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In this fact-based film, Emmett Foley (Gary Oldman) returns from Korea a hero, but when he cannot find gainful employment outside of the service, he decides the best way to provide for his wife, Mae (Frances McDormand), is to act crazy enough to get shot by the police, thereby providing her with insurance money. Instead, he's captured and placed in the Chattahoochee prison for the mentally ill, where, with fellow inmate Walker Benson (Dennis Hopper), he begins to fight for better conditions.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Mick Jackson
  • Producer:
    Faye Schwab
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $17.5K
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  • Production Co:
    Hemdale
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Gary Oldman
Emmett Foley
Dennis Hopper
Walker Benson
Frances McDormand
Mae Foley
Pamela Reed
Earlene
Ned Beatty
Dr. Harwood
M. Emmet Walsh
Morris
Mick Jackson
Director
Faye Schwab
Producer
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Audience Reviews for Chattahoochee

  • Oct 18, 2009
    A GREAT movie with a GREAT ending
    Brody M Super Reviewer
  • Jun 27, 2008
    Great performances by Oldman, Hopper, Reed and McDormand add to the intriguing true story of one patient's battle to reform a mental institution. Nice direction and realistic throughout.
    Anthony V Super Reviewer
  • Aug 05, 2007
    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 he wastes so much effort playing freaks -- True Romance, anyone?
    Cindy I Super Reviewer
  • Jun 11, 2007
    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 guards. Emmet's wife and kid are visiting less and less, so Emmet finds companionship in Walker Benson (played by Dennis Hopper). The two of them talk of escaping this place, but Emmett has a bigger idea... A movie of the human spirit against all disgusting odds; they were probably hoping for Academy Award nominations with this one. It's grim and gritty, but is ultimately a joy to watch.
    Lafe F Super Reviewer
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