Chattahoochee (1989)
3.3 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper and Oscar winner Frances McDormand star in this passionately acted and frighteningly real "triumph-over-adversity story" made all the more compelling...because it's true. Oldman is Emmet Foley, a decorated Korean War hero unable to adjust to civilian life. Loading his pistol, Foley takes aim at his Florida hometown, hoping to be killed by police so his wife can collect the insurance. But his actions instead land him in a mental hospital, where he encounters a horrifying scene of abuse, filth and neglect. With the help of a fellow inmate, Foley begins a campaign to correct the hospital's vile practices. But can he overcome his reputation as a madman and become a hero once again? - Actors:
- Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand, Pamela Reed, Ned Beatty, M. Emmet Walsh, William De Acutis, Lee Wilkof, Matt Craven, Gary Howard Klar, Timothy Scott, Richard Portnow, William Newman, Whitey Hughes, Wilbur Fitzgerald
- Directors:
- Mick Jackson
- Writers:
- James Hicks
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Getting to Know: Frances McDormand, Remembering M. Emmet Walsh
