The Pledge (2001)

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Movie Plot
The night he retires as a Nevada sheriff, Jerry Black pledges to the mother of a murdered girl that he will find the killer. Jerry doesn't believe the police arrested the right man; he discovers this is the third incident in the area in the recent past with victims young, blond, pretty, and small for their age. So he buys an old gas station in the mountains near the crimes in order to search for a tall man who drives a black station wagon, gives toy porcupines as gifts, and calls himself the wizard: clues from a drawing by the dead girl. Jerry's solitary life gives way to friendship with a woman and her small, blond daughter. Has Jerry neglected something that may prove fatal?
Director : Sean Penn
Genre : Drama / Crime / Mystery
Character : Jerry Black
Cast : Patricia Clarkson, Benicio Del Toro, Dale Dickey
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Filmography
- 2010 How Do You Know? (32)
- 2007 The Bucket List (10)
- 2006 The Departed (11)
- 2003 Something's Gotta Give (29)
- 2003 Anger Management (4)
- 2002 About Schmidt (7)
- 2001 The Pledge (4)
- 1997 As Good as It Gets (9)
- 1996 Blood and Wine (2)
- 1996 The Evening Star (1)
- 1996 Mars Attacks! (3)
- 1995 The Crossing Guard (3)
- 1994 Wolf (7)
- 1992 Man Trouble (0)
- 1992 A Few Good Men (5)
- 1992 Hoffa (1)
- 1990 The Two Jakes (1)
- 1989 Batman (25)
- 1987 Ironweed (6)
- 1987 Broadcast News (1)
- 1987 The Witches of Eastwick (11)
- 1986 The Elephant's Child (1)
- 1986 Heartburn (3)
- 1985 Prizzi's Honor (3)
- 1983 Terms of Endearment (3)
- 1982 The Border (5)
- 1981 Reds (1)
- 1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice (5)
- 1980 The Shining (13)
- 1978 Goin' South (2)
- 1976 The Missouri Breaks (2)
- 1976 The Last Tycoon (0)
- 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (34)
- 1975 The Fortune (2)
- 1975 Tommy (2)
- 1975 The Passenger (4)
- 1974 Chinatown (5)
- 1973 The Last Detail (4)
- 1972 The King of Marvin Gardens (1)
- 1971 A Safe Place (0)
- 1971 Carnal Knowledge (3)
- 1971 Drive, He Said (3)
- 1970 Five Easy Pieces (2)
- 1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (0)
- 1970 The Rebel Rousers (0)
- 1969 Easy Rider (5)
- 1968 Psych-Out (1)
- 1968 Head (0)
- 1967 The Shooting (1)
- 1967 The Trip (0)
- 1967 Hells Angels on Wheels (1)
- 1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (0)
- 1965 Ride in the Whirlwind (0)
- 1964 Flight to Fury (1)
- 1964 Ensign Pulver (0)
- 1964 Back Door to Hell (1)
- 1963 The Raven (0)
- 1963 The Terror (1)
- 1963 Thunder Island (4)
- 1962 The Broken Land (0)
- 1960 Too Soon to Love (0)
- 1960 The Little Shop of Horrors (3)
- 1960 The Wild Ride (1)
- 1960 Studs Lonigan (0)
- 1958 The Cry Baby Killer (0)

Comments
(3013 views / 4 replies)Next to Chinatown this is Jack's best performance to date in my humble opinion. Him and Mickey Rourke in that one scene convinced me they should do a big movie together at some point very soon. I can't say enough good things about Jack or this movie, especially the ending which was sad.
Jack,
1618 views and 2 replies only means /according to me/ 1616 - they do not know what it is about ! I think they have not read "the PLEDGE" by Durenmatt at all. Screenplay was poor and your performance could not be better /surprise!!/ . By the way, I had seen different versions of this masterpiece of DURENMATT /I remember only one /black-white/ seemed to be faithfull to an author,s idea. To show very deep feelings is the most difficult thing - I dismissed screanwriter /this case -of course/ . See YOU,
Margaret
Excellent movie. Very gripping and moving. It moves slowly but with a subtle intensity. Jack Nicholson at his best. Loved it.
Strong crime movie, got me all the way to the ending.