Dillinger (1991 film)

Dillinger
Genre	Action; Biography; Crime; Drama; History
Written by	Paul F. Edwards
Directed by	Rupert Wainwright
Starring	Mark Harmon; Sherilyn Fenn; Will Patton; Bruce Abbott
Theme music composer	David McHugh
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	David L. Wolper
Producer(s)	Mark Wolper; Bernard Sofronski (delegate producer); Art Levinson (associate producer)
Production location(s)	East Troy, Wisconsin; Mequon, Wisconsin (Shoot out at Little Bohemia Restaurant); Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Cinematography	Donald M. Morgan
Editor(s)	Stanford C. Allen
Running time	90 minutes
Production company(s)	David L. Wolper Productions; Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original release	January 6, 1991

Dillinger is a 1991 television film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Mark Harmon as John Dillinger. It was first broadcast as The ABC Sunday Night Movie for January 6, 1991.

Plot

The film is based on the actual events of the pursuit of American bank robber John Dillinger during the 1930s.

Reception

Variety gave the film a mixed review, complimenting the direction and this historical look while taking note of factual errors and questioning the somewhat positive portrayal of Dillinger.[1]

The Chicago Tribune praised Mark Harmon's "steamy portrayal", but also took note of factual inaccuracies and particularly disliked the fact that the movie was shot in Milwaukee, standing in for Chicago, even though historical locations such as the Biograph Theater were still available in Chicago.[2]

Entertainment Weekly strongly disliked the film, giving it a "D" grade and criticizing it as "slow and aimless" and Harmon as "the stiffest sexiest-man-alive imaginable."[3]

Cast

Actor	Role
Mark Harmon	John Dillinger
Sherilyn Fenn	Billie Frechette
Will Patton	Matt Leach
Bruce Abbott	Harry Pierpont
Will Patton	Melvin Purvis
Patricia Arquette	Polly Hamilton
Tom Bower	Capt. Leach
Xander Berkeley	Copeland
Yvonne Suhor	Jacqueline
John Philbin	John "Red" Hamilton
Amy Yasbeck	Elaine
David Neidorf	Clark
Vince Edwards	J. Edgar Hoover
Lawrence Tierney	Sheriff Sarber
Joe Guzaldo	Samuel P. Cowley

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References

"Dillinger" (review), Variety, January 4, 1991, reprinted in Prouty, ed. (1994). Variety TV REV 1991-92 17. Taylor & Francis. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-0-8240-3796-3.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
John O`Brien and Ed Baumann, "'Dillinger' Goes Hollywood ... Er, Milwaukee", Chicago Tribune, January 06, 1991.
Ken Tucker, "Dillinger" (review), Entertainment Weekly, December 21, 1990.

External links

Dillinger on IMDb
Dillinger at AllMovie

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[Prouty1994-1] "Dillinger" (review), Variety, January 4, 1991, reprinted in Prouty, ed. (1994). Variety TV REV 1991-92 17. Taylor & Francis. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-0-8240-3796-3.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[2] John O`Brien and Ed Baumann, "'Dillinger' Goes Hollywood ... Er, Milwaukee", Chicago Tribune, January 06, 1991.

[3] Ken Tucker, "Dillinger" (review), Entertainment Weekly, December 21, 1990.