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An Innocent Man

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
8.4K
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Tom Selleck and Laila Robins in An Innocent Man (1989)
A man is framed by two corrupt cops for drugs. After he gets out of prison, he comes after them.
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After airline mechanic James Rainwood is framed by two corrupt police officers, he begins plotting his revenge against them.After airline mechanic James Rainwood is framed by two corrupt police officers, he begins plotting his revenge against them.After airline mechanic James Rainwood is framed by two corrupt police officers, he begins plotting his revenge against them.

  • Director
    • Peter Yates
  • Writer
    • Larry Brothers
  • Stars
    • Tom Selleck
    • F. Murray Abraham
    • Laila Robins
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    8.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Yates
    • Writer
      • Larry Brothers
    • Stars
      • Tom Selleck
      • F. Murray Abraham
      • Laila Robins
    • 56User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

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    Top Cast54

    Tom Selleck
    Tom Selleck
    • Jimmie Rainwood
    F. Murray Abraham
    F. Murray Abraham
    • Virgil Cane
    Laila Robins
    Laila Robins
    • Kate Rainwood
    David Rasche
    David Rasche
    • Mike Parnell
    Richard Young
    Richard Young
    • Danny Scalise
    Badja Djola
    Badja Djola
    • John Fitzgerald
    Todd Graff
    Todd Graff
    • Robby
    M.C. Gainey
    M.C. Gainey
    • Malcolm
    Peter Van Norden
    Peter Van Norden
    • Peter Feldman
    Bruce A. Young
    Bruce A. Young
    • Jingles
    James T. Morris
    James T. Morris
    • Junior
    Terry Golden
    • Felix
    Dennis Burkley
    Dennis Burkley
    • Butcher
    Thomas B. Kackert
    • Dove
    Vito Peterson
    • Handjob
    Charle Landry
    • Stevie
    Tobin Bell
    Tobin Bell
    • Zeke
    Scott Jaeck
    • Albert
    • Director
      • Peter Yates
    • Writer
      • Larry Brothers
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Many of the film's prison scenes were filmed at the old Hamilton County Jail in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Jail, also known as the "Cincinnati Workhouse", had been permanently closed prior to the location filming of the movie. It had been built during the Civil War to house enemy troops and was still in use by Hamilton county and Cincinnati area police agencies as a jail as late as the 1970s. It was closed due to being "inhumane, cruel and unusual" by modern jail standards.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the film, one of the bad detectives goes to prison and is marched into the middle of the general population. No prison in the United States allows former police officers to be sent into the main prison; such persons are always sent directly to protective custody.
    • Quotes
      • Kate Rainwood: They admitted to me that they framed Jimmie! What more do you want?
      • Detective John Fitzgerald, Internal Affairs LBPD: Secondhand conversations, Mrs. Rainwood, mean nothing. I told you that.
      • Kate Rainwood: All right... they threatened me. Parnell said that your department was shit, and that you're a...
      • [pauses]
      • Detective John Fitzgerald, Internal Affairs LBPD: A what?
      • Kate Rainwood: A punk nigger with his nose up the brass's ass.
    • Alternate versions
      Network television version used several alternate takes of scenes, with milder language.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Johnny Handsome/War Party/Welcome Home/Queen of Hearts/Erik the Viking (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      When the Night Comes
      Written by Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance and Diane Warren
      Performed by Joe Cocker
      Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
      By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 6, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hard Rain
    • Filming locations
      • Hamilton County Jail, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners IV
      • Interscope Communications
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,047,604
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,700,000
      • Oct 9, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,047,604
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 53m(113 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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