The Executioner's Song poster

The Executioner's Song( 1982)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tommy Lee Jones

      Gary Mark Gilmore

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      Christine Lahti

      Brenda Nicol

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      Rosanna Arquette

      Nicole Baker

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      Eli Wallach

      Vern Damico

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      Steven Keats

      Larry Samuels

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      Jordan Clarke

      Johnny Nicol

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      Richard Venture

      Earl Dorius

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      Jenny Wright

      April Baker

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      Kenneth O'Brien

      Spencer McGrath

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      John Dennis Johnston

      Jimmy Poker-Game

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      Mary Ethel Gregory

      Ida Damico

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      Pat Corley

      Val Conlan

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      Michael LeClair

      Rikki Wood

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      Walter Olkewicz

      Pete Galovan

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      Jim Youngs

      Sterling Baker

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      Grace Zabriskie

      Kathryne Baker

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      John Chappell

      Ron Stanger

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      Rance Howard

      Lt. Nelson

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      Charles Cyphers

      Noall Wootton

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      Ray Girardin

      Snyder

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      Bruce Newbold

      Max Jensen

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      Robert Boon

      Doctor

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon May 29 2023
    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 ins...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • suicide attempt
    • utah
    • death row
    • biography
    • murder
    • capital punishment
    • execution