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Chattahoochee 
DVD cover for ChattahoocheeDirected by Mick Jackson Produced by Aaron Schwab
Faye SchwabWritten by James Hicks Starring Gary Oldman
Dennis Hopper
Pamela Reed
Ned BeattyMusic by John E. Keane Cinematography Andrew Dunn Editing by Don Fairservice Distributed by Hemdale Film Corporation Release date(s) September 16, 1989 (TIFF)
April 20, 1990 (United States)Running time 97 minutes Country United States Language English Chattahoochee is a 1989 film directed by Mick Jackson. The film stars Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Pamela Reed, and Ned Beatty and is based on the experiences of Chris Calhoun.
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Plot
The film Chattahoochee tells the story of the fight by a committed war hero, in Florida State Hospital (a mental institution in Chattahoochee, Florida), against doctors who were terrorizing and torturing their patients.
Cast
- Gary Oldman as Emmett Foley
- Dennis Hopper as Walker Benson
- Frances McDormand as Mae Foley
- Pamela Reed as Earlene
- Ned Beatty as Dr. Harwood
- M. Emmet Walsh as Morris
- William De Acutis as Missy
- Lee Wilkof as Vernon
- Matt Craven as Lonny
- Gary Howard Klar as Clarence (as Gary Klar)
- Timothy Scott as Harley
- Richard Portnow as Dr. Debner
- William Newman as Jonathan
- Whitey Hughes as Mr. Johnson
- Wilbur Fitzgerald as Duane
See also
- Chris Calhoun, for the story behind this film.
- Ruby McCollum, for the story of an African-American woman sentenced to Chattahoochee.
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External links
Films directed by Mick Jackson 1980s 1990s L.A. Story (1991) · The Bodyguard (1992) · Clean Slate (1994) · Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) · Volcano (1997) · Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)2000s The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002) · Live from Baghdad (2002)2010s Temple Grandin (2010)Categories:- 1989 films
- American films
- English-language films
- American drama films
- Independent films
- Films directed by Mick Jackson
- 1980s drama film stubs
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