88 Minutes

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88 Minutes

North American release poster
Directed by Jon Avnet
Produced by Jon Avnet
Randall Emmett
Michael P. Flannigan
George Furla
Written by Gary Scott Thompson
Starring Al Pacino
Benjamin McKenzie
Alicia Witt
Leelee Sobieski
Deborah Kara Unger
Amy Brenneman
Neal McDonough
Music by Edward Shearmur
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Release date(s) April 18, 2008
Running time 111 min
Language English
Budget $30,000,000
Gross revenue $32,251,405 [1]

88 Minutes is a 2008 American action film directed by Jon Avnet starring Al Pacino, Benjamin McKenzie, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Deborah Kara Unger, Amy Brenneman and Neal McDonough. Filming began in the Vancouver area on October 8, 2005 and wrapped in December 2005. The film was released in various territories during 2007.

In May 2007, TriStar Pictures acquired all U.S. distribution rights of 88 Minutes;[2] TriStar Pictures released this movie in the United States theatrically on April 18, 2008.


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Synopsis

Nine years after successfully assisting in the conviction of a serial rapist/murderer, whose conviction was based mainly on his testimony to look past circumstantial evidence, Forensics Psychiatrist professor Dr. Jack Gramm receives an anonymous phone call stating he has 88 minutes left to live. Looking to his few friends and analyzing what little information he is given, he has that much time to find out who his potential killer is before his time is up.

Cast

Production

Jon Avnet replaced James Foley as director. Shero Rauf was the digital effects artist for the film.

Filming locations

The university scenes in the film were shot at the University of British Columbia (UBC) near Vancouver, which stood in for a fictional Northwest Washington University. It attracted much attention on campus (mainly due to Pacino's presence in the film) and filming was interrupted repeatedly because of it. This also could have been because many integral scenes were filmed in the busiest areas of campus during peak class hours. It was common for students to exit buildings after class only to walk into a shooting location.

Scenes were also shot on the campus of UCLA. The filming was secretive and did not draw as much attention as it did at UBC.[citation needed]

Critical reception

88 Minutes was heavily panned by critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 5% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 117 reviews.[3] On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 17 out of 100, based on 27 reviews.[4]

Box office performance

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $6,957,216 in 2,168 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #4 at the box office and averaging $3,209 per theater. In its second weekend, the film grossed $3,593,890 and fell to #8 at the box office.[5] The film's worldwide gross is $32,251,405 with $16,930,884 from the US and Canadian box office and $15,320,405 from the rest of the world.

References

  1. ^ 88 Minutes (2008)
  2. ^ Sony snaps up 'Friday' remake - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety
  3. ^ "88 Minutes Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  4. ^ "88 Minutes (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  5. ^ "88 Minutes (2008) - Weekend Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.

External links

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Films directed by Jon Avnet

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) • The War (1994) • Up Close & Personal (1996) • Red Corner (1997) • 88 Minutes (2008) • Righteous Kill (2008)
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