True Crime Movie Review 1999

Eastwood, who directs and stars, does a good job developing his character Steve Everett, a flawed reporter who has boozed and womanized his way out of the top of his profession. He is given the assignment to interview death row inmate Frank Beachum (Washington), who is scheduled to die in 24 hours. Everett becomes convinced that Beachum is innocent, and the plot erodes into a trite race against time to save the innocent man. Clint shows his acting chops before the story deflates, however, and his fans will certainly enjoy this one.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 127 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Anti-Heroes, On the Rocks, Books to Film: Andrew Klavan, Front Page, Race Against Time, Death Row, A Day in the Life. . ., San Francisco, Men in Prison

Screenplay

Larry Gross, Paul Brickman, Stephen Schiff

Cast

Jack Kehler, Clint Eastwood, James Woods, Isaiah Washington, Denis Leary, Frances Fisher, Diane Venora, Mary McCormack, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Bernard Hill, Michael McKean, Michael Jeter, Hattie Winston, Laila Robins, Christine Ebersole, Anthony Zerbe, John Finn, Marissa Ribisi, Erik King, Graham Beckel, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Penny Rae Bridges

Cinematography

Jack N. Green

Director

Clint Eastwood

Music

Lennie Niehaus

Producer

Clint Eastwood, Lili Fini Zanuck, Richard D. Zanuck, Tom Rooker, Malpaso Productions, Warner Bros.