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88 Minutes is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Jon Avnet, and
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starring Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, William Forsythe, Deborah
Kara Unger, Amy Brenneman, Neal McDonough and Benjamin McKenzie.
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.[3][4] The group released this film in the United States theatrically on
April 18, 2008, through TriStar Pictures.

Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Reception Theatrical release poster
3.1 Box ofce
3.2 Critical response Directed by Jon Avnet
3.3 Home media Produced by Jon Avnet
4 Remake Randall Emmett
Michael P.
5 References
Flannigan
6 External links George Furla
(executive)
Avi
Lerner(executive)
Plot Gary Scott
Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) testifies at the trial of
Thompson
suspected serial killer Jon Forster (Neal McDonough), dubbed "The Seattle Written by Gary Scott
Thompson
Slayer" by police. Gramm's testimony and expert psychiatric opinion are
crucial to help convict Forster of the attempted killing of Janie Cates and the Starring Al Pacino
Alicia Witt
murder of Joanie Cates, who was drugged, hanged upside down, and killed
Leelee Sobieski
after the killer broke into her home. After receiving his conviction by the jury, William Forsythe
Forster taunts Gramm, saying "Tick-tock, Doc." Amy Brenneman
Deborah Kara
Nine years later, as Forster's execution date approaches, several similar Unger
torture murders with very similar circumstances occur. Gramm is questioned Neal McDonough
by a lawyer from the Attorney General's office as well as FBI Special Agent Ben McKenzie
Frank Parks (William Forsythe) about his connection to the latest victim, Music by Edward
Dale Morris, a former psychology student of Gramm's with whom he was at a Shearmur
party the night before, just hours before her death. On the way to his class, Cinematography Denis Lenoir
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Gramm receives a phone call from someone using software to distort their Edited by Peter Berger
voice, threatening he has 88 minutes to live. He later reports the call to his Production Millennium Films
secretary Shelly (Amy Brenneman) and has her put together a risk company Equity Pictures
assessment profile of potential perpetrators. Family Room
Entertainment
Gramm receives another threatening phone call while teaching and becomes Emmett/Furla
suspicious of his students, particularly Mike Stempt (Benjamin McKenzie). Films
The Dean of students, Carol Johnson (Deborah Kara Unger), interrupts the Distributed by TriStar Pictures
class to evacuate the building due to a bomb threat called in. As he evacuates (United States)

the lecture hall, Gramm finds a written threat on the overhead projector in Warner Bros.
(United Kingdom)
the classroom as well as on his car, which has been vandalized in the parking
garage. Gramm then is met by his teaching assistant Kim Cummings (Alicia Release date March2,2007
(Israel)
Witt) who offers to help him find the person that's been targeting him. In the
April18,2008
stairwell of the parking garage, Gramm comes upon one of his students,
(United States)
Lauren Douglas (Leelee Sobieski), attacked by an unknown assailant and
reports the assault to campus security.
Running time 111 minutes
Gramm and Kim go to his condo where a package has been delivered. The Country United States
package contains an old audio tape of his kid sister, Katie, begging for her Language English
life, and her subsequent murder. As Gramm determines someone had
Budget $30 million[1]
accessed his secure files area to obtain the audio tape, suddenly Kim's ex-
Box ofce $32,593,385[2]
husband, Guy LaForge (Stephen Moyer), shows up with a gun but is shot and
killed from behind by an unknown person wearing a motorcycle helmet and
leather protective gear. The shooter flees through the crowd outside after a fire alarm is triggered in the building. A few
minutes after, Gramm's car explodes, having been rigged with a bomb.

Renting a cab, Gramm explains to Kim that his sister was killed several years ago when he left her alone in his apartment
while he attended an important meeting; the crime took exactly 88 minutes. Next, Gramm and Kim visit Sara Pollard
(Leah Cairns), the woman Gramm was with the night before, but find her murdered in her apartment with evidence
incriminating Gramm. Carol calls Gramm and makes comments suggesting that she is the killer and demands Gramm
meet her at his office. Shelly arrives at Sara's apartment and advises Gramm she suspects Lauren was the one who stole the
audio tape of Gramm's sister's death. Kim disappears from the apartment and later calls Gramm with a threat similar to
Carol's, also demanding he meet her at the office.

