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Chattahoochee (1989)

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Since Chattahoochee is a story based on true events, it may seem absurd to suggest that the actual events of Chattahoochee are pirated from other true-life tales like Gideon's Trumpet. But it certainly seems as if true stories are just as derivative as any fictional narrative coming out of Hollywood. The Chattahoochee saga details the Emmett Foley (Gary Oldman) story. The film takes place in 1955, when Foley, a Korean war veteran depressed and shattered by continual unemployment, snaps and

R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Drama

Directed By: Mick Jackson

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1989 Wide

On DVD: Sep 16, 2003

HBO Video

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Cast

Gary Oldman
Emmett Foley
Dennis Hopper
Walker Benson
Frances McDormand
Mae Foley
Pamela Reed
Earlene
Ned Beatty
Dr. Harwood
M. Emmet Walsh
Morris
Raul Apartella
First Man at Investigat...
Shane Baily
Orell
Kevin Barber
Upside-down Inmate
Don Wayne Bass
First Guard
Suzi Bass
Harwood's Secretary
Peggy Beasley
Mae's Mother
John Brasington
Dr. Towney
F. Drucilla Brookshire
Gary Bullock
Sadistic Attendant
Traber Burns
Miami Cop
Jerry Campbell
Inmate in Tunnel
Kevin Campbell
Inmate in Cesspool
Marc Clement
Theo
Kathryn Cobb
Miami Nurse
Bill Collins
Matt Craven
Lonny
James "Fred" Culclasure
Hymn-singing Inmate
William De Acutis
Missy
Michael Easler
Attendant
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Duane
David Fitzsimmons
Ambulance Driver
Kristi Frankenheimer
Weather Girl
Jim Gloster
Miami Attendant
Ed Grady
Stream of Conciousness ...
Robert Gravel
Lucas
Dorothy L. Grissom Hardin
Women on Street
E. Pat Hall
Inmate in Movie Theater
Bob Hannah
Karl
Whitey Hughes
Mr. Johnson
Roger Jackson
Inmate
Gary Howard Klar
Clarence
B.J. Koonce
Woman at Investigation
Charles Lawler
Joe Loy
Quincy Cop
Wesley Mann
Mykel Mariette
Male Nurse
Yvonne Denise Mason
Ella
Douglas F. McDaniel
Jimbob
Wallace Merck
Patrolman
Tim Monich
Cop
Laurens Moore
Pa Foley
George Nannerello
Patient Without Shoes
William Newman
Jonathan
Ralph Pace
Leonard
Richard Portnow
Dr. Debner
Jim E. Quick
Dr. Everly
Randy Randolph
Miami Guard
Jill Rankin
Governor's Secretary
Chris Robertson
Timothy Scott
Harley
Perry Simpson
Lee Wilkof
Vernon
Bud Davis
David Dwyer
Goading Attendant
Mindy Marin
C.K. Bibby
Baker
Mary Tyler Moore
Ma Foley

Critic Reviews for Chattahoochee

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This fact based story from the mid 50s American penal system is a sobering and dramatic reminder of how many states treated mentally ill patients, criminal or otherwise

January 9, 2009 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

Off the beaten track, but too bleak to merit the detour.

July 8, 2004 Comment

Jake Euker

F5 (Wichita, KS) Source: F5 (Wichita, KS)

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Hard as hell to sit through, but SO worth it if you do. Gary Oldman plays a Korean War veteran who cracks up and is sent to an asylum/prison camp that makes the farm in Cool Hand Luke look like Disneyland. Supposedly based on a true story about a place in Louisiana. Oldman is fantastic. He's so talented. It's a shame

August 5, 2007

Cindy I

Super Reviewer

Based on a true story, a Korean war vet named Emmett Folley (played by Gary Oldman) can't adjust to life back home and has a crisis with the law. He is sent to Chattahoochee, an outhouse of an institution where the state of Florida locks the mentally ill and the criminals together. Emmet is a rebel against the cruel

June 11, 2007

Lafe Fredbjornson

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