Murder in the First

Murder in the First

1995

Petty criminal Henri Young (Kevin Bacon) gets sent to Alcatraz in the 1930s and attempts to escape. As punishment, the assistant warden (Gary Oldman) puts Young in solitary confinement, where the maximum stay is supposed to be 19 days. But Young spends years there, only to emerge a madman and eventual murderer. A rookie lawyer (Christian Slater) tries to save Young from execution by proving that Alcatraz is to blame for his condition.

One was condemned. The other was determined. Two men whose friendship gave them the will to take on the system.

JBscale
64
Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Thriller
Length
2 hrs. 2 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 20, 1995
US Box Office
$17,382,000 (#3603 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Prison Violence, Sexuality

Collection Detail

Release Method
2-Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.77:1
Audio
English: DD 2.0 Surround
English: DTS-HD Master 2.0
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
July 17, 2012
Acquired Date
February 27, 2014
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Christian Slater
Christian Slater
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
William H. Macy
William H. Macy
Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky
Brad Dourif
Brad Dourif
R. Lee Ermey
R. Lee Ermey
Mia Kirshner
Mia Kirshner
Ben Slack
Ben Slack
Stefan Gierasch
Stefan Gierasch
Kyra Sedgwick
Kyra Sedgwick
Alex Bookston
Alex Bookston
Richie Allan
Richie Allan
Herb Ritts
Herb Ritts
Charles Boswell
Charles Boswell
David Michael Sterling
David Michael Sterling
Michael Melvin
Michael Melvin

Directors

Marc Rocco
Marc Rocco

Producers

Marc Frydman
Marc Frydman
Mark Wolper
Mark Wolper

Writers

Dan Gordon
Dan Gordon

Special Features

Featurettes
  • Kevin Bacon: Back to Alcatraz
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (6/10)

Ratings

JB Users
60
Good
RT Rotten
54%
Tomatometer
39 votes
RT Fresh Certified
79%
Popcornmeter
698 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
7.3/10
31,445 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media