Mississippi Burning (1988)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Gene Hackman
Anderson
Willem Dafoe
Ward
Frances McDormand
Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif
Deputy Pell
R. Lee Ermey
Mayor Tilman
Gailard Sartain
Sheriff Stuckey
Stephen Tobolowsky
Townley
Michael Rooker
Frank Bailey
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Lester Cowens
Badja Djola
Agent Monk
Kevin Dunn
Agent Bird
Frankie Faison
Eulogist
Thomas B. Mason
Judge (as Tom Mason)
Geoffrey Nauffts
Goatee
Rick Zieff
Passenger
Christopher White
Black Passenger
Gladys Greer
Hattie
Jake Gipson
Mose
Dianne Lancaster
Waitress
Stanley W. Collins
Hollis
Daniel Winford
Fennis
Marc Clement
Floyd Swilley
Larry Shuler
Earl Cooke
Stephen Bridgewater
Wesley Cooke
Bob Penny
Curtis Foy
James F. Moore
Barber
Park Overall
Connie
Georgia F. Wise
Beauty Parlor Woman 1
Lois Allen
Beauty Parlor Woman 2
Barry Davis Jim, Sr.
Choctaw Man
Dan Desmond
Television Commentator (voice)
Darius McCrary
Aaron Williams
Lou Walker
Vertis Williams
Billie Jean Young
Mrs. Williams
Alisa R. Patrick
Church Soloist
Barbara Gibson
Church Soloist
Pat Funderburk
Pell Maid
Tobin Bell
Agent Stokes
Mark Jeffrey Miller
Fire Bomber
John P. Fertitta
T.V. Commentator
Charles Franzen
Interviewer & Reporter
Tonea Stewart
Mrs. Walker
Robert F. Colesberry
Cameraman / Producer
Frederick Zollo
Reporter / Producer
Ron De Roxtra
Reporter
Doug Jackson
Reporter
Gary Moody
Reporter
Robert Erickson
Reporter
Ed Geldart
Fire Bomber
Mert Hatfield
Fire Bomber
James Eric
Fire Bomber
Daniel Chapman
Agent MacMillan
Rick Washburn
Agent Brodsky
Robert Glaudini
Agent Nash
Ken Magee
Agent Reilly
Paul Henderson
Local #1 (uncredited)
Ralph Pruitt Vaughn
Peckerwood (uncredited)
Jesse Merle Speaks
Pecan Vendor
Simeon Teague
Obie Walker
Brenda Dunlap
Mrs. Cowens
E.A. Thrall
Agent Tubbs
Kenneth Magee
Agent Reilly
Alan Parker
Director
Chris Gerolmo
Screenplay
Trevor Jones
Original Music Composer
Peter Biziou
Director of Photography
Ellen Lutter
Costume Supervisor
Gerry Hambling
Editor
Howard Feuer
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Paul LeBlanc
Hair Designer
Philip Harrison
Production Design
Geoffrey Kirkland
Production Design
John Willett
Art Direction
Jim Erickson
Set Decoration
Aude Bronson-Howard
Costume Design
David Forrest
Makeup Designer
Tom Razzano
Unit Production Manager
Stan Parks
Special Effects Coordinator
John Robotham
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Mayin Lo
Assistant Editor
Paul Hulme
Sound Engineer
Maida N. Morgan
Thanks
Nicholas Paleologos
Thanks
Robin Squibb
Script Supervisor
David Linck
Unit Publicist
Pieter Hubbard
Sound Editor
Bob Leitelt
Grip
Dennis J. Lootens
Electrician
Willie Mann
Best Boy Electric
Helen P. Butler
Costume Supervisor
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Aldric La'Auli Porter
First Assistant Director
Brenda Kalosh
Second Assistant Director
Mike Roberts
Camera Operator
Danny Michael
Sound Recordist
Judith Lyn Brown
Production Coordinator
Eamonn O'Keeffe
First Assistant Camera
Ron Stone
Property Master
Gretchen Rau
Assistant Set Decoration
David Brace
Leadman
James C. Feng
Assistant Art Director
Steve Arnold
Assistant Art Director
John Bromell
Set Dresser
Polar Bear Shaw
Set Dresser
Anthony Starbuck
Boom Operator
Carol D. Bonnefil
Second Second Assistant Director
Glenn Cunningham
First Assistant Editor
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 8, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Content RatingR
Budget$15,000,000
Box Office$34,604,000
Filming LocationsAlabama, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Mississippi Burning is a 1988 American crime thriller film directed by Alan Parker that is loosely based on the 1964 murder investigation of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in Mississippi. It stars Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe as two FBI agents investigating the disappearance of three civil rights workers in fictional Jessup County, Mississippi, who are met with hostility by the town's residents, local police, and the Ku Klux Klan.
Screenwriter Chris Gerolmo began the script in 1985 after researching the 1964 murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. He and producer Frederick Zollo presented it to Orion Pictures, and the studio hired Parker to direct the film. The writer and director had disputes over the script, and Orion allowed Parker to make uncredited rewrites. The film was shot in a number of locations in Mississippi and Alabama, with principal photography from March to May 1988.
On release, Mississippi Burning was criticized by activists involved in the civil rights movement and the families of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner for its fictionalization of events. Critical reaction was generally positive, with praise aimed towards the cinematography and the performances of Hackman, Dafoe and Frances McDormand. The film grossed $34.6 million in North America against a production budget of $15 million. It received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and won for Best Cinematography.