Last updated March 28, 2024
Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones took home an Emmy for his starring turn in this made-for-television movie, adapted by acclaimed author-journalist Norman Mailer from his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Based on a true story, the compelling drama follows the troubled last days of Gary Gilmore, a career criminal on death row who became the first prisoner executed in the United States after the government's death penalty reinstatement in 1976.
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As a favor to her best friend, Nina (Rita Moreno), lonely divorcée Maggie (Susan Flannery) arranges for a job for Nina's 20-year-old son, Ed Taggert (Jameson Parker), as an intern at the architectural firm where she works. Maggie finds her life complicated when Ed professes his love for her. She eventually returns Ed's affections, but when Nina and Maggie's teenage son (Ed Nelson) learn of the relationship, they confront the lovers.
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Mickey Rooney stars in this heartfelt true story as clown Jack Thum, who, with his wife, Shirlee (Anne Jackson), take in 37 orphans over the course of their marriage. Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Jack fears for Shirlee and the children still in their care. Motivated by his testy hospital roommate (Red Buttons), Jack finds the strength to make the most of his remaining months. Rooney's former child co-star, Jackie Cooper, directs.
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