director. His film roles include federal marshal Samuel Gerard in The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals, the villain "Two-Face" in Batman Forever, terrorist William Strannix in Under Siege, Agent K in the Men in Black films, Texas Ranger and Rancher Woodrow F. Call in Lonesome Dove, Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men, a Texas Ranger in Man of the House and Pete Perkins in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada...(Wikipedia)
,
Eli Wallach
Eli-Wallach
85 total credits
Eli Herschel Wallach is an American film, television and stage actor, who gained fame in the late 1950s. For his performance in Baby Doll he won a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer and a Golden Globe nomination. One of his most famous roles is that of Tuco in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Other roles include his portrayal of Don Altobello in The Godfather Part III, Calvera in The Magnificent Seven, and Arthur Abbott in The Holiday...(Wikipedia)
,
Steven Keats
Steven-Keats
20 total credits
Steven Keats has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Death Wish, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Black Sunday, Silent Rage and Hester Street
,
Christine Lahti
Christine-Lahti
42 total credits
Christine Lahti has 42 credits at Criticker, including: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, ...And Justice for All, Smart People, Running on Empty and Obsessed
,
Jordan Clarke
Jordan-Clarke
2 total credits
Jordan Clarke has 2 credits at Criticker, including: The Executioner's Song and Venice: The Series

Genres:

Drama, Crime

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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