88 minutes movie al pacino

But expectations are different for a theatrical feature starring al pacino, and by. The film then serves up more red herrings than a stalingrad fish fry. 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. There is a reason this movie was shelved for almost a full year even though al pacino starred in it. The preposterous 88 minutes is a serial killer movie starring al pacinos festival of hair. Today he is 80, and has starred in 68 movies in total, 22 since 88 minutes was released. Al pacino, alicia witt, leelee sobieski, amy brenneman, william forsythe. 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. About 15 minutes into the sordid, incomprehensible, astonishingly inept psychokiller mystery gimmick that is 88 minutes, i began to wonder. Pacino plays university professor jack gramm, who occasionally assists the fbi in matters of forensic psychiatry. With al pacino, alicia witt, ben mckenzie, leelee sobieski. 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. 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.

Al pacino was 66 in 88 minutes when he played the character jack gramm. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. His recent testimony against a freshly convicted criminal seems to be the reason he has gotten a scary phone call. As forster gives tv interviews from death row, gramm gets a phone call informing him that he has 88 minutes to live. Al pacino in 88 minutes 2007 al pacino and alicia witt at an event for 88 minutes. Con al pacino, alicia witt, amy brenneman, leelee sobieski, benjamin mckenzie. I know, sounds like one hell of a story i know, sounds. 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. Jack gramm al pacino is a renowned forensic psychiatrist and college professor who works with the fbi profiling serial killers. One of the most inspirational speeches ever mike tyson when life gets hard duration. 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.

A movie so bad even pacinos permatan and hair deserve. Even the most prolific actorsand pacino isnt that prolificonly get so many films. Jon avnet directs al pacino in the thriller 88 minutes. Fitting, giving the title, that this is a case of plot by numbers. 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. Everything you need to know about 88 minutes movie 2008. Pacino all but chews up the scenery with his acting techniques but the movie entertains with its mysterious plot.

Even with a dye job, al pacino is way to old for this film, but still he is al. 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. His recent testimony against a freshly convicted criminal seems to be the reason he has gotten a. The film began filming in the vancouver area on october 8, 2005 and wrapped in december 2005. Jack gramm played by pacino is working as a forensic. A forensic psychiatrist al pacino has less than 90 minutes to find the source of a death threat. Al pacino, alicia witt, leelee sobieski, amy brenneman. Finally, the 88 minutes script is here for all you fans of the al pacino thriller.

All al pacino movies, ranked by tomatometer 88 minutes subtitled thesniper1961 subscribe unsubscribe 81. 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. Jack gramm, a successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor in seattle. Al pacino in 88 minutes minutes is ugly, but pacinos hair is fab originally published april 18, 2008 at 12. Al pacino is a forensic psychologist who gets a call telling him he has 88 minutes to live. 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. Jack gramm, an fbi forensic psychiatrist who has wait for it 88 minutes to solve his own murder. Al pacino, alicia witt, benjamin mckenzie, amy brenneman. 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. If it wasnt for pacinos involvement, 88 minutes would have landed directly on the dvd shelves, bypassing movie critics and theaters altogether. 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.

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. One of his famous trials in which he gave expert testimony was the case of jon forster neal mcdonough aka the seattle slasher. 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. He was in gigli and dont forget revolution, but this is real contender. Leelee sobieski leelee sobieski photos al pacino whats.

The execrable 88 minutes has many of the main ingredients for a camp lollapalooza, notably one of those unfortunate al pacino star turns that. The old pro does his gritty methodacting best to keep everything working, but the script is so thin that he sometimes looks. 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. Al pacino managed to sink below the depths of acting on autopilot to complete sleepwalking throughout this uninspired movie. 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. 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.