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Summary: In fall 1977, Mikal Gilmore and his older brother Frank Jr. ride through the Salt Lake Valley in a Rolls-Royce driven by ACLU lawyer Richard Giaque. They are on their way to Utah's Draper Prison for a "one-time-only" visit with their notorious brother Gary, a death-row inmate set to be executed in a few days. Convicted a year earlier of the brutal murders of two Mormon men, Gary has been sentenced to death in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to reinstate capital punishment. Since he stands to become the first American in more than a decade to be executed, Gary has become the subject of enormous national attention, and his request to die stuns his ailing mother Bessie and confuses his brothers. Mikal and Frank hope to meet with Gary, change his mind, and get papers signed that will stay the execution.
Runtime: 98 min
Rating: Rated R for language and some strong violence.
Production: Home Box Office (HBO)
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Country: USA
Language: English
Home Release Date: Mar 26, 2002
Director Credit
Agnieszka Holland Director
Writer Credit
Frank Pugliese Teleplay
Mikal Gilmore Book "Shot In The Heart"
Cast Credit
Amy Madigan Bessie Gilmore
Anne Kathryn Parma Wanda Brown
Ashley Edwards Alta Brown
Brett Fleisher Gaylen Gilmore
Elias Koteas Gary Gilmore
Evyn Clark Bessie (Age 12)
Giovanni Ribisi Mikal Gilmore
Kim Abunuwara Melissa Brown
Lee Tergesen Frank Gilmore, Jr.
Paul Wesley Gary (Age 15-22)
Reid Sasser Guard No 1
Rick Macy Will Brown
Sam Shepard Frank Gilmore, Sr.
Terry Beaver Richard Giaque
Trevor Gosden Mikal (Age 5-12)
Producer Credit
Barry Levinson Executive Producer
Irene Burns Producer
Jim Finnerty Executive Producer
Nina Kostroff-Noble Producer
Tom Fontana Executive Producer
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