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Chattahoochee

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5.7/10 • 40

1990-04-201h 38m

Drama

In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.

Directors
Mick Jackson
Writters
James Cresson
Editors
Don Fairservice

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  1. Gary Oldman

    Gary Oldman

    Emmett Foley

  2. Dennis Hopper

    Dennis Hopper

    Walker Benson

  3. Frances McDormand

    Frances McDormand

    Mae Foley

  4. Pamela Reed

    Pamela Reed

    Earlene

  5. Matt Craven

    Matt Craven

    Lonny

  6. William De Acutis

    William De Acutis

    Missy

  7. Gary Klar

    Gary Klar

    Clarence

  8. Lee Wilkof

    Lee Wilkof

    Vernon

  9. William Newman

    William Newman

    Jonathan

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John Chard

Feb 22, 2020

6/10

Well, I don't reckon I'm a hero. Sure don't feel like one. I just did what I could. One thing at a time. Step by step. Chattahoochee is directed by Mick Jackson and written by James Cresson (as James Hicks). It stars Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Francis McDormand, Pamela Reed, Ned Beatty and M. Emmet Walsh. Music is by John E. Keane and cinematography by Andrew Dunn. In 1955 Florida, Korean veteran Emmett Foley (Oldman) has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison. Here he witnesses patients being abused and used. One landed in the cuckoo's nest. Intense incarceration based tale, Chattahoochee suffers due to a cliché riddled screenplay that can't hit the upper echelons of pics dealing with the "mismanagement" of mental health patients. Foley's attempts to expose the nightmarish conditions at the facility he is imprisoned in, keeps the viewer interested, as does his burgeoning friendship with Benson (Hopper) and the crashing of his relationship with the girl he loves outside (McDormand). Ultimately, it's well performed by the principals, but staid in writing and direction to the point you end up hankering for the "greats" of the genre made previously. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$259,486.00
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