Inherit the Wind (1999 film)

1999 American TV series or program

Jerome Lawrence
Robert E. Lee

Written byNedrick Young
Harold Jacob SmithDirected byDaniel PetrieStarringJack Lemmon
George C. Scott
Beau BridgesMusic byLaurence RosenthalCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducerDennis BishopCinematographyJames BartleEditorPaul LaMastraRunning time114 minutesProduction companiesMGM Television
Showtime NetworksOriginal releaseNetworkShowtimeReleaseMay 29, 1999 (1999-05-29)

Inherit the Wind is a 1999 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name which originally aired on Showtime on May 29, 1999. The original play was written as a parable which fictionalized the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means of discussing the 1950s McCarthy trials.^[1] It was George C. Scott's final film role. In the 1996 Broadway revival, he had played Drummond.^[2]^[3]

Plot summary

Cast

Jack Lemmon as Henry Drummond
George C. Scott as Matthew Harrison Brady
Beau Bridges as E. K. Hornbeck
John Cullum as Judge Coffey
Brad Greenquist as Tom Davenport
Lane Smith as Rev. Brown
Tom Everett Scott as Bertram T. Cates
Kathryn Morris as Rachel Brown
Piper Laurie as Sarah Brady

Awards

Golden Globes

Won:Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Jack Lemmon

American Cinema Foundation, USA

Nominated: E Pluribus Unum Award, Television Movie

Directors Guild of America, USA

Nominated: DGA Award, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television, Daniel Petrie

Emmy Awards

Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Jack Lemmon
Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Beau Bridges

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries -George C. Scott

IGCSE Literature

Drama

Inherit the Wind is used as one of the works studied under Drama for the IGCSE.

Notes

^ "Inherit the controversy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
^ Scott Leaves Stage During 'Inherit'; Randall Steps In
^ 'WIND' MAY INHERIT CURTAIN SCOTT SCOOTS & SHOW COULD GO

External links and references

Inherit the Wind at IMDb
Inherit the Wind at AllMovie
Inherit the Wind at the TCM Movie Database
Geoffrey Gould reports from the set of Inherit the Wind
Variety review
Pals revisit Scopes in Inherit the Wind

Films directed by Daniel Petrie

The Bramble Bush (1960)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The Main Attraction (1962)
Stolen Hours (1963)
The Idol (1966)
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
A Howling in the Woods (1971)
Moon of the Wolf (1973)
The Neptune Factor (1973)
The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
Buster and Billie (1974)
Mousey (1974)
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Lifeguard (1976)
Sybil (1976)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
The Betsy (1978)
Resurrection (1980)
Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)
Six Pack (1982)
The Dollmaker (1984)
The Bay Boy (1984)
Half a Lifetime (1986)
Square Dance (1987)
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
Lassie (1994)
Kissinger and Nixon (1995)
The Assistant (1998)
Inherit the Wind (1999)
Seasons of Love (1999)
Walter and Henry (2001)
Wild Iris (2001)

v t e Scopes trial (1925)
People	Prosecutors (William Jennings Bryan; Tom Stewart (politician)) Defense Lawyers (Clarence Darrow; Dudley Malone; Arthur Garfield Hays) H. L. Mencken (journalist) John T. Raulston (judge) John T. Scopes (defendant) George Rappleyea (test case)
In fiction	Inherit the Wind play 1960 film 1965 film 1988 film 1999 film Monkey Town
Related	Butler Act Civic Biology The Great Monkey Trial Six Days or Forever? Epperson v. Arkansas (1968)