wishes. He was the first person to be judicially executed in the United States after the execution of Luis Monge in Colorado on June 2, 1967. Cast Tommy Lee Jones as Gary Mark Gilmore Christine Lahti as Brenda Nicol Rosanna Arquette as Nicole Baker Eli Wallach as Uncle Vern Damico Steven Keats as Larry Samuels Jordan Clarke as Johnny Nicol Richard Venture as Earl Dorius Jenny Wright as April Baker Walter Olkewicz as Pete Galovan Michael LeClair as Rikki Wood Pat Corley as Val Conlan Mary Ethel Gregory as Ida Damico John Dennis Johnston as Jimmy Poker-Game Norris Mailer as Lu-Ann (as Norris Church) Kenneth O'Brien as Spencer McGrath Rance Howard as Lt. Johnson Charles Cyphers as Noall Wootton Robert DeMotte as Garage Mechanic Jim Youngs as Sterling Baker Grace Zabriskie as Kathryne Baker Production Mailer originally asked Lanford Wilson to adapt the story, but Wilson politely declined. It was originally produced as a two-part TV movie running a total of 200 minutes on November 28 and 29, 1982. Later it was re-edited in a 97-minute theatrical version for European distribution, with additions of scenes of violence and nudity. Parts of the film were shot at the Utah State Prison in Draper and the city of Provo, Utah. Reception In what the New York Times described as a "searing performance," Tommy Lee Jones won an Emmy Award for his role in this work. Time Out- London said about the film's performances: "Jones (playing Gilmore) goes his own fascinating route to the loser's nirvana without recourse to psycho-style tics, while strong character performances from Arquette and Lahti constantly shift the focus back towards the everyday straitjacket of Utah underdogs." References External links 1982 television films 1982 films 1982 crime drama films 1980s biographical drama films American crime drama films American biographical drama films Films based on non-fiction books Films about capital punishment Crime films based on actual events NBC network original films Films directed by Lawrence Schiller Films set in 1976 Films set in 1977 Films set in Utah Films shot in Utah 1980s American films