Missing Pieces
Atticus goes to Mexico to unravel the reason behind his his son's suicide. As he tries to overcome his own feelings over his son's death, Atticus discovers it might not be a suicide at all and tries to uncover the mystery.
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"This movie contains a strong performance by James Coburn, who is in virtually every frame. He is well-supported in a story that moves from a ranch somewhere in the American West to a resort community in Mexico. The mystery is complex, and does move fairly glacially at times. Two cavils: I found it hard to believe that Coburn's character would put up so passively with Lisa Zane's personal snipings, and I was puzzled by several references to legal hanging in contemporary Mexico. Mexico got rid of slavery before we Americanos did, and it has preceded us in dropping the death penalty. Bu..."
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In his 1999 Academy Award acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actor in the movie, Affliction, James Coburn says "Thanks to all the people up in Mex... er, Santa Barbara where I'm working on a thing called Atticus. Thank you Gang, for giving me Monday off" i.e., so he could attend the Oscar ceremony. His slip of the tongue re the location is because Santa Barbara was standing in for Mexico, and re the movie's title was either because the name of his character was Atticus and he said that instead of the correct title, or because that was the working title of the TV movie he was shooting at the time: Missing Pieces.
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Atticus goes to Mexico to unravel the reason behind his his son's suicide. As he tries to overcome his own feelings over his son's death, Atticus discovers it might not be a suicide at all and tries to uncover the mystery.