Dead Man Out (1989) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1989 · 87 mins · English

Directed by

Richard Pearce

Starring

Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Glover, Rubén Blades, Tom Atkins, Larry Block, John Walsh

A forensic psychiatrist is assigned to assess whether a convicted multiple murderer, who has spent eight years on death row and whose conduct has grown increasingly erratic, remains mentally competent to face execution. The evaluation forces the doctor to confront the legal and ethical ramifications of executing a potentially insane inmate.