Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film)

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Theatrical release posters
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Produced by Clint Eastwood
Screenplay by John Lee Hancock
Story by John Berendt (book)
Starring Kevin Spacey
John Cusack
Music by Lennie Niehaus
Cinematography Jack N. Green
Editing by Joel Cox
Studio Malpaso Productions
Silver Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) November 21, 1997 (1997-11-21)
Running time 155 minutes
Country United States
Language English
French
Budget $30 million[1]
Box office $25 million[1]

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a 1997 American drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, and an adaptation of the book of the same name which was based on real-life events in the 1980s. The film features Kevin Spacey as Jim Williams and John Cusack as John Kelso.

Several changes were made from the book. Many of the more colorful characters were eliminated or made into composite characters. The reporter, played by John Cusack, was based upon Berendt, but was given a love interest not featured in the book, played by Eastwood's daughter Alison Eastwood. The multiple Williams trials were combined into one on-screen trial. Jim Williams's real life attorney Sonny Seiler appeared in the movie in the role of Judge White, the presiding judge at the trial.

Advertising for the film became a source of controversy when Warner Bros. used elements of Jack Leigh's famous photograph in its movie posters without his permission.

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[edit] Cast

[edit] Production

Filming started in spring 1997, and was shot in Savannah, Georgia.[2] The film featured a cameo by Uga V, the English bulldog live mascot of the University of Georgia, playing his father, Uga IV. The Uga mascots live in Savannah between football games.

[edit] Reception

Reviews of the film were mixed, with a score of 47% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was praised, however for Spacey's likeness to Williams. The film's box office performance was ultimately disappointing.

[edit] Soundtrack

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released November 18, 1997
Length 58:04
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Ernie Altschuler
Professional reviews

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Integral to the film was the soundtrack which was released in 1997. It is dedicated to the music of Johnny Mercer, a Savannah native. The CD includes versions of songs heard in the film.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Performer Length
1. "Skylark"   Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer k. d. lang 3:46
2. "Too Marvelous for Words"   Richard Whiting, Mercer Joe Williams 3:40
3. "Autumn Leaves"   Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Mercer Paula Cole 7:24
4. "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)"   Rube Bloom, Mercer Rosemary Clooney 4:10
5. "Dream"   Mercer Brad Mehldau 5:10
6. "Days of Wine and Roses"   Henry Mancini, Mercer Cassandra Wilson 4:47
7. "That Old Black Magic"   Harold Arlen, Mercer Kevin Spacey 3:33
8. "Come Rain or Come Shine"   Arlen, Mercer Alison Eastwood 4:32
9. "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"   Arlen, Mercer Clint Eastwood 3:35
10. "This Time the Dream's on Me"   Arlen, Mercer Alison Krauss 3:46
11. "Laura"   David Raksin, Mercer Kevin Mahogany 4:49
12. "Midnight Sun"   Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke, Mercer Diana Krall 4:01
13. "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)"   Mercer Joshua Redman 4:59
14. "I Wanna Be Around"   Sadie Vimmerstedt, Mercer Tony Bennett 2:10

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hughes, p.149
  2. ^ Hughes, p.148

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