The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

135 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | Sept. 10, 1982

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.

The Executioner's Song

135 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | Sept. 10, 1982

The Executioner's Song
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Film Communications Inc.
Original title The Executioner's Song
Directors Lawrence Schiller
Writers Norman Mailer

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

as Gary Mark Gilmore

Christine Lahti

as Brenda Nicol

Rosanna Arquette

as Nicole Baker

Eli Wallach

as Vern Damico

Steven Keats

as Larry Samuels

Jordan Clarke

as Johnny Nicol

Richard Venture

as Earl Dorius

Jenny Wright

as April Baker

Kenneth O'Brien

as Spencer McGrath

John Dennis Johnston

as Jimmy Poker-Game

Mary Ethel Gregory

as Ida Damico

Pat Corley

as Val Conlan

Michael LeClair

as Rikki Wood

Walter Olkewicz

as Pete Galovan

Jim Youngs

as Sterling Baker

Grace Zabriskie

as Kathryne Baker

John Chappell

as Ron Stanger

Rance Howard

as Lt. Nelson

Charles Cyphers

as Noall Wootton

Ray Girardin

as Snyder

Bruce Newbold

as Max Jensen