Directed by:
Alan Parker
Written by:
Chris Gerolmo
Genre:
Crime | Drama | History | Mystery | Thriller
Runtime:
128 mins
Plot:
Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Release Date:
December 9, 1988
Reception:
Cast:
Gene Hackman
Willem Dafoe
Frances McDormand
Brad Dourif
R. Lee Ermey
Gailard Sartain
Stephen Tobolowsky
Michael Rooker
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Badja Djola
Kevin Dunn
Frankie Faison
Wins
- Best Achievement in Cinematography | Peter Biziou
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture of the Year | Frederick Zollo, Robert F. Colesberry
- Best Achievement in Directing | Alan Parker
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Gene Hackman
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Frances McDormand
- Best Achievement in Film Editing | Gerry Hambling
- Best Achievement in Sound | Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, Danny Michael
Wins
- Best Cinematography | Peter Biziou
- Best Editing | Gerry Hambling
- Best Sound | Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, Danny Michael, Bill Phillips
Nominations
- Best Direction | Alan Parker
- Best Original Music | Trevor Jones
Nominations
- Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Best Actor – Drama | Gene Hackman
- Best Director – Motion Picture | Alan Parker
- Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Chris Gerolmo
Wins
- Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Gerry Hambling
Tied with Stu Linder for Rain Man (1988).
Nominations
- Achievement in Cinematography | Peter Biziou
Nominations
- Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Alan Parker