Al Pacino may star in a new HBO movie about Dr. Jack Kevorkian, aka Dr. Death. Dr. Kevorkian helped more than 150 terminally ill people commit suicide before being sent to jail in 1999 after a 60 Minutes story showed him helping someone die. He was released from prison in 2007. I think he is a real American hero that sacrificed himself for his values. How many of us can claim to have done that?
The HBO movie will be based on Between the Dying and the Dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the Assisted Suicide Machine and the Battle to Legalize Euthanasia, by Neal Nicol. The movie is set to be directed by Barry Levinson.
HBO movies are getting quite a reputation as high-quality products. The recent Grey Gardens, starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange was excellent and that project can expect to get some awards come Emmy time.
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