The Park Is Mine (1986 film)
The Park Is Mine | |
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Genre | Drama Thriller Action |
Written by | () (screenplay) |
Directed by | Steven Hilliard Stern |
Starring | Tommy Lee Jones Helen Shaver Yaphet Kotto |
Theme music composer | Christopher Franke Edgar Froese Johannes Schmoelling (Tangerine Dream) |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Denis Héroux John Kemeny |
Cinematography | |
Editor | Ronald Sanders |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Production companies | International Cinema HBO Premiere Films |
Distributor | Astral Films 20th Television |
Release | |
Original network | HBO |
Original release | 6 October 1985 (USA) 3 January 1986 (Canada) |
The Park Is Mine is a Canadian-American drama television film based on the novel of the same name by Stephen Peters. The film focuses on Vietnam War veteran, Mitch (Tommy Lee Jones), who takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War and draw attention to veterans' issues.[1]
Cast[]
- Tommy Lee Jones as Mitch Garnett
- Helen Shaver as Valery
- Yaphet Kotto as Eubanks
- Lawrence Dane as Commissioner Keller
- as Dix
- Eric Peterson as Mike Johnson
- Gale Garnett as Rachel
- Denis Simpson as Richie
- as Commander Curran
- as Captain Juliano
- Carl Marotte as Santini
- as Sergeant Duffy
- as General Bryant
- R. D. Reid as Policeman on Ledge
- George Bloomfield as Dr. Mueller
- as Warburton
- Jong Soo Park as Tran Chan Dinh
- as Verdanken
- as Minister
- as Newsman – V.A. Hospital
- as Detective Balkan
- as Transmission Officer
- as Policeman – V.A. Hospital
- as Policeman in Park
- Michael Copeman as Man at Desk
- Philip Akin as Hardy
- Ardon Bess as Daniels
- as T-shirt haggler
- Jay Thomas as TV reporter
Release[]
The film was released in 1985 on VHS by Key Video. It had originally been released on DVD overseas, but not in the United States, save for bootlegs. However, on December 13, 2016, Kino Lorber released the first official Blu-ray Disc and DVD.[2]
Soundtrack[]
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | October 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | Electronic music | |||
Label | Silva Screen | |||
Producer | Tangerine Dream | |||
Tangerine Dream chronology | ||||
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The Park Is Mine is the sixteenth soundtrack album released by Tangerine Dream and their forty-second released album overall. It was recorded in 1985 but not released until 1991. All tracks were composed by Edgar Froese, Christoph Franke, and Johannes Schmoelling.[3][4]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Park Is Mine (Main Title)" | 1:16 |
2. | "Fatal Fall/Funeral" | 2:16 |
3. | "The Letter (Parts 1 & 2)" | 5:18 |
4. | "Taking the Park (Parts 1 & 2)" | 8:28 |
5. | "Swatting S.W.A.T." | 7:23 |
6. | "Love Theme" | 3:32 |
7. | "The Helicopter Attack" | 4:40 |
8. | "Morning" | 1:20 |
9. | "We're Running Out of Time" | 1:01 |
10. | "The Claymore Mine/Stalking" | 5:22 |
11. | "The Final Confrontation/The Park is Yours!" | 3:34 |
12. | "Finale/End Credits" | 6:19 |
References[]
- ^ "IMDB".
- ^ "The Park is Mine on sale at Amazon".
- ^ The Park Is Mine at Discogs
- ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Dead Solid Perfect". Voices in the Net.
External links[]
- 1986 films
- 1986 action films
- English-language films
- Canadian television films
- Films directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
- Central Park
- Canadian films
- Films produced by John Kemeny
- Films scored by Tangerine Dream