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For 88 minutes, al pacino hams it up monitor movie guide the only reason to watch this thriller about a psychiatrist trying to find a killer is to watch the veteran actor have a ball. Jack gramm, an fbi forensic psychiatrist who has wait for it 88 minutes to solve his own murder. Con al pacino, alicia witt, amy brenneman, leelee sobieski, benjamin mckenzie. Al pacino, alicia witt, leelee sobieski, amy brenneman. The film began filming in the vancouver area on october 8, 2005 and wrapped in december 2005. Although the glock 22 is an issue weapon for the fbi, this does not mean that characters who are fbi agents in movies or tv shows necessarily use them. His recent testimony against a freshly convicted criminal seems to be the reason he has gotten a. Even the most prolific actorsand pacino isnt that prolificonly get so many films. The preposterous 88 minutes is a serial killer movie starring al pacinos festival of hair. Al pacino in 88 minutes 2007 al pacino and alicia witt at an event for 88 minutes. Al pacino, alicia witt, leelee sobieski, amy brenneman, william forsythe. The film then serves up more red herrings than a stalingrad fish fry, as possible culprits pop up every five minutes or so among them an attractive group of medschool students played by alicia witt, leelee sobieski, and benjamin mckenzie.

One of his famous trials in which he gave expert testimony was the case of jon forster neal mcdonough aka the seattle slasher. If it wasnt for pacinos involvement, 88 minutes would have landed directly on the dvd shelves, bypassing movie critics and theaters altogether. Today he is 80, and has starred in 68 movies in total, 22 since 88 minutes was released. With al pacino, alicia witt, ben mckenzie, leelee sobieski. Al pacino in 88 minutes minutes is ugly, but pacinos hair is fab originally published april 18, 2008 at 12. This movie reunites al pacino and amy brenneman from heat 1995. Jon avnet directs al pacino in the thriller 88 minutes. When gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover, and a. There is a reason this movie was shelved for almost a full year even though al pacino starred in it. As forster gives tv interviews from death row, gramm gets a phone call informing him that he has 88 minutes to live. I know, sounds like one hell of a story i know, sounds.

He was in gigli and dont forget revolution, but this is real contender. His investigation which moves strangely slowly, given the tickingclock set up leads to many suspects, including students at the university where he teaches, his teaching assistant kim alicia witt, ethereal colleague carol. A forensic psychiatrist al pacino has less than 90 minutes to find the source of a death threat. Pacino all but chews up the scenery with his acting techniques but the movie entertains with its mysterious plot. A movie so bad even pacinos permatan and hair deserve. Directed by jon avnet and written by gary scott thompson, the movie tells the story of a college professor al pacino who moonlights as a forensic. Alma mater actors studio hb studio occupation actor, filmmaker years active 1967present works full list partners jan tarrant 19881989 beverly dangelo 19972003 lucila polak 20082018 children 3 awards full list alfredo james pacino is.

About 15 minutes into the sordid, incomprehensible, astonishingly inept psychokiller mystery gimmick that is 88 minutes, i began to wonder. The movie does have a consummate actor, al pacino, carrying the lions share of the dramatic burden for the duration of its grinding 88plus20 minutes. And of all the scripts out there, why choose one that requires him to explain that he didnt know the dead woman was a hooker when he slept with her, and that whoevers framing him for the crime must have pumped his semen out of the dead hooker and into the corpse of a. Columbia pictures is banking on pacino being a big enough draw that people wont care much about the lobotomized screenplay, the plastic acting, the incoherent direction and editing, and the overlong. A college professor al pacino, who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi, receives a death threat that says he has only 88 minutes to live. Jack gramm, a successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor in seattle. Jack gramm played by pacino is working as a forensic. Al pacino, alicia witt, benjamin mckenzie, amy brenneman. Even with a dye job, al pacino is way to old for this film, but still he is al. The film runs in real time meaning that at the moment jack gramm is first told he has only 88 minutes to live, the remaining running time of the motion picture until the identity of the person who set gramm up is exactly 88 minutes. The old pro does his gritty methodacting best to keep everything working, but the script is so thin that he sometimes looks.

His recent testimony against a freshly convicted criminal seems to be the reason he has gotten a scary phone call. Filming began in the vancouver area on october 8, 2005, and wrapped up in december 2005. Everything you need to know about 88 minutes movie 2008. Pacino plays university professor jack gramm, who occasionally assists the fbi in matters of forensic psychiatry. Jack gramm, a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi. Nine years after his testimony led to the conviction of serial killer jon forster neal mcdonough, forensic psychiatrist jack gramm al pacino learns that a copycat. Fitting, giving the title, that this is a case of plot by numbers. Al pacino managed to sink below the depths of acting on autopilot to complete sleepwalking throughout this uninspired movie. All al pacino movies, ranked by tomatometer 88 minutes subtitled thesniper1961 subscribe unsubscribe 81. On the day that a serial killer that he helped put away is supposed to be executed, a noted forensic psychologist and college professor receives a call informing him that he has 88 minutes left to live. The execrable 88 minutes has many of the main ingredients for a camp lollapalooza, notably one of those unfortunate al pacino star turns that. But expectations are different for a theatrical feature starring al pacino, and by. He was responsible for the condemnation of the serial killer jon forster, influencing the jury to sentence him to the death row. This movie reunites al pacino and damien leake from sea of love 1989.

Al pacino is a forensic psychologist who gets a call telling him he has 88 minutes to live. Frank parks william forsythe is pulling a glock 17 on dr. Leelee sobieski leelee sobieski photos al pacino whats. One of the most inspirational speeches ever mike tyson when life gets hard duration. The film then serves up more red herrings than a stalingrad fish fry. Al pacino pacino at the 2004 venice film festival born alfredo james pacino 19400425 april 25, 1940 age 80 new york city, new york, u. Al pacino was 66 in 88 minutes when he played the character jack gramm. A college professor al pacino, who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the fbi, receives a death threat that says he has only 88 minutes. Finally, the 88 minutes script is here for all you fans of the al pacino thriller. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue.