Last Dance Page #3

Synopsis: Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a woman convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. As Hayes investigates the background for her case, the two begin to form a deep friendship, while all the while the date for her execution draws nearer.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Bruce Beresford
Production: Touchstone Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
R
Year:
1996
103 min
327 Views


- What do you mean?

- The report's required, with or without it.

Oh, man, she is a pisser.

- Sounds like she sure as hell

had your number.

- Yeah.

- Rick, come on.

- Hey, John.

- Hey, Emerson. How are you?

- Hi.

- Lobbyist.

- For what?

- Oil companies.

Oh.

- The Brothers Hayes.

- Governor.

- John.

- My brother Rick.

- How are you, sir?

- Rick. Of course.

- Yes.

- Mrs Governor.

- Tom.

- Nice to meet you.

In the governor's business

we call this a "meet and greet."

Well, it wouldn't be hard

to get used to.

Bart, stay right where you are.

Don't have too much fun now, fellas.

The guy's in perpetual motion.

He's incredible.

Hey, you know, I've been glancing at the

files. He's never granted clemency, huh?

- No, not true. No. We've granted

15 pardons since I've been here...

- Yeah?

- And scores of sentence reductions.

- Never in a capital case.

No, not in a state where 76 percent of

the voters favour the death penalty.

Well, then why the hell did you

put me in a goddam useless job?

Oh, I figured if you messed up,

you couldn't do much damage.

Well, you're just a condescending

son of a b*tch. Why is that?

- Oh, relax. Listen.

- No, no, I'm...

- If things work out...

- Hi there, you guys.

- There's an opening in the press office,

the first of the year.

- Ladies, ladies!

- Rick, this is my friend Jill Venable.

- And Jill, you know John, of course.

- Everyone knows John, of course.

- Hi, Jill.

- Hey, yeah, I know you.

- You used to live down the street from us

on Oakmont, right?

- That's right.

- She's almost the girl next door.

- That's sounds terrible.

- I don't remember you being so cute.

- Oh, well, thanks.

- I've been working on it.

- Well, it sure makes my job a lot easier.

- Your job, huh?

- Yeah, I'm supposed to take you around...

and introduce you to people

of power and influence.

Oh, I see. Big brother's

looking out for me again?

Oh, we can start with a few corrupt

committee chairmen,

work our way down.

Ah, none of that. Let's get a couple

of drinks and have a chat.

- Do you think your parking space

could've been further away?

- That's what I said. The...

- Is this it?

- Yeah, it's right here.

- Ohh. John must have found

this place for you.

- How could you possibly guess?

'Cause he's been here seven years

and still rents his furniture.

- We used to go out.

- Oh?

We're just friends now.

My decision.

I haven't had a chance to stock the bar

or unpack glasses, but I got some beer.

Great.

Haven't even had a chance to unpack

the stereo, unfortunately.

No drinks, no music.

How do you expect to make

any progress?

Well, l-I don't know. I guess I'll, uh, just

have to rely on some personal charm.

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