Film

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

1990 · 1h 44m · Thriller · Drama · TV Movie

IMDb

6.3

Raymond Eames, a small-time drug dealer, has been sentenced to death for the shooting death of a policeman. After seven years of appeals are exhausted, the date of his execution arrives. His last request is that his execution be photographed. Eames selects Paul Marish, a jaded Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, who is convinced by his agent to visit the small town in Georgia. Sensing a big story, Marish's agent sends in a reporter from Time magazine, and together they begin to investigate the events surrounding the murder, in a small town where emotions are high and opinions are fixed.

Roy Scheider

Paul Marish

Bonnie Bedelia

Hannah McGrath

Arliss Howard

Raymond Eames

Andre Braugher

Dan Weston

Robert Carradine

Police Sgt. Jerry Brown

Marc Macaulay

Supt. Stanton

Antoni Corone

Mike Knighton

Tom Nowicki

Steve March

Tom Schuster

Jake Rusher

Tom Kouchalakos

Burke

Mark McCracken

Nathanson

Bob Barnes

Gov. Dean

Ginger Burgett

Jean Watley

Michael O'Smith

Police Chief

Traber Burns

Ron Felders

Kevin Quigley

Floyd Tatum

• Frank PiersonDirector
• Doug MageeWriter
• Alan BarnetteProducer
• William SackheimExecutive Producer
• Bojan BazelliDirector of Photography

Release date

September 9, 1990

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

18+

Genres

Thriller, Drama, TV Movie