Shot in the Heart (2001) (TV)

Director:

Agnieszka Holland

Writers (WGA):

Mikal Gilmore (book)
Frank Pugliese (teleplay)

Release Date:

13 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller | Mystery

Tagline:

He was worth more dead than he ever was alive... but not to me. I was Gary Gilmore's brother.

Plot:

Based on Mikal Gilmore's book about the final days in 1977 of his brother Gary, who murdered two men.

Plot Keywords:

1970s | Brother | Capital Punishment | Mormon | Murder

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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)
Matthew Armstrong	...	Frank Jr. (Age 17-24)
Mark Bernier	...	Guard No 2
Rosemary Knower	...	Aunt Ida
Tom Quinn	...	Uncle Vern
Christopher Crutchfield Walker	...	Stanger
Lance Lewman	...	Moody
Eric Bogosian	...	Larry Schiller
Robby Ost	...	Gary (Age 5)
Evan Knapp	...	Frank Jr. (Age 7)
Naomi Kline	...	Bessie (Age 29)
Al Brown	...	Counter Man
Jon Garcia	...	Schiller's Assistant
Mets Suber	...	Man with food
Kimberley Perfetto	...	Nicole
Craig Sechler	...	Interviewer
Michael Gabel	...	Guard No 3
Richard Pilcher	...	Judge
William Zielenski	...	Bobby Gene
Tom Cleary	...	Reporter
Pete Papageorge	...	Tower Guard
Doug Roberts	...	Chief of Security
Jonas Grey	...	Guard No 4
Arthur Laupus	...	Warden
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Ahl	...	Corrections Officer (uncredited)
Robert Randolph Caton	...	Courtroom Visitor (uncredited)
Danielle Chuchran	...	(uncredited)
Alex Feldman	...	Mikal gilmore (voice) (uncredited)
Lynn-Jane Foreman	...	Mormon Mother (uncredited)
Bill Heneghan	...	Bookstore Patron (uncredited)
Gabriel Horn	...	Bell Captain (uncredited)
Rick Kain	...	News Photographer (uncredited)
Alex Kozushin	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Jesse Lamonaca	...	(uncredited)
James Thomas Lawler	...	(uncredited)
Paul Majors	...	Friend's Bar Patron (uncredited)
Lance Newman	...	(uncredited)
Jim Page	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Craig Pearman	...	Woody Allen guard (uncredited)
Vivienne Shub	...	(uncredited)
Tino Sutras	...	Bell Boy (uncredited)
Joseph M. West Jr.	...	Bar patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Agnieszka Holland

Writing credits (WGA)
Mikal Gilmore		(book "Shot in the Heart")
Frank Pugliese		(teleplay)

Produced by
Irene Burns	....	producer
Jim Finnerty	....	executive producer
Tom Fontana	....	executive producer
Nina Kostroff-Noble	....	producer (as Nina Kostroff Noble)
Barry Levinson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek		(as Jan A. Kaczmarek)

Cinematography by
Jacek Petrycki

Film Editing by
Ken Eluto

Casting by
Alexa L. Fogel

Production Design by
Vincent Peranio		(as Vince Peranio)

Set Decoration by
Susan Kessel

Costume Design by
Tina Nigro

Makeup Department
Rebecca George	....	key hair stylist
Jeannee Josefczyk	....	key makeup artist
Janice Kinigopoulos	....	key hair stylist
Emanuel Millar	....	key hair stylist (as Emmanuel Millar)
Sandra Linn Koepper	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Stephanie Scott	....	makeup artist: day player (uncredited)

