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Dead Man Out

  • TV Movie
  • 19891989
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Dead Man Out (1989)
  • Crime
  • Drama
A psychiatrist is sent to evaluate if a convicted multiple murderer who's awaiting execution on Death Row for eighth year now and whose behavior during that time got more and more erratic is... Read allA psychiatrist is sent to evaluate if a convicted multiple murderer who's awaiting execution on Death Row for eighth year now and whose behavior during that time got more and more erratic is still mentally fit to be executed.A psychiatrist is sent to evaluate if a convicted multiple murderer who's awaiting execution on Death Row for eighth year now and whose behavior during that time got more and more erratic is still mentally fit to be executed.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
379
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Richard Pearce
  • Writers
    • J.D. Maria(story)
    • Lorna Soroko(story)
    • Ron Hutchinson(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Rubén Blades
    • Tom Atkins
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  • Director
    • Richard Pearce
  • Writers
    • J.D. Maria(story)
    • Lorna Soroko(story)
    • Ron Hutchinson(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Rubén Blades
    • Tom Atkins
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    • 3User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • Dr. Alex Marshas Dr. Alex Marsh
    Rubén Blades
    Rubén Blades
    • Benas Ben
    Tom Atkins
    Tom Atkins
    • Bergeras Berger
    Larry Block
    Larry Block
    • Kleinfeldas Kleinfeld
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Calvin Fredricksas Calvin Fredricks
    • (as Sam Jackson)
    Maria Ricossa
    Maria Ricossa
    • Prison Doctoras Prison Doctor
    Ali Giron
    Ali Giron
    • Prison Wardenas Prison Warden
    Sam Stone
    • Guard Monroeas Guard Monroe
    Val Ford
    • Security Cage Guardas Security Cage Guard
    Johnny Cuthbert
    Johnny Cuthbert
    • Escort Guardas Escort Guard
    • (as Jon Cuthbert)
    Harry Standjofski
    Harry Standjofski
    • Gun Guard Honcho #1as Gun Guard Honcho #1
    Eric Hoziel
    Eric Hoziel
    • Gate House Guardas Gate House Guard
    Minor Mustain
    • Guardas Guard
    John Walsh
    John Walsh
    • Extract Team Member #2as Extract Team Member #2
    Michael Scherer
    Michael Scherer
    • Extract Team Member #3as Extract Team Member #3
    • Director
      • Richard Pearce
    • Writers
      • J.D. Maria(story)
      • Lorna Soroko(story)
      • Ron Hutchinson(teleplay)
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    A psychiatrist is sent to evaluate if a convicted multiple murderer who's awaiting execution on Death Row for eighth year now and whose behavior during that time got more and more erratic is still mentally fit to be executed.
    • murder
    • death row
    • psychiatrist
    • prison guard
    • prison
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      • Crime
      • Drama
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      Danny Glover and Rubén Blades would both go on to appear in Predator 2 (1990)

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    10/10
    Let's talk about "the item".
    Sentimentality doesn't add much to a story. So many films I've seen have been claimed as realistic, only to prove themselves attached to the common movie-making conventions of so-called "true stories". "Dead Man Out" is not a true story. But it is a believable one. Danny Glover and Rubén Blades have an intense personal interaction here, and a script that gives them every possible opportunity to explore it. These are two marvelous performances seen here, painfully convincing in depth.

    This film's director, Richard Pearce - and cinematographer Michel Brault - worked together in 1981 on "Threshold". Like that film, they take a familiar set of circumstances, previously covered ground, and see it in a new and deeper way. One film was a medical drama, this is a prison film. It's both like and unlike so many other stories of similar focus. By stripping way down and neatly avoiding most clichés, "Dead Man Out" becomes a lean and muscular depiction of real people.
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    • Jun 14, 2010

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bödelns väntrum
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production company
      • HBO Showcase
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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