The Executioner's Song
7.0
“The story of two people who fell in love.....and kept on falling.”
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
22 people
Tommy Lee Jones
Gary Mark Gilmore
Known for
Men in Black
No Country for Old Men
Christine Lahti
Brenda Nicol
Known for
Evil
Running on Empty
Rosanna Arquette
Nicole Baker
Known for
The Big Blue
Pulp Fiction
Eli Wallach
Vern Damico
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Godfather Part III
Steven Keats
Larry Samuels
Known for
Death Wish
Silent Rage
Jordan Clarke
Johnny Nicol
Known for
White Squall
Richard Venture
Earl Dorius
Known for
Scent of a Woman
The Thorn Birds
Jenny Wright
April Baker
Known for
Near Dark
The Lawnmower Man
Kenneth O'Brien
Spencer McGrath
Also in
The Sting
The Lonely Guy
John Dennis Johnston
Jimmy Poker-Game
Known for
Firestarter: Rekindled
Pink Cadillac
Mary Ethel Gregory
Ida Damico
Known for
The Stand
Pat Corley
Val Conlan
Known for
Murphy Brown
Night Shift
Lawrence Schiller Director · Norman Mailer Screenplay John Cacavas Composer
United States release November 28, 1982 · Produced in United States
Production
Film Communications Inc.
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 1982
Theatrical
United States · November 28, 1982
TV · NBC
Australia
August 4, 1983 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 12, 1983 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 6, 2017 · Physical
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