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Shot in the Heart
| Actor(s): Giovanni Ribisi, Elias Koteas, Amy Madigan Director(s): Agnieszka Holland 1 |
Movie Details
| MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 03/12/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 37 mins Studio: HBO Home Video Total Copies: 1 Genres: Drama, Biopic [feature], Prison Film |
DVD Synopsis
This gripping drama is based on the real-life story of Mikal Gilmore, a respected journalist whose brother Gary Gilmore was a felon convicted of murder. In 1977, after he was sentenced to death, Gary Gilmore generated international controversy when he demanded that his lawyers call off all attempts to appeal his sentence and requested that his execution be carried out as quickly as possible. As activists for and against the issue of capital punishment debated Gilmore's demand, his brothers Frank and Mikal stepped forward to request a stay of execution, in hopes of forestalling their brother's death despite his public requests. Based on the book of the same name by Mikal Gilmore, Shot in the Heart examines the close, if uneasy, bond between the Gilmore brothers, and the family history of abuse and violence that Mikal believed helped shape his brother into a killer. Shot in the Heart stars Giovanni Ribisi, Eric Bogosian, Lee Tergesen, Amy Madigan, and Sam Shepard; produced for the premium-cable service HBO, Shot in the Heart first aired on October 13, 2001. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Editorial Review of DVD
Agnieszka Holland's death-row drama Shot in the Heart comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, and a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include biographies, and a photo gallery. This is a quality release from HBO/Rysher. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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