Michael clarke duncan december 10, 1957 september 3, 2012 was an american actor. Pure corn, so beautifully crafted and emotionally satisfying that surrender to its cliches is easy, even though theyre recycled from pretty much every lifeaffirming prison movie. The green mile cast and crew check out hollywood movie the green mile cast and crew details, star cast information. The green mile theatrical release poster by drew struzan directed byfrank darabont produced by frank darabont david valdes screenplay byfrank darabont based onthe green mile by stephen king starring tom hanks david morse bonnie hunt michael clarke duncan james cromwell michael jeter graham greene doug hutchison sam rockwell barry pepper jeffrey demunn patricia clarkson harry dean stanton music bythomas newman cinematographydavid tattersall edited byrichard francisbruce production company castle. The ballad of ricky bobby, and had voice roles in films such as brother bear, kung fu panda and green lantern. Some of the supporting characters are a little twodimensional, but the green mile is an incredibly effective prison drama with terrific performances and a script that deals with grief in an innovative and emotionally resonant way. The green mile was nominated for four oscars and stand by me was nominated for one. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. The mice were trained to go to a red bowl containing food after being released. Sam rockwell was born on november 5, 1968, in san mateo, california, the only child of two actors, pete rockwell and penny hess. He had never encountered someone like john coffey michael clarke duncan, a. On the green mile twodisc special edition the movie is distributed over two discs.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the green mile near you. Did the movie how green was your valley win any awards. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Michael clarke duncan was born on december 10, 1957 in chicago, illinois.
The green mile is a 1999 american fantasy drama film directed by frank darabont and adapted from the 1996 stephen king novel of the same name. The family moved to new york when he was two years old, living first in the bronx and later in manhattan. Such characters include obie jameson in the 1988 film the chocolate war, sproles in the 1988 film fresh horses, the sadistic corrections officer percy wetmore in the 1999 film adaptation of the stephen king novel the green mile, eugene victor tooms on the series. One of the truly good guys and as likable a person as anyone in hollywood history. I have been a fan of tom hanks for many years,and have found him to be one of the most versatile,and talented actors i have had the pleasure to watch,he reminds me very much of our very own david jason whom i first saw in a play in the west end called no sex please were britishwhich is a. Doug anthony hutchison born may 26, 1960 is an american character actor, known for playing disturbing and antagonistic characters. I was fortyfour the year that john coffey walked the green mile. Screen actors guild best supporting actor nominated michael clarke duncan. But the controversial movie is riddled with historical inaccuracies. Shawshank is perhaps the better movie as the scriptplot are cleverer, but both movies shine way above stephen kings usual horror stories. The green mile 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He is known for his work on the green mile 1999, wind river 2017 and dances with wolves 1990. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the green mile with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
Actor michael clarke duncan, star of the acclaimed film the green mile, has died at the age of 54. The reason stephen king serialized the green mile was a deliberate response to fans who flipped to the end of his books, something his mother used to do. Even though, in fact, he is in this film the main actor. The plot to the green mile is about an elderly male telling a woman about when he worked as a prison guard. But it was the green mile, starring tom hanks as a death row prison guard in a louisiana penitentiary during the depression, that thrust the. Green book true story what movie gets wrong about don. Raised by his single mother, jean, a house cleaner, on chicagos south side, duncan grew up resisting drugs and alcohol, instead concentrating on school. Green book is up for five oscars including best picture, best actor, and best supporting actor. He has been married to hilary blackmore since december 20, 1990. The green mile cast and crew, the green mile hollywood. The green mile 1999 official trailer tom hanks movie. The green mile 1999 paul edgecomb tom hanks walked the mile with a variety of cons.
The green mile in the career of michael clark douglas. The green mile cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Quentin tarantino s film had an impressive awards season run, but dicaprio and pitt werent the only stars considered for the film. In addition, each disc also contains special features as well as options for a commentary track. Paul edgecomb tom hanks walked the mile with a variety of cons. Jingles, the mouse becomes a pet of one of the death row inmates, and an entertainer to the rest of the occupants on the green mile, alias death row. Still the green mile is one of my top 10 alltime favourite movies, and all the reasons are obvious when you watch it.
The actors of the movie the green mile were nominated for an oscar, some received the saturn film award. Publishing it in installments meant that fans would have to wait for the last installment to find out the ending. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Actor the green mile graham greene was born on june 22, 1952 in six nations reserve, ontario, canada. The film is told in a flashback format and stars tom hanks as paul edgecomb and michael clarke duncan as john coffey with supporting roles by david morse, bonnie hunt, and james cromwell. Michael clarke duncan was an american actor best known for his breakout role as john coffey in the green mile, for which he was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actor and various similar honors. Stephen kings the green mile is one of the authors more dramatic endeavors, and has a standout cast that could have looked a lot different. The green mile 1999 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Oscar winning actor and hes a very good filmmaker too. See the full list of the green mile cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. More than thirty mice were trained and used in this film. He also appeared in motion pictures such as armageddon, the whole nine yards, the scorpion king, daredevil, and talladega nights. The green mile is a superb and sad drama movie of 1999.