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Death & Texas chronicles the bizarre story of Bobby Briggs, whose pro-career was cut short when he was sentenced to die. Guided by implacable anti-death-penalty advocate Marshall Ledger, Bobby plays the only card he has left # his undoubted prowess on the football field.
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- Comedy
- Kevin DiNovis
- 2004-03-12
Die hard death penalty fanatics (like Scott Foundas) certainly won't like it, but for those with an open mind, it's a riveting examination of the issues. An amazing cast for sure, and a very irreverent streak: it hands up satire from everyone from the victim's mother (a great performance by May Kay Place) to the traditional french windbag ...
Nov 3, 2006 · Documentary style, Death & Texas looks at life in the Texas correctional system, peeks behind the scenes of pro-football, the legal system, and a crusader determined to make a difference. In 1994, Barefoot Bobby Briggs (Harris) was arrested for his role in a botched armed robbery of an Austin convenience store.
- Kevin Dinovis
- Charles Durning
The governor of Texas offers a prisoner (Charles Durning) a furlough from death row so he can play for a football team. Watch Death and Texas with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on...
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- Charles Durning
- Kevin Dinovis
- Comedy
Death and Texas Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile. Unique and gripping, is an unlikely combo of pro US football and the death ...
With their playoff hopes in shambles, the Governor of Texas controversially offers Bobby a furlough -- from death row -- to help rescue the Steers' post-season hopes, and even play in the Superbowl.
40. Variety. Audiences won't show much clemency toward Death & Texas, an uneasy (and very unfunny) marriage of sports culture satire and death penalty polemic. Read More. By Scott Foundas FULL REVIEW. 40. L.A. Weekly. In DiNovis’ butterfingery hands, the movie tumbles into a pedantic anti-death-penalty rant that's about as funny as a firing squad.
