The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
Release: 1982-09-10
·Runtime: 135m
·★ 5.7
Crime
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Film Communications Inc.
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Pat Corley
as Val Conlan
Walter Olkewicz
as Pete Galovan
Jim Youngs
as Sterling Baker
John Chappell
as Ron Stanger
Tommy Lee Jones
as Gary Mark Gilmore
Rosanna Arquette
as Nicole Baker
Christine Lahti
as Brenda Nicol
Steven Keats
as Larry Samuels
Jenny Wright
as April Baker
Grace Zabriskie
as Kathryne Baker
Charles Cyphers
as Noall Wootton
Bruce Newbold
as Max Jensen
Eli Wallach
as Vern Damico
Richard Venture
as Earl Dorius
Rance Howard
as Lt. Nelson
