Runaway Jury (2003)

Director:

Gary Fleder

Writers (WGA):

John Grisham (novel)
Brian Koppelman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Trials are too important to be decided by juries.

Plot:

A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.

Plot Keywords:

Jury | Gun | Lawyer | Trial | Court

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

John Cusack	...	Nicholas Easter
Gene Hackman	...	Rankin Fitch
Dustin Hoffman	...	Wendell Rohr
Rachel Weisz	...	Marlee
Bruce Davison	...	Durwood Cable
Bruce McGill	...	Judge Harkin
Jeremy Piven	...	Lawrence Green
Nick Searcy	...	Doyle
Stanley Anderson	...	Henry Jankle
Cliff Curtis	...	Frank Herrera
Nestor Serrano	...	Janovich
Leland Orser	...	Lamb
Jennifer Beals	...	Vanessa Lembeck
Gerry Bamman	...	Herman Grimes
Joanna Going	...	Celeste Wood
Bill Nunn	...	Lonnie Shaver
Juanita Jennings	...	Loreen Duke
Marguerite Moreau	...	Amanda Monroe
Nora Dunn	...	Stella Hulic
Guy Torry	...	Eddie Weese
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Millie Dupree
Margo Moorer	...	Kaufman
David Dwyer	...	Birk
Michael Arata	...	Raines
Rhoda Griffis	...	Rikki Coleman
Fahnlohnee R. Harris	...	Sylvia Deshazo
Corri English	...	Lydia Deets
Jason Davis	...	Phillip Savelle
Xuan Van Nguyen	...	Henry Wu
Douglas M. Griffin	...	Terry Docken
Carol Sutton	...	Lou