Chattahoochee
1990 | 98m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mick Jackson |
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| Writer: | James Cresson |
| Staring: |
| In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 20, 1990 |
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| Director: | Mick Jackson |
| Writer: | James Cresson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Hemdale Film Corporation, Hemdale, Hemdale |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $259,486
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gary Oldman | Emmett Foley |
| Dennis Hopper | Walker Benson |
| Frances McDormand | Mae Foley |
| Pamela Reed | Earlene |
| Matt Craven | Lonny |
| William De Acutis | Missy |
| Gary Klar | Clarence |
| Lee Wilkof | Vernon |
| William Newman | Jonathan |
| Richard Portnow | Dr. Debner |
| Timothy Scott | Harley |
| Ned Beatty | Dr. Harwood |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Morris |
| Whitey Hughes | Mr. Johnson |
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | Duane |
| Yvonne Denise Mason | Ella |
| Ralph Pace | Leonard |
| Wesley Mann | Cop No. 1 |
| Tim Monich | Cop No. 2 |
| Laurens Moore | Pa Foley |
| Mary Moore | Ma Foley |
| Peggy Beasley | Mae's Mother |
| F. Drucilla Brookshire | First Woman on Street |
| Dorothy L. Grissom Hardin | Second Woman on Street |
| David Fitzsimmons | Ambulance Driver |
| Gary Bullock | Sadistic Attendant |
| David Dwyer | Goading Attendant |
| Robert Gravel | Lucas |
| Marc Clement | Theo |
| John Brasington | Dr. Towney |
| Jim E. Quick | Dr. Everly |
| C.K. Bibby | Baker |
| Bob Hannah | Earl |
| George Nannarello | Patient Without Shoes |
| Ed Grady | Stream of Consciousness Man |
| Kevin Barber | Upside Down Inmate |
| James Culclasure | Hym Singing Patient |
| Shane Bailey | Ozell |
| Kevin Campbell | Inmate in Cesspool |
| E. Pat Hall | Inmate in Movie Theater |
| Jerry Campbell | Inmate in Tunnel |
| Roger Jackson | Inmate |
| Suzi Bass | Harwood's Secretary |
| Jill Rankin | Governor's Secretary |
| F. Douglas McDaniel | Jimbob |
| Chris Robertson | Attendant |
| Bill Collins | Attendant |
| Bud Davis | Attendant |
| Michael Easler | Attendant |
| Randy Randolph | Miami Guard |
| Kathryn Cobb | Miami Nurse |
| Jim Gloster | Miami Attendant |
| Charles Lawlor | Miami Cop No. 1 |
| Traber Burns | Miami Cop No. 2 |
| Kristi Frankenheimer | Weather Girl |
| Perry Simpson | Quincy Cop No. 1 |
| Joe Loy | Quincy Cop No. 2 |
| Wallace Merck | Patrolman |
| Don Wayne Bass | First Guard |
| Mykel Mariette | Male Nurse |
| Raul Apartella | First Man at Investigation |
| B.J. Koonce | Woman at Investigation |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mick Jackson | Director |
| Pat Tagliaferro | Art Direction |
| Andrew Dunn | Director of Photography |
| Mindy Marin | Casting Director |
| Celeste Lee | Set Decoration |
| Don Fairservice | Editor |
| James Cresson | Writer |
| Michael Hanes | Stunts |
| Cathy Mickel Gibson | Production Manager |
| Phil Dupont | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Jolly Dale | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Philip Alan Waters | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Richard O. Helmer | Special Effects |
| Kimberley Carleton | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Michelle Johnson | Hairstylist |
| Joseph T. Garrity | Production Design |
| Sharon 'Mae' West | Script Supervisor |
| John E. Keane | Original Music Composer |
| Dennis Scott | Stunts |
| Douglas A. Raine | Second Assistant Director |
| Kristi Frankenheimer | Location Manager |
| Kenneth C. Mantlo | Boom Operator |
| Shari Griffin | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Gandhi Bob Arrollo | Makeup Artist |
| Theresa K. Stone | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Tona Hill | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Peter Bond | Dialogue Editor |
| Gerry Humphreys | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ray Bivins | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Joe Gilbride | Stunts |
| J. Stephen Buck | First Assistant Director |
| Karen Patch | Costume Designer |
| Ed White | Sound Mixer |
| Jim Schwalm | Special Effects Assistant |
| David Buckley | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Jill Bennett | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Charlie Peterson | Extras Casting |
| Tommy Dorsett | Assistant Editor |
| Dick Lewsey | Scoring Mixer |
| Jonathan Frankel | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dana Zaloom | Casting Assistant |
| Emma Hindley | Assistant Editor |
| Richard Hiscott | Foley Editor |
| Dean Humphreys | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kathleen M. Courtney | Production Coordinator |
| Tim Monich | Dialogue Coach |
| Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer |
| Mary Nelson | Negative Cutter |
| Bud Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Aaron Schwab | Producer |
| John Daly | Executive Producer |
| Faye Schwab | Producer |
| Sue Baden-Powell | Co-Producer |
| Derek Gibson | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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Well, I don't reckon I'm a hero. Sure don't feel like one. I just did what I could. One thing at a time. Step by step. Chattahoochee is directed by Mick Jackson and written by James Cresson (as James Hicks). It stars Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Francis McDormand, Pamela Reed, Ned Beatty and M. E ... mmet Walsh. Music is by John E. Keane and cinematography by Andrew Dunn. In 1955 Florida, Korean veteran Emmett Foley (Oldman) has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison. Here he witnesses patients being abused and used. One landed in the cuckoo's nest. Intense incarceration based tale, Chattahoochee suffers due to a cliché riddled screenplay that can't hit the upper echelons of pics dealing with the "mismanagement" of mental health patients. Foley's attempts to expose the nightmarish conditions at the facility he is imprisoned in, keeps the viewer interested, as does his burgeoning friendship with Benson (Hopper) and the crashing of his relationship with the girl he loves outside (McDormand). Ultimately, it's well performed by the principals, but staid in writing and direction to the point you end up hankering for the "greats" of the genre made previously. 6/10