The Executioner's Song

Name: The Executioner's Song
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti, Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach, Steven Keats

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Lawrence SchillerWriter: Norman Mailer

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

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