The Executioner's Song
- Released on
- Runtime
- 135 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Tommy Lee Jones
- Christine Lahti
- Rosanna Arquette
- Eli Wallach
- Steven Keats
- Jordan Clarke
- Richard Venture
- Jenny Wright
- Kenneth O'Brien
- John Dennis Johnston
- Mary Ethel Gregory
- Pat Corley
- Michael LeClair
- Walter Olkewicz
- Jim Youngs
- Grace Zabriskie
- John Chappell
- Rance Howard
- Charles Cyphers
- Ray Girardin
- Bruce Newbold
- Robert Boon
Director
- Lawrence Schiller