Through prison visitation records, Gramm deduces that Forster's appeals attorney "Lydia Doherty" is actually Lauren
using a pseudonym, and surmises she set up the frame on orders from Forster from jail. Kim calls again instructing
Gramm to come to another nearby location on campus where he finds Carol has been hung over a seventh floor balcony
and Kim is tied up and gagged, held at gun point by Lauren. Lauren threatens Gramm and forces him to "confess" on tape
that he gave false testimony at Forster's trial. Special Agent Parks arrives and shoots Lauren, causing both Carol and
Lauren to partially fall from the balcony. Gramm saves Carol from completing the fall, but Lauren comes loose and
plummets to her death. When Forster calls asking to speak with Lauren, Gramm informs him Lauren is dead, the set up is
over. He then quips, "Tick tock, tick tock, you got 12 hours to live," before throwing the phone into the void.

Cast
Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Gramm
Trilby Glover as Defense Attorney Miss Bennett
Alicia Witt as Kim Cummings

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Leelee Sobieski as Lauren Douglas/Lydia Doherty

Amy Brenneman as Shelly Barnes
William Forsythe as Special Agent Frank Parks
Deborah Kara Unger as Carol Johnson
Benjamin McKenzie as Mike Stempt
Neal McDonough as Jon Forster
Leah Cairns as Sara Pollard
Stephen Moyer as Guy LaForge
Christopher Redman as Jeremy Guber
Brendan Fletcher as Johnny d'Franco
Michael Eklund as J. T. Rycker
Carrie Genzel as Stephanie Parkman
Kristina Copeland as Dale Morris
Tammy Hui as Janie Cates
Vicky Huang as Joanie Cates
Victoria Tennant II as Kate
Michal Yannai as Leeza Pearson
Paul Campbell as Albert Jackson

Reception

Box ofce
In its opening weekend, the film grossed $6,957,216 in 2,168 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking fourth at
the box office and averaging $3,209 per theater. In its second weekend, the film grossed $3,593,890 and fell to number
eight at the box office.[5] The film grossed $17,213,467 at the US and Canadian box office and $15,379,918 internationally,
for a worldwide gross of $32,593,385.

Critical response
88Minutes has a "rotten" score of 5% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 122 reviews with an average rating of 2.6 out of 10.
The critical consensus states "88Minutes is a shockingly inept psychological thriller that expertly squanders the talent at
hand."[6] The film also has a score of 17 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 27 critics indicating "Overwhelming dislike".[7]

The film was nominated for two Razzie Awards, Worst Actor for Al Pacino and Worst Supporting Actress for Leelee
Sobieski, but lost to Mike Myers for TheLoveGuru and Paris Hilton for Repo!TheGeneticOpera.

Home media
88Minutes was released on home video on September 16, 2008, and sold 220,965 in the opening weekend. As of the
seventh week, it has sold about 574,041 units which gathered revenue of $11,150,056 or more than one-third of the
budget.[1]

Remake
In May 2013, Original Entertainment confirmed to have sealed a five-picture deal with Millennium Films to produce
Bollywood remakes of Rambo, TheExpendables, 16Blocks, 88Minutes, and Brooklyn'sFinest, with the productions for
Rambo and TheExpendables expected to start at the end of that year.[8]

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References
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2. "88 Minutes (2008)" (http://www.boxofcemojo.com/movies/?id=88minutes.htm). Box Ofce Mojo. Retrieved
2014-01-16.
3. Garrett, Diane (2007-05-21). "Sony snaps up 'Friday' remake" (http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jum
p=story&id=1061&articleid=VR1117965551&cs=1). Variety. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
4. Goldstein, Patrick (2008-04-22). "How The Mighty Have Fallen" (http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/22/entertainment/
et-goldstein22/2). Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
5. "88 Minutes (2008) - Weekend Box Ofce Results" (http://www.boxofcemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=88min
utes.htm). Box Ofce Mojo. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
6. "88 Minutes" (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/88_minutes). Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
7. "88 Minutes" (http://www.metacritic.com/lm/titles/88minutes). Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
8. McNary, Dave (May 15, 2013). "Original Ent. Plans Bollywood Remakes of 'Rambo,' 'Expendables' (EXCLUSIVE)" (htt
p://variety.com/2013/biz/global/hollywood-for-bollywood-remakes-of-rambo-expendables-more-planned-1200481601/).
Variety. Retrieved May 20, 2017.

Externallinks
Ofcial website (http://www.88minutestolive.com)
88 Minutes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411061/) on IMDb
88 Minutes (https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v307493) at AllMovie
88 Minutes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/88_minutes/) at Rotten Tomatoes
88 Minutes (http://www.metacritic.com/movie/88minutes) at Metacritic
88 Minutes (http://www.boxofcemojo.com/movies/?id=88minutes.htm) at Box Ofce Mojo

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