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10/09/1982 Crime, Drama 2h 15m
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The story of two people who fell in love.....and kept on falling.

Overview

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.

  1. Lawrence Schiller

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tommy Lee Jones

    Gary Mark Gilmore

  2. Christine Lahti

    Brenda Nicol

  3. Rosanna Arquette

    Nicole Baker

  4. Eli Wallach

    Vern Damico

  5. Steven Keats

    Larry Samuels

  6. Jordan Clarke

    Johnny Nicol

  7. Richard Venture

    Earl Dorius

  8. Jenny Wright

    April Baker

  9. Kenneth O'Brien

    Spencer McGrath

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 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 in...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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