88 Minutes
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| Directed by | Jon Avnet |
| Produced by | Jon Avnet Randall Emmett Michael P. Flannigan George Furla (executive) Avi Lerner(executive) Gary Scott Thompson |
| Written by | Gary Scott Thompson |
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Al Pacino Alicia Witt Leelee Sobieski William Forsythe Amy Brenneman Deborah Kara Unger Neal McDonough |
| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography | Denis Lenoir |
| Edited by | Peter Berger |
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TriStar Pictures (United States) Warner Bros. (United Kingdom) |
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111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $32,593,385 |
88 Minutes is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Jon Avnet, and starring Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Amy Brenneman, Neal McDonough and Benjamin McKenzie. Filming began in the Vancouver area on October 8, 2005, and wrapped up in December 2005. In 2007 the film was released in various European countries.
In May 2007, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group paid $6 million to acquire North American and select international distribution rights of 88 Minutes. The group released this film in the United States theatrically on April 18, 2008, through TriStar Pictures.
Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) testifies at the trial of suspected serial murderer Jon Forster (Neal McDonough), dubbed "The Seattle Slayer" by police. Gramm's testimony and expert psychiatric opinion are crucial to help convict Forster of the attempted killing of Janie Cates and the murder of Joanie Cates, who was drugged, hanged upside down, and killed after the killer broke into her home. After receiving his conviction by the jury, Forster taunts Gramm, saying "Tick-tock, Doc."
Nine years later, as Forster's execution date approaches, several similar torture murders with very similar circumstances occur. Gramm is questioned by a lawyer from the Attorney General's office as well as FBI Special Agent Frank Parks (William Forsythe) about his connection to the latest victim, Dale Morris, a former psychology student of Gramm's with whom he was at a party the night before, just hours before her death. On the way to his class, Gramm receives a phone call from someone using software to distort their voice, threatening he has 88 minutes to live. He later reports the call to his secretary Shelly (Amy Brenneman) and has her put together a risk assessment profile of potential perpetrators.
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