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Shot in the Heart (2001) -- Based on Mikal Gilmore's book about the final days in 1977 of his brother Gary, who murdered two men.

Overview

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6.4/10   375 votes
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Director:
Agnieszka Holland
Writers (WGA):
Mikal Gilmore (book)
Frank Pugliese (teleplay)
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Release Date:
13 October 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
He was worth more dead than he ever was alive... but not to me. I was Gary Gilmore's brother. more
Plot:
The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his own family. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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Chic Prison Blues more

Cast

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Anne Kathryn Parma ... Wanda Brown
Ashley Edwards ... Alta Brown
Evyn Clark ... Bessie (Age 12)
Kim Abunuwara ... Melissa Brown

Rick Macy ... Will Brown

Giovanni Ribisi ... Mikal Gilmore
Terry Beaver ... Richard Giaque

Lee Tergesen ... Frank Gilmore, Jr.
Reid Sasser ... Guard No 1

Elias Koteas ... Gary Gilmore

Brett Fleisher ... Gaylen Gilmore

Sam Shepard ... Frank Gilmore, Sr.
Trevor Gosden ... Mikal (Age 5-12)

Amy Madigan ... Bessie Gilmore

Paul Wesley ... Gary (Age 15-22) (as Paul Wasilewski)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Shot in the Dark (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some strong violence.
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:R | Australia:MA
Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA more

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Movie Connections:
Version of The Executioner's Song (1982) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Old Shep more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Chic Prison Blues, 30 January 2004
8/10

An interesting TV movie based on true fact, betrayed by the description of one of the leading characters, that of a prisoner. Giovanni Ribisi plays his younger brother, who has the delicate mission of deciding if he will appeal to the courts for his brother's death penalty. But when he goes to visit him and enters Elias Koteas, the problem starts. It has nothing to do with Koteas' acting ability. He just looks like the version of a prisoner of proletarian roots according to "G.Q." magazine, with a language too sophisticated for someone who has spent most of his life behind bars. This realization came to me after meeting again an old friend, whom I had not seen for almost 15 years, which he spent in several Panamanian jails. The young man I used to know is gone, not only because he is older, but due to his exposure for a prolonged time to the penal system. There are jails and there are jails, one must say, but this one prisoner in "Shot In the Heart" is definitely out of this world.

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