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.
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones
Gary Mark Gilmore
Christine Lahti
Brenda Nicol
Rosanna Arquette
Nicole Baker
Eli Wallach
Vern Damico
Steven Keats
Larry Samuels
Jordan Clarke
Johnny Nicol
Richard Venture
Earl Dorius
Jenny Wright
April Baker
Kenneth O'Brien
Spencer McGrath
John Dennis Johnston
Jimmy Poker-Game
Mary Ethel Gregory
Ida Damico
Pat Corley
Val Conlan
Michael LeClair
Rikki Wood
Walter Olkewicz
Pete Galovan
Jim Youngs
Sterling Baker
Grace Zabriskie
Kathryne Baker
John Chappell
Ron Stanger
Rance Howard
Lt. Nelson
Charles Cyphers
Noall Wootton
Ray Girardin
Snyder
Bruce Newbold
Max Jensen
Robert Boon
Doctor
Crew
Lawrence Schiller
Director
Norman Mailer
Screenplay, Book
Richard A. Harris
Editor
Tom Rolf
Editor
Freddie Francis
Director of Photography
Jac McAnelly
Production Design
Pat Tonnema
Costume Design
Michele Payne
Hair Designer
Peter Knowlton
Makeup Artist
Julie Purcell
Makeup Artist
Anthony Magro
Sound Editor
Robert W. Glass Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ray West
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Troutman
Sound Effects
Rick Josephsen
Special Effects
John Cacavas
Original Music Composer
David L. Glazer
Set Decoration
Rick Barker
Stunts
Jesse Wayne
Stunt Coordinator
Keith Hein
Art Direction
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