The Life of David Gale

The Life of David Gale

2003 American film
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The Life of David Gale is a 2003 crime thriller film directed and co-produced by Alan Parker, written by Charles Randolph, co-produced by Nicolas Cage, and starring Kevin Spacey as the title character, a college professor and longtime activist against capital punishment who is sentenced to death for killing a fellow capital punishment opponent; Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, and Gabriel Mann co-star. The film, an international co-production between the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom, was Parker's final film before his retirement, and subsequent death in 2020.

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  • Alex Parker
  • Jake Parker
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  • February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21) (United States)
  • March 13, 2003 (2003-03-13) (Germany)
  • March 14, 2003 (2003-03-14) (United Kingdom)
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130 minutes
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United States
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English
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$50,000,000 USD
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$20,000,000 USD
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Zack: Are you sure you wanna see what's on here?
Bitsey Bloom: No.
  • The scene where Gale is drunk in downtown Austin (6th street) was somewhat improvised and shot with two lights and a camera. "Most of those people aren't extras," Alan Parker said to an audience at the University of Washington.
  • Alan Parker:  briefly appears during the party scene at the beginning of the film - he is seen helping himself to some food.
  • The diner scene on the morning after Bloom and Stemmons arrive in Texas was originally shot at a different diner. During the original shooting, they were hit by a tornado and the cast and crew had to huddle together in the kitchen until the tornado passed overhead.
  • Nicole Kidman was the original choice to play Bitsey, but she turned down the role.
  • Director Cameo: [Alan Parker] briefly appears during the party scene at the beginning of the film - he is seen helping himself to some food.

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