Mike Duffy reviews the HBO film based on Mikal Gilmore's book about Gary, explaining that "their shared bond was a family of almost sinister dysfunction and violence."

Consult a synopsis, cast and crew bios, production notes, clips, and boards for the HBO biopic about executed murderer Gary Gilmore, based on his brother Mikal's book.

David Bianculli contends that "While the telemovie misses some of the directly honest language of Mikal Gilmore's book, it offers some things the printed page cannot."

Read Tim Goodman's assessment of Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana's HBO production based on Mikal Gilmore's story about what led to the execution of his brother Gary.