Production Management
David Domedion	....	post-production supervisor
Nina Kostroff-Noble	....	unit production manager (as Nina Kostroff Noble)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ivan J. Fonseca	....	first assistant director
Joe Incaprera	....	second assistant director
Alison C. Rosa	....	second second assistant director
Joshua S. Ashdown	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Kasia Adamik	....	storyboard artist
Richard Crandall	....	foreman scenic (as Richard A. Crandall)
Susanna Glattly	....	charge scenic (as Susanna M. Glattly)
Elizabeth W. McPherson	....	on-set dresser
James D. McPherson Jr.	....	assistant property master
John Millard	....	leadperson (as John R. Millard)
Scott T. Pina	....	construction coordinator
Michael Sabo	....	property master
Rob Simons	....	set designer
Thomas Turnbull	....	key carpenter
Ted Lubonovich II	....	construction gang boss (uncredited)
Silvija L. Moess	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Thomas Turnbull	....	construction foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bruce Litecky	....	sound mixer
Grant Maxwell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lorenzo Millan	....	boom operator
Tony Pipitone	....	supervising sound editor
Neil Cedar	....	sound editor: adr (uncredited)
Carol Everson	....	sound utility (uncredited)
Stephen Fitzmaurice	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
John Hassler	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Ray Palagy	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
James David Redding III	....	sound technician (uncredited)
Tony Slocum	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Lesley Robson-Foster	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Julie Adair	....	stunts
Douglas Crosby	....	stunt coordinator
Bobby J. Foxworth	....	stunt coordinator (as Bobby Foxworth)
Robert Jauregui	....	stunts
Ron Michaels	....	stunts
Darwin Mitchell	....	stunts
Susan Purkhiser	....	stunts
Keith Siglinger	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Applefeld	....	video assist operator
Alex Applefeld	....	video playback operator
Wayne Arnold	....	camera loader
Rodney French	....	dolly grip (as Rodney G. French)
David Insley	....	camera operator (as Dave Insley)
Joe Kurtz	....	key grip (as Joseph V. Kurtz)
Tomoaki Sasaki	....	best boy electric
Tom Schnaidt	....	second assistant camera (as Thomas J. Schnaidt)
Blackford 'Boots' Shelton	....	first assistant camera (as Blackford V. Shelton III)
Josh Spring	....	gaffer
Dave Wilkins	....	best boy grip (as David Wilkins)
Jennifer Evans	....	grip (uncredited)
Rusty Gardner	....	electrician (uncredited)
Abbot Genser	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mercedes Kelso	....	casting associate: New York
Judi McKee	....	casting associate: Salt Lake City
Pat Moran	....	casting: Baltimore
Cate Praggastis	....	casting: Salt Lake City
John Strawbridge	....	casting associate (as John M. Strawbridge)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bebe Ferro	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jessica L. Jacob	....	set costumer (as Jessica Jacob)

Editorial Department
Perri Pivovar	....	assistant editor
Stan Sztaba	....	negative cutter

Music Department
P.J. Bloom	....	music coordinator
Ray Espinola Jr.	....	music coordinator
Evyen Klean	....	music consultant
Chris Tergesen	....	music supervisor
Marek Szpakiewicz	....	musician: cello solo (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Francis Raimondo	....	transportation co-captain (as Francis Anthony Raimondo)
Ronald Smith	....	transportation captain (as Ronald B. Smith)
Foard J. Wilgis	....	transportation coordinator
Charles E. Bauer	....	driver (uncredited)
Michael Luckeroth	....	driver (uncredited)
Brett Miller	....	driver (uncredited)
Gerald Titus	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Brenda Armstrong	....	caterer
Perry Blackmon	....	security officer
Thomas M. Cornelius	....	craft service
Lee Davis	....	script supervisor (as Lee A. Bigelow)
Kevin Dugard	....	set medic
Ira Friedlander	....	production accountant
Adam Laws	....	location manager
Nita Long-Mawyer	....	head wrangler: Baltimore (as Juanita Long-Mawyer)
Peter Nichols	....	assistant production coordinator (as Peter Dodge Nichols)
Michael Roccuzzo	....	first assistant accountant
Greer Yeaton	....	production coordinator
Joshua S. Ashdown	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Edward Bellafiore	....	production secretary (uncredited)
T. De Luca	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Stephanie Fontana	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Kim Garman	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Rick Kain	....	stand-in: Campbell Scott (uncredited)
Stephanie Lovell	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Jennifer Miller	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Lisa Randolph	....	assistant: Tom Fontana (uncredited)
Ron Segro	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Josh Slates	....	production office assistant (uncredited)
David B. Smith	....	location manager (uncredited)
Drew Vandervelde	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Gaye Hirsch	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Home Box Office (HBO)
• Levinson/Fontana Company, The

Distributors

• HBO Films (USA)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Goldcrest Post Production London  off-line editing
• Sync Sound  sound post-production (as Sync Sound)

Also Known As:

Shot in the Dark (USA) (working title)

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

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Movie Connections:

Version of The Executioner's Song (1982) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Old Shep

Etraordinarily acted film

Shot in the Heart is another of HBO's gems. They make the films that Hollywood generally ignores. Shot in the Heart is a film that takes its time to tell the story of Gary Gilmore and his most dysfunctional family in an intelligent, quite un-mawkish manner. The acting is nothing short of superb. Forget Norman Mailer and savor what must surely be a true story of this very sad event.