Main Cast: Nick Nolte, Lane Smith, William Forsythe, Joe Mantegna
Release Year: 1987
Country: US
Run Time: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this film, based on a true story, convicted criminal Lee Umstetter (Nick Nolte) is sentenced to life in San Quentin prison, with no possibility of parole. Despairing at his interminable sentence, Lee spends his time reading and educating himself. When he writes and performs a play that attracts the notice of a film critic (Rita Taggart), she sets out on a quest to have him paroled. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Ernie Hudson - Bagdad; Mark Rolston - Dave; Rita Taggart - Lillian Bingington, Newspaper Critic; Orville Stoeber - Lead Guitar; Essex Smith - Thurman; Anne Ramsey - Mom Umstetter; Ray Reinhardt - Pop Umstetter; Amanda Gronich - Bagdad's Girlfriend; Felton Perry - Associate Warden; Kirsten Baker - Kirsten; Cyro Baptista - Percussion; John Toles-Bey - Navarro; Walter Charles - Godot Player; Lou Criscuolo - Waiter; Bill Cross - Pound Attendant; James Deuter - Motel Manager; Drew Elliot - Fisher Cobb; Frank Gio - Inmate; Barton Heyman - Godot Player; Paul Herman - Inmate; Arnold Johnson - Inmate; J.J. Johnston - Lazarus; Robert Miano - Parole Board; Reggie Montgomery - Rabble Rouser; Richard Olsen - Derrick Mann; Richard Portnow - Guard; Charlie Rich - Himself; John Ring - Parole Board; Sam Stoneburner - Parole Board; Sam Waymon - Keyboard; Nicholas Wyman - Associate Warden; William Badalato - Doorman; Denny Burt - Caterer; Amy C. Bass - Grad Student; John Bonitz - Dean; Daniel Kent - Guard; Raymond Rivera - Busboy; Howard Spiegel - House Manager; Rhesa Stone - Saleswoman; Gerald Orange - Inmate; Michael Luciano - Guard; William Lucas - Rabble Rouser; Gift Harris - Inmate
Credit
Pat Tagliaferro - Art Director, Patti Carr - Associate Producer, Fred Barron - Associate Producer, Patricia Carr - Associate Producer, Barbara Hanley - Casting, Cathy Henderson - Casting, Jerry Evans - Choreography, Mary Kay Stolz - Costume Designer, Paul Deason - First Assistant Director, John Hancock - Director, David Handman - Editor, Chris Lebenzon - Editor, Jon Poll - Editor, Dennis M. O'Connor - Editor, Bill Cross - Executive Producer, Mel Pearl - Executive Producer, Angelo Badalamenti - Composer (Music Score), Melissa Etheridge - Composer (Music Score), Orville Stoeber - Composer (Music Score), Melissa Etheridge - Songwriter, Orville Stoeber - Songwriter, Edouard Henriques III - Makeup, Joseph T. Garrity - Production Designer, Jan Weincke - Cinematographer, William Badalato - Producer, Jerie Kelter - Set Designer, Francine Mercadante - Set Designer, Rick Barefoot - Special Effects, Marvin Gardner - Special Effects, Mike Menzel - Special Effects, James Thorton - Sound/Sound Designer, Joe Dunne - Stunts, John Hancock - Screenwriter, Dorothy Tristan - Screenwriter
