88 Minutes

88 Minutes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJon Avnet
Written byGary Scott Thompson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDenis Lenoir
Edited byPeter Berger
Music byEdward Shearmur
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing[2]
Release dates
  • March 2, 2007 (2007-03-02) (Israel)
  • April 18, 2008 (2008-04-18) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes[2]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[3]
Box office$32.6 million [4]

88 Minutes is a 2007 thriller film directed by Jon Avnet and starring Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Amy Brenneman, Neal McDonough and Benjamin McKenzie. In the film, famed forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm (Pacino) is one of the most sought-after profilers in the world. His expert testimony resulted in the conviction of serial killer Jon Forster (McDonough). However, on the eve of Forster's execution, one of Gramm's students is murdered in a vicious copycat crime, and Gramm himself receives an ominous message informing him that he has 88 minutes to live. Filming began in the Vancouver area on October 8, 2005, and wrapped up in December 2005. In 2007 the film was released in various European countries.

In May 2007, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group paid $6 million to acquire North American and select international distribution rights of 88 Minutes.[5][6] The group released the film in the United States theatrically on April 18, 2008, through TriStar Pictures.

  1. ^ a b c d e "88 Minutes (2007)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "88 Minutes (2008)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "88 Minutes". The Numbers. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "88 Minutes (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  5. ^ Garrett, Diane (May 21, 2007). "Sony snaps up 'Friday' remake". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  6. ^ Goldstein, Patrick (April 22, 2008). "How The Mighty Have Fallen". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2014.

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