Chattahoochee (1989)

Directed by

Mick Jackson

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Chris Calhoun is committed to a brutal state mental institution in Florida. He struggles to survive and maintain his sanity while fighting for his release.

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What happens

Chattahoochee is a 1989 American drama film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Gary Oldman and Dennis Hopper. The film is based on the real-life experiences of Chris Calhoun in a Florida state mental institution. Calhoun later met James Hicks who wrote the script. It was turned down by several major studios before being accepted by Hemdale Film Corporation, a small British-owned, Los Angeles–based company that also produced Platoon, Hoosiers, The Last Emperor, and Salvador. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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