Last Dance (1996)
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29% of critics liked it
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44% of users liked it
(5,349 ratings)
The relationship between an unproven lawyer and the female convict he attempts to save from execution is detailed in this death-row drama. Sharon Stone plays against type as Cindy Liggett, convicted of murder at the age of 19, who has spent over a decade in prison awaiting execution. Having resigned… More The relationship between an unproven lawyer and the female convict he attempts to save from execution is detailed in this death-row drama. Sharon Stone plays against type as Cindy Liggett, convicted of murder at the age of 19, who has spent over a decade in prison awaiting execution. Having resigned herself to her eventual death, she cares little when her case falls into the hands of newly appointed clemency board attorney Rick Hayes (Rob Morrow). Hayes devotes himself to her case, however, and uncovers several inconsistencies regarding her earlier trial. Seeing a chance to save Liggett's life, Hayes fights for a stay of execution but finds himself facing opposition from powerful political figures and even Liggett herself. Largely ignored at the box office, the film suffered in comparison to Dead Man Walking (1995), the Academy Award-winning drama whose treatment of the death penalty theme may still have been fresh in the minds of audiences. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bruce Beresford
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Cult Movies
R,
- In Theaters
- May 3, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- Touchstone Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Too manufactured and 'Hollywood' to elicit any real emotion.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Both Stone and Morrow are terrific and convincing. (published 5-10-96)
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Cast
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Sharon Stone
as Cindy Liggett
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Rob Morrow
as Rick Hayes
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Randy Quaid
as Sam Burns
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Peter Gallagher
as John Hayes
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Jack Thompson
as The Governor
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Jayne Brook
as Jill
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Mimi Craven
as Amber
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John Cunningham
as McGuire
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Pamela Tyson
as Linda
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Ken Jenkins
as Warden Laverty
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Skeet Ulrich
as Billy
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Don Harvey
as Doug
- Diane Sellers
- Patricia French
