| Ghosts of Mississippi | |
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 Ghosts of Mississippi film poster | |
| Directed by | Rob Reiner |
| Produced by | Nicholas Paleologos Rob Reiner Andrew Scheinman Frederick Zollo Charles Newirth Jeff Stott |
| Written by | Lewis Colick |
| Starring | Alec Baldwin Whoopi Goldberg James Woods William H. Macy Craig T. Nelson |
| Music by | Marc Shaiman |
| Cinematography | John Seale |
| Editing by | Robert Leighton |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Castle Rock Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | December 20, 1996 |
| Running time | 130 min. Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American Actor, director, producer, Writer, and Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American Actor, director, producer, Writer, and Charles Newirth (Born August 221955 in New York City is an American Film producer. Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television James Howard Woods (born April 18 1947) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -winning American William Hall Macy Jr (born March 13, 1950) is an Academy Award -nominated double Emmy - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American Actor. Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a multiple-award-winning American Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, and Performer John Seale, ASC ACS (born October 5, 1942 in Warwick Queensland Australia) is an Australian Cinematographer. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Castle Rock Entertainment is a film and television Production company founded in 1987 by Martin Shafer, director Rob Reiner, Andy Scheinman, Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30,000,000 (estimated) |
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Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient A drama film is a Film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American Actor, director, producer, Writer, and Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television James Howard Woods (born April 18 1947) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -winning American The plot focuses on the 1994 trial of Byron De La Beckwith, the white supremacist accused of the 1963 assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Byron De La Beckwith ( November 9 1920, Colusa California – January 21 2001, Jackson Mississippi) was an American Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Medgar Willy Evers ( July 2, 1925 June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi
James Woods was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role of Byron De La Beckwith. James Howard Woods (born April 18 1947) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -winning American Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
The original music score was composed by Marc Shaiman and the cinematography is by John Seale. Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a multiple-award-winning American Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, and Performer John Seale, ASC ACS (born October 5, 1942 in Warwick Queensland Australia) is an Australian Cinematographer.
Tagline: "In 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered in his own driveway. For 30 years, his assassin has remained free. Is it ever too late to do the right thing?"
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Main cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alec Baldwin | Bobby DeLaughter |
| James Woods | Byron De La Beckwith |
| Virginia Madsen | Dixie DeLaughter |
| Whoopi Goldberg | Myrlie Evers |
| Susanna Thompson | Peggy Lloyd |
| Craig T. Nelson | Ed Peters |
| Lucas Black | Burt DeLaughter |
| Alexa Vega | Claire DeLaughter |
| William H. Macy | Charlie Crisco |
| Darrell Evers | Himself |
| Yolanda King | Reena Evers |
| Jerry Levine | Jerry Mitchell |
| James Van Evers | Himself |
| Michael O'Keefe | Merrida Coxwell |
| Bill Smitrovich | Jim Kitchens |
| Terry O'Quinn | Judge Hilburn |
| Rex Linn | Martin Scott |
| James Pickens, Jr. | Medgar Evers |
| Richard Riehle | Tommy Mayfield |
| Bonnie Bartlett | Billie DeLaughter |
| Brock Peters | Walter Williams |
| Wayne Rogers | Morris Dees |
Plot summary
Medgar Evers is a black civil rights activist in Mississippi who was murdered by an assassin in 1963. Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Bobby B DeLaughter (born on February 28, 1954) is a Mississippi Prosecutor, Judge, and Author. James Howard Woods (born April 18 1947) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated Emmy Award -winning and Golden Globe -winning American Byron De La Beckwith ( November 9 1920, Colusa California – January 21 2001, Jackson Mississippi) was an American Virginia Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television Myrlie Evers-Williams (born March 17, 1933, nee Myrlie Beasley in Vicksburg Mississippi) is an African American activist Susanna Thompson (born January 27, 1958) is an American television and film Actress. Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American Actor. Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American Film and Television Actor. Alexa Ellesse Vega (born August 27 1988 is a Colombian American Actress and Singer. William Hall Macy Jr (born March 13, 1950) is an Academy Award -nominated double Emmy - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning Yolanda Denise King ( November 17, 1955 May 15, 2007) was the first-born child of Coretta Scott King and Civil rights Jerry Levine (born March 12, 1957 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is an American actor and director best known for his role as Rupert Michael Raymond O'Keefe (born April 24, 1955) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film and Television Actor Bill Smitrovich (born May 16, 1947) is an American actor Biography Personal life He was born William S Terrance " Terry " O'Quinn (born July 15, 1952) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor. Rex Maynard Linn (born November 13, 1956) is an American actor James Pickens Jr (born October 26, 1954) is an American Actor notable for his starring role as Dr Medgar Willy Evers ( July 2, 1925 June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi Richard Riehle (born May 12, 1948) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Riehle was born in Menomonee Falls Bonnie Bartlett (born June 20, 1929) is an American Television and Film actress. Brock Peters ( July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American Actor, best known for the role in the 1962 film To Kill Wayne M Rogers (born April 7 1933, Birmingham Alabama) is an American Film and Television Actor, best Morris Seligman Dees Jr (born December 16 1936 is the co-founder and chief trial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC and former direct mail marketeer Medgar Willy Evers ( July 2, 1925 June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi It is later suspected that Byron De La Beckwith, a white supremacist, is the murderer and he would be tried twice and both trials ended in hung juries. Byron De La Beckwith ( November 9 1920, Colusa California – January 21 2001, Jackson Mississippi) was an American In 1989, Evers' widow Myrlie has been trying to bring De La Beckwith to justice for over 25 years, and she believes she has what it takes to bring him to trial again. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)
However, most of the evidence from the old trial have disappeared but Bobby DeLaughter, an assistant District Attorney, decides to do what he can to help her despite being warned that it might hurt his political aspirations and the strain it is causing his marriage. However, DeLaughter becomes more involved with bringing De La Beckwith to trial for the third time 30 years later. In 1994, Byron De La Beckwith is found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Trivia
- Delmar Dennis (a key witness against Byron De La Beckwith) and his family can be seen as extras in the parade scene. At the film's end, a title card indicated that Bobby DeLaughter had run for a position as a judge and been defeated. That was true at the time. Subsequently, he was appointed to be a judge and later elected overwhelmingly.
- Medgar Evers' two sons Darrell and James Van Evers played themselves in this film, as did a police detective who helped with the investigation, Detective Lloyd "Benny" Bennett. Myrlie Evers was also one of this film's consultants.
- The daughter of civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., Yolanda King, played the adult daughter of Medgar Evers in the film. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader Yolanda Denise King ( November 17, 1955 May 15, 2007) was the first-born child of Coretta Scott King and Civil rights
- Although the film begins in 1989 and ends in 1994, the same child actors portraying Bobby DeLaughter's children are used from the beginning of the movie until the end, showing no signs of aging.
- This film was shot on location in Jackson, Mississippi, where Megdar Evers was murdered.
- Bobby DeLaughter's eldest son in the movie stars as Michael Winchell in "Friday Night Lights".
Quotes
- Myrlie Evers: (quoting Medgar Evers) I don't know if I'm going to heaven or to hell, but I'm going from Jackson.
- Myrlie Evers: (quoting Medgar Evers) When you hate, the only person who suffers is you, because most of the people you hate don't know it and the others don't care.
External links
- Ghosts of Mississippi at the Internet Movie Database
- Ghosts of Mississippi at Allmovie
- Ghosts of Mississippi at Rotten Tomatoes
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