Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

"Welcome to Savannah, Georgia. A city of hot nights and cold blooded murder."

1997 2h 35m EN

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Synopsis

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A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, whom he befriends.

“Welcome to Savannah, Georgia. A city of hot nights and cold blooded murder.”

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Cast

John Cusack
John Kelso
Kevin Spacey
James Williams
Jude Law
Billy Carl Hanson
Alison Eastwood
Mandy Nichols
Jack Thompson
Sonny Seiler
Irma P. Hall
Minerva
Paul Hipp
Joe Odom
Lady Chablis
Chablis Deveau

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: John Lee Hancock
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 72% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clint Eastwood, shot by Jack N. Green. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lennie Niehaus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Joel Cox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Cusack and Kevin Spacey and Jude Law carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Welcome to Savannah, Georgia. A city of hot nights and cold blooded murder.".

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The take

Clint Eastwood directs. Jack N. Green behind the camera. Lennie Niehaus scores. Joel Cox cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Earned back only 72% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
329 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Clint Eastwood, shot by Jack N. Green. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lennie Niehaus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Joel Cox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Cusack and Kevin Spacey and Jude Law carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Welcome to Savannah, Georgia. A city of hot nights and cold blooded murder.".
9IMDB entry: tt0119668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "drag queen", "voodoo", "affectation", "burlesque".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Original score: Lennie Niehaus
Editing: Joel Cox
Production design: Henry Bumstead
Makeup / hair: Linda Boykin-Williams
Sound: Kevin E. Carpenter
Runtime: 155 min · 2h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $25,100,000
Return: 72% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

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r96sk2022-02-07
★ 8/10
More enjoyable than I would've predicted. I was expecting something more mysterious and thrilling, but <em>'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'</em> manages to entertain nicely - despite a long run time, which I thought was going to hamper it but it didn't. The cast are excellent. I really enjoyed John Cusack's performance and Kevin Spacey plays these sorta roles well. The Lady Chablis is another strong performer, while there are roles for a younger Jude Law, Clint Eastwood - the director - regular Geoffrey Lewis and, though very tiny, an on the brink of stardom James Gandolfini. Well worth a watch!

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