Dillinger is a 1991 television film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Mark Harmon as John Dillinger. It was first broadcast as The ABC Sunday Night Movie for January 6, 1991.
Plot The film is based on the actual events of the pursuit of American bank robber John Dillinger during the 1930s.
Reception Variety gave the film a mixed review, complimenting the direction and this historical look while taking note of factual errors and questioning the somewhat positive portrayal of Dillinger."Dillinger" (review), Variety, January 4, 1991, reprinted in
The Chicago Tribune praised Mark Harmon's "steamy portrayal", but also took note of factual inaccuracies and particularly disliked the fact that the movie was shot in Milwaukee, standing in for Chicago, even though historical locations such as the Biograph Theater were still available in Chicago.John O`Brien and Ed Baumann, "'Dillinger' Goes Hollywood ... Er, Milwaukee", Chicago Tribune, January 06, 1991.
Entertainment Weekly strongly disliked the film, giving it a "D" grade and criticizing it as "slow and aimless" and Harmon as "the stiffest sexiest-man-alive imaginable."Ken Tucker, "Dillinger" (review), Entertainment Weekly, December 21, 1990.
Cast Actor Role Mark Harmon John Dillinger Sherilyn Fenn Billie Frechette Bruce Abbott Harry Pierpont Will Patton Melvin Purvis Patricia Arquette Polly Hamilton Tom Bower Captain Matt Leach Xander Berkeley Copeland Yvonne Suhor Jacqueline John Philbin John "Red" Hamilton Amy Yasbeck Elaine David Neidorf Clark Vince Edwards J. Edgar Hoover Lawrence Tierney Sheriff Sarber Joe Guzaldo Samuel P. Cowley Michelle Schwalbe Woman in Bar Tom White Homer Van Meter Kurt Naebig Baby Face Nelson
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