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The Executioner's Song
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The Executioner's Song

Sep 10, 1982
2h 15m
★ 5.7

The story of two people who fell in love.....and kept on falling.

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime
Drama

Production Companies

Film Communications Inc.

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The Executioner's Song Trailers

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Gary Mark Gilmore

Tommy Lee Jones

Christine Lahti

Brenda Nicol

Christine Lahti

Rosanna Arquette

Nicole Baker

Rosanna Arquette

Eli Wallach

Vern Damico

Eli Wallach

Steven Keats

Larry Samuels

Steven Keats

Jordan Clarke

Johnny Nicol

Jordan Clarke

Richard Venture

Earl Dorius

Richard Venture

Jenny Wright

April Baker

Jenny Wright

Kenneth O'Brien

Spencer McGrath

Kenneth O'Brien

John Dennis Johnston

Jimmy Poker-Game

John Dennis Johnston

Mary Ethel Gregory

Ida Damico

Mary Ethel Gregory

Pat Corley

Val Conlan

Pat Corley