Chattahoochee (1990)
In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.
- Date of release
- 1990-04-20
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (49)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mick Jackson
Casting
- Gary Oldman — Emmett Foley
- Dennis Hopper — Walker Benson
- Frances McDormand — Mae Foley
- Pamela Reed — Earlene
- Matt Craven — Lonny
- William De Acutis — Missy
- Gary Klar — Clarence
- Lee Wilkof — Vernon
- William Newman — Jonathan
- Richard Portnow — Dr. Debner
- Timothy Scott — Harley
- Ned Beatty — Dr. Harwood
Interesting facts
Chattahoochee is a 1989 American drama film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Gary Oldman and Dennis Hopper. The film is based on the real-life experiences of Chris Calhoun in a Florida state mental institution. Calhoun later met James Hicks who wrote the script. It was turned down by several major studios before being accepted by Hemdale Film Corporation, a small British-owned, Los Angeles–based company that also produced Platoon, Hoosiers, The Last Emperor, and Salvador.
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