Mississippi Burning [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	Gene Hackman Willem Dafoe Frances McDormand Brad Dourif R. Lee Ermey
	Video by:	MGM (Video & DVD)
	Sales Rank:	163614

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Actor(s):
Gene Hackman
Willem Dafoe
Frances McDormand
Brad Dourif
R. Lee Ermey

Creators:
Peter Biziou (Cinematographer)
Gerry Hambling (Editor)
Frederick Zollo (Producer)
Robert F. Colesberry (Producer)
Chris Gerolmo (Writer)

Director(s):
Alan Parker

Recording label: MGM (Video & DVD)
EAN: 9780792841852
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 0792841859
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Original recording reissued, NTSC,
Release Date: 1999-08-03
Universal product code (UPC): 027616776730
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: R (Restricted)

Amazon.com
Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe star in this well-intentioned and largely successful civil rights-era thriller. Mississippi Burning, using the real-life 1964 disappearance of three civil rights workers as its inspiration, tells the story of two FBI men (Hackman and Dafoe, entertainingly called "Hoover Boys" by the locals) who come in to try to solve the crime. Hackman is a former small-town Mississippi sheriff himself, while Dafoe is a by-the-numbers young hotshot. Yes, there is some tension between the two. The movie has an interesting fatalism, as all the FBI's best efforts incite more and more violence, which becomes disturbing--the film's message, perhaps inadvertently, seems to be that vigilantism is the only real way to get things done. The brilliant Frances McDormand, here early in her career, is not given enough to do but still does it well enough to have racked up an Oscar® nomination for Best Supporting Actress. (Hackman also received a nomination for Best Actor, and the film won an Academy Award for Cinematography). The story line of Mississippi Burning is ultimately unsatisfying--it is, after all, the story of white men coming in to rescue poor blacks--but it is beautifully shot and very watchable and features a terrific cast playing at the top of their games. --Ali Davis

Running time: 128 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)