Execution of Justice

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Release date: Nov 28, 1999

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Movie Info

Based on a true story, this crime drama is adapted from Emily Mann's play about the murder of Harvey Milk (Peter Coyote), the first openly gay City Supervisor in San Francisco, who was assassinated along with Mayor George Moscone (Stephen Young) in 1978. While city employee Dan White (Timothy Daly) was found guilty of the crime, the charge was reduced from murder in the first degree to voluntary manslaughter when his lawyers claimed that White became emotionally unstable after eating too much junk food; this controversial and much-derided legal tactic became known as the "Twinkie Defense." White served five years in prison for the double murder before committing suicide in 1985. Execution of Justice was produced for the Showtime premium cable network.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama, Television
Directed By:

Leon Ichaso
Written By:

Michael Butler
In Theaters:

Nov 28, 1999 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Dec 4, 2001
Runtime:

105 minutes
Studio:

Paramount Television

Cast

Tim Daly
as Dan White

Peter Coyote
as Harvey Milk

Stephen Young
as George Moscone

Amy Van Nostrand
as Mary Ann White

Khalil Kain
as Sister Boom Boom

Frank Pellegrino
as Frank Falzon

Trulie MacLeod
as Eileen White

Shannon Hile
as Diane Feinstein

Tyne Daly
as Goldie Judge

Richard Fitzpatrick
as Tom Norman

Rodger Barton
as Reilly

Doug Lennox

Paul Miller

Bruce McFee

Mark Camacho

Louis Di Bianco

Stephen Burleigh

Conrad Dunn

Ken McGregor

Linda Carter
as Ella Hutch

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Critic Reviews for Execution of Justice

All Critics (3) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3)

This is an amazing amount to think about in a television movie.

Feb 5, 2018 | Full Review…

John Leonard
New York Magazine/Vulture
Top Critic
the crowd scenes of gays . . .seem stereotyped as does the Village People music used. But remember that the folks who put together this project like us. They really like us.

May 1, 2001 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Brandon Judell
PlanetOut