The Executioner's Song

Name: The Executioner's Song
Director: Lawrence Schiller
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1982
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti, Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach, Steven Keats

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

5.7/10

1982

2h 15m

Crime

Drama

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.