Murder in the First review
Episode 37 of the Movies Merica podcast, hosted by Van Ebert, titled "Murder in the First review" was published on September 18, 2023 and runs 23 minutes.
September 18, 2023 ·23m · Movies Merica
Summary
In this episode, per fan request, I retro review the 1995 movie Murder in the First starring Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon and Gary Oldman. This movie is loosely based on the life of Henri Young, played by Bacon, who tried to escape Alcatraz and was thrown in the hole for over 3 years. He then ends up killing the inmate that ratted out their escape attempt and is put on trial. Slater plays Young’s defense attorney who is unluckily assigned the case by the public defender. Oldman plays the sad...
Episode Description
In this episode, per fan request, I retro review the 1995 movie Murder in the First starring Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon and Gary Oldman. This movie is loosely based on the life of Henri Young, played by Bacon, who tried to escape Alcatraz and was thrown in the hole for over 3 years. He then ends up killing the inmate that ratted out their escape attempt and is put on trial. Slater plays Young’s defense attorney who is unluckily assigned the case by the public defender. Oldman plays the sadistic assistant warden of Alcatraz who enjoys torturing Young. The movie goes over the trial and the subsequent verdict. If you haven’t seen the movie, check out this review to see if it’s worth changing that reality. If you’ve seen it, watch to find out what someone else thinks of it. Murder in the First also stars Embeth Davidtz, William H. Macy, R. Lee Ermey, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Dourif, Mia Kirshner, Ben Slack, Stefan Gierasch, Kyra Sedgwick.
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