A death row inmate is hoping for a last-minute pardon by the governor, and is making amends with everyone he's known, in case it doesn't come through. This film is quite flawed: The picture has a soap-opera feel to it, the audio is below-par, and cameo performances are not what you'd expect from the stellar cast. Still, there's much to enjoy here, besides the obvious fact that this film is a curio for seeing Morgan Freeman and Jeff Fahey in such early roles. Laurie Metcalf (of Roseanne fame) gives a rather impressive/heartfelt performance ala Raymond's sister, as did the reporter who sets out to plead for Graham's life. Overall, an unforgettable film, worth-watching for Metcalf's performance alone, in my book.
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Originally Live TV on ABC 1985
shelbythuylinh15 December 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Jeff Fahey as the condemned man who killed a teen clerk and is set to die by lethal injection and shows a man that had a chance to turn his life around but choose not to there and in the leaving his family and the teen clerk he killed.
They are sentenced to a life without parole but instead of bars, it is misery and shame. It shows the theater like in the two hours of his life slipping away and it is a life for a life thing.
Look for an unknown Morgan Freeman who would explode to stardom later on.
They are sentenced to a life without parole but instead of bars, it is misery and shame. It shows the theater like in the two hours of his life slipping away and it is a life for a life thing.
Look for an unknown Morgan Freeman who would explode to stardom later on.
A slow paced, 80's TV movie.
vid-828 June 1999
This 1985 movie goes through a man's final hours before his execution. As he unsuccessfully tries to get a pardon, he makes amends with his family. I found it hard to get into and didn't think much of the acting. It may have set the stage for movies like Dead Man Walking.
A++
secretx4228 July 2001
This movie was one of the most touching movies I have ever seen it made me cry ' I only saw it one time an really wish that they would air it again ' the young people should watch this movie. believe me if they was to air this movie again on T.V. ' there would be alot bigger votes if they would replay it ' I have talk about this movie to many people my children where to young to see it at the time ' but we keep looking in the gist T.V. list hoping that it will air someday. I have even been to the mall hoping to find this movie to buy have been looking for this movie for 7 years .. no luck till now .. thank u IMDB.. if anyone gets there hands on this movie please watch it ' it is really a great movie
Wonderful Thrill .
secretx4212 February 2002
Yes I seen this movie an I did not think it was slow I really love these kinds of movies where u have time to really listen to what the meaning is in there life it's like the movie of Barbara Graham played by Susan Hayward I want to live ) An the remake of Barbara Graham ( I want to live with L.Wagner these are the kinds they should show more of .
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