Main Cast: Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Peter Gallagher, Jack Thompson
Release Year: 1996
Country: US
Run Time: 103 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
The relationship between an unproven lawyer and the female convict he attempts to save from execution is detailed in this death-row drama. Sharon Stone plays against type as Cindy Liggett, convicted of murder at the age of 19, who has spent over a decade in prison awaiting execution. Having resigned herself to her eventual death, she cares little when her case falls into the hands of newly appointed clemency board attorney Rick Hayes (Rob Morrow). Hayes devotes himself to her case, however, and uncovers several inconsistencies regarding her earlier trial. Seeing a chance to save Liggett's life, Hayes fights for a stay of execution but finds himself facing opposition from powerful political figures and even Liggett herself. Largely ignored at the box office, the film suffered in comparison to Dead Man Walking (1995), the Academy Award-winning drama whose treatment of the death penalty theme may still have been fresh in the minds of audiences. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
Jayne Brook - Jill; Mimi Craven - Amber; John Cunningham - McGuire; Pamela Tyson - Linda; Ken Jenkins - Warden Laverty; Skeet Ulrich - Billy; Don Harvey - Doug
Credit
Monroe Kelly - Art Director, Shari Rhodes - Casting, Joseph Middleton - Casting, Chuck Binder - Co-producer, Colleen Kelsall - Costume Designer, Bruce G. Moriarty - First Assistant Director, Bruce Beresford - Director, John Bloom - Editor, Richard Luke Rothschild - Executive Producer, Mark Isham - Songwriter, John Stoddart - Production Designer, Peter James - Cinematographer, Steven Haft - Producer, John Anderson - Set Designer, Hank Garfield - Sound/Sound Designer, Steven Haft - Screenwriter, Ron Koslow - Screenwriter
