The Chamber

The Chamber

Movie |

Ku Klux Klan | Doomed Man

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  • Genre(s): Crime, Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): James Foley
  • Cast(s): Chris ODonnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Robert Prosky, Lela Rochon See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 53min
  • Music: Carter Burwell
  • Award(s): Razzie 1997 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: One Battle After Another, Enola Holmes 3
  • Story:
    Having survived the hatred and bigotry that was his Klansman grandfather's only legacy, young attorney Adam Hall seeks at the last minute to appeal the old man's death sentence for the murder of two small Jewish boys 30 years before. Only four weeks before Sam Cayhall is to be executed, Adam meets his grandfather for the first time in the Mississippi prison which has held him since the crime. The meeting is predictably tense when the educated, young Mr. "Hall" confronts his venom-spewing elder, Mr. "Cayhall," about the murders. The next day, headlines run proclaiming Adam the grandson who has come to the state to save his grandfather, the infamous Ku Klux Klan bomber. While the old man's life lies in the balance, Adam's motivation in fighting this battle becomes clear as the story unfolds. Not only does he fight for his grandfather, but perhaps for himself as well. He has come to heal the wounds of his own father's suicide...
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Having survived the hatred and bigotry that was his Klansman grandfather's only legacy, young attorney Adam Hall seeks at the last minute to appeal the old man's death sentence for the murder of two small Jewish boys 30 years before. Only four weeks before Sam Cayhall is to be executed, Adam meets his grandfather for the first time in the Mississippi prison which has held him since the crime. The meeting is predictably tense when the educated, young Mr. "Hall" confronts his venom-spewing elder, Mr. "Cayhall," about the murders. The next day, headlines run proclaiming Adam the grandson who has come to the state to save his grandfather, the infamous Ku Klux Klan bomber. While the old man's life lies in the balance, Adam's motivation in fighting this battle becomes clear as the story unfolds. Not only does he fight for his grandfather, but perhaps for himself as well. He has come to heal the wounds of his own father's suicide...
Ratings

6/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Nominations
Razzie Award

Worst Supporting Actress For | 1997 | Faye

Worst Supporting Actress | 1997 | Faye

Stinker Award

Worst Supporting Actress For | 1996 | Faye

Worst Supporting Actress | 1996 | Faye

BOX OFFICE

Budget 50,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 22,540,359 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

The story of the freakish execution that Sam tells Adam, about a condemned prisoner beating his head against a metal pole inside the gas chamber, is a true story. It happened to Mississippian Jimmy Lee Gray in 1983.

In a 2006 BBC TV Culture Show interview, John Grisham stated that this was the adaptation of his work he liked least

Gene Hackman and Faye Dunaway play father and daughter even though in real life, he is only 11 years older than her.

Universal paid $7 million for the rights to John Grisham's novel.

The film debut of Bo Jackson, who was a celebrated two-sport baseball and football player. He was cast by the producers because of both his charms and the intimidating stature both that would be perfect for the role of a prison guard.

Popular Dialogues

"E. Garner Goodman: How much do you know about the death penalty? Adam Hall: I've read everything there is. E. Garner Goodman: Then you know nothing."

"Lee Bowen: Pretty good for poor white trash. How well I'll be accepted after everybody finds out I'm Hitler's daughter is another thing."