The Park Is Mine (1985 film)

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]

The Park Is Mine
GenreAction
Drama
Thriller
Based onThe Park Is Mine
by Stephen Peters
Screenplay byLyle Gorch
Directed bySteven Hilliard Stern
StarringTommy Lee Jones
Helen Shaver
Eric Peterson
Yaphet Kotto
Theme music composerChristopher Franke
Edgar Froese
Johannes Schmoelling
(Tangerine Dream)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersDenis Héroux
John Kemeny
CinematographyLaszlo George
EditorRonald Sanders
Running time102 minutes
Production companiesHBO Premiere Films
International Cinema
Ramble Film Productions
Original release
NetworkHBO
Release6 October 1985 (1985-10-06)

Plot

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A Vietnam vet (Tommy Lee Jones) takes forceful control of Central Park from The Big Apple, to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.

Cast

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Home media

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The film was released in 1985 on VHS by Key Video. It was later released on DVD outside of North America, and was unavailable in North America except for bootlegs. On December 13, 2016, Kino Lorber Studio Classics released the first official Blu-ray Disc and DVD in North America.[2]

Soundtrack

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The Park Is Mine
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedOctober 1991
Recorded1985
GenreElectronic music
LabelSilva Screen
ProducerTangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream chronology
Dead Solid Perfect
(1991)
The Park Is Mine
(1991)
L'Affaire Wallraff (The Man Inside)
(1991)

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.TitleLength
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

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  1. ^ The Park Is Mine at IMDb
  2. ^ "The Park is Mine on sale at Amazon". Amazon.
  3. ^ The Park Is Mine at Discogs
  4. ^ Berling, Michael (29 September 2016). "Dead Solid Perfect". Voices in the Net.
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