An Innocent Man (1989)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Peter Yates

Writer (WGA):

Larry Brothers (written by)

Release Date:

6 October 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Two cops on the take just made the biggest mistake of their lives. They framed An Innocent Man

Plot:

Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Framed | Police | Corrupt Cop | Drug Dealing

Cast

Tom Selleck	...	Jimmie Rainwood
F. Murray Abraham	...	Virgil Cane
Laila Robins	...	Kate Rainwood
David Rasche	...	Detective Mike Parnell LBPD
Richard Young	...	Detective Danny Scalise LBPD
Badja Djola	...	Detective John Fitzgerald, Internal Affairs LBPD
Todd Graff	...	Robby, Con
M.C. Gainey	...	Malcolm, Con
Peter Van Norden	...	Peter Feldman, Rainwood's Attorney
Bruce A. Young	...	Jingles, Con
James T. Morris	...	Junior
Terry Golden	...	Felix, Con
Dennis Burkley	...	Butcher, Con
Thomas B. Kackert	...	Dove
Vito Peterson	...	Handjob

Also Known As:

Hard Rain (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | France:U | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (original rating) | Norway:18 (video rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

4th Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

The prison guard who looks in at Tom Selleck's character while he is working up the nerve to kill another inmate, was a Norwood, Ohio city police officer, who had been working an overtime detail outside the Norwood High School where the movie was filmed. Movie personnel went looking for an extra to play the guard, at first choosing another officer on the security detail, but when they got up close to him they ruled him out as being too short. They then recruited another off-duty Norwood city officer to play the part of the guard.

Goofs:

Continuity: The plexiglass piece used to make the shank is obviously much thicker than the rest of the broken window.

Quotes:

Detective Mike Parnell LBPD: [wielding switchblade] I'm gonna cut you in half!
Jimmie Rainwood: I wouldn't bet on that.

Movie Connections:

References "MisteRogers' Neighborhood" (1968)

Excellent

I accidentally stumbled upon this while looking for something to watch and I don't regret it. I saw this on a movie channel on cable and man, who knew Tom Selleck could make such a good movie? F. Murray Abraham is excellent as Tom Sellecks Obi-wan, the one who guides him throughout the movie and helps him bust the cops that framed him. Muy Bien!