Movie Cosmos - Chattahoochee

Description:

In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.

Top Cast >

Gary Oldman

As Emmett Foley

Dennis Hopper

As Walker Benson

Frances McDormand

As Mae Foley

Pamela Reed

As Earlene

Matt Craven

As Lonny

William De Acutis

As Missy

Gary Klar

As Clarence

Lee Wilkof

As Vernon

William Newman

As Jonathan

Richard Portnow

As Dr. Debner

Timothy Scott

As Harley

Ned Beatty

As Dr. Harwood

M. Emmet Walsh

As Morris

Whitey Hughes

As Mr. Johnson

Wilbur Fitzgerald

As Duane

Yvonne Denise Mason

As Ella

Ralph Pace

As Leonard

Wesley Mann

As Cop No. 1

Tim Monich

As Cop No. 2

Laurens Moore

As Pa Foley

Mary Moore

As Ma Foley

Peggy Beasley

As Mae's Mother

F. Drucilla Brookshire

As First Woman on Street

Dorothy L. Grissom Hardin

As Second Woman on Street

David Fitzsimmons

As Ambulance Driver

Gary Bullock

As Sadistic Attendant

David Dwyer

As Goading Attendant

Robert Gravel

As Lucas

Marc Clement

As Theo

John Brasington

As Dr. Towney

Jim E. Quick

As Dr. Everly

C.K. Bibby

As Baker

Bob Hannah

As Earl

George Nannarello

As Patient Without Shoes

Ed Grady

As Stream of Consciousness Man

Kevin Barber

As Upside Down Inmate

James Culclasure

As Hym Singing Patient

Shane Bailey

As Ozell

Kevin Campbell

As Inmate in Cesspool

E. Pat Hall

As Inmate in Movie Theater

Jerry Campbell

As Inmate in Tunnel

Roger Jackson

As Inmate

Suzi Bass

As Harwood's Secretary

Jill Rankin

As Governor's Secretary

F. Douglas McDaniel

As Jimbob

Chris Robertson

As Attendant

Bill Collins

As Attendant

Bud Davis

As Attendant

Michael Easler

As Attendant

Randy Randolph

As Miami Guard

Kathryn Cobb

As Miami Nurse

Jim Gloster

As Miami Attendant

Charles Lawlor

As Miami Cop No. 1

Traber Burns

As Miami Cop No. 2

Kristi Frankenheimer

As Weather Girl

Perry Simpson

As Quincy Cop No. 1

Joe Loy

As Quincy Cop No. 2

Wallace Merck

As Patrolman

Don Wayne Bass

As First Guard

Mykel Mariette

As Male Nurse

Raul Apartella

As First Man at Investigation

B.J. Koonce

As Woman at Investigation

Top Crew >

Mick Jackson

Director

Sharon 'Mae' West

Script Supervisor

Don Fairservice

Editor

Pat Tagliaferro

Art Direction

Joseph T. Garrity

Production Design

Aaron Schwab

Producer

Faye Schwab

Producer

Celeste Lee

Set Decoration

Ray Bivins

Special Effects Coordinator

Andrew Dunn

Director of Photography

John Daly

Executive Producer

Mindy Marin

Casting Director

John E. Keane

Original Music Composer

Derek Gibson

Executive Producer

Sue Baden-Powell

Co-Producer

Dennis Scott

Stunts

Cathy Mickel Gibson

Production Manager

Phil Dupont

Second Second Assistant Director

Karen Patch

Costume Designer

Gandhi Bob Arrollo

Makeup Artist

Ed White

Sound Mixer

Philip Alan Waters

Second Unit Director of Photography

Michael Hanes

Stunts

J. Stephen Buck

First Assistant Director

Michelle Johnson

Hairstylist

David Buckley

Wardrobe Assistant

Kathleen M. Courtney

Production Coordinator

Kimberley Carleton

Wardrobe Assistant

Shari Griffin

Wardrobe Supervisor

Jolly Dale

Assistant Production Coordinator

Kristi Frankenheimer

Location Manager

Richard O. Helmer

Special Effects

Theresa K. Stone

Makeup & Hair Assistant

Joe Gilbride

Stunts

Douglas A. Raine

Second Assistant Director

Kenneth C. Mantlo

Boom Operator

Jim Schwalm

Special Effects Assistant

Jill Bennett

Makeup & Hair Assistant

Tim Monich

Dialogue Coach

Tommy Dorsett

Assistant Editor

Peter Bond

Dialogue Editor

Charlie Peterson

Extras Casting

Emma Hindley

Assistant Editor

Mary Nelson

Negative Cutter

Dick Lewsey

Scoring Mixer

Jonathan Frankel

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dana Zaloom

Casting Assistant

Tona Hill

Extras Casting Assistant

Richard Hiscott

Foley Editor

Dean Humphreys

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gerry Humphreys

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bud Davis

Stunt Coordinator

James Cresson

Writer

Melinda Sue Gordon

Still Photographer

Reviews:

John Chard (6/10)

Well, I don't reckon I'm a hero. Sure don't feel like one. I just did what I could. One thing at a time. Step by step.

Chattahoochee is directed by Mick Jackson and written by James Cresson (as James Hicks). It stars Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Francis McDormand, Pamela Reed, Ned Beatty and M. Emmet Walsh. Music is by John E. Keane and cinematography by Andrew Dunn.

In 1955 Florida, Korean veteran Emmett Foley (Oldman) has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison. Here he witnesses patients being abused and used.

One landed in the cuckoo's nest.

Intense incarceration based tale, Chattahoochee suffers due to a cliché riddled screenplay that can't hit the upper echelons of pics dealing with the "mismanagement" of mental health patients. Foley's attempts to expose the nightmarish conditions at the facility he is imprisoned in, keeps the viewer interested, as does his burgeoning friendship with Benson (Hopper) and the crashing of his relationship with the girl he loves outside (McDormand).

Ultimately, it's well performed by the principals, but staid in writing and direction to the point you end up hankering for the "greats" of the genre made previously. 6/10

2020-02-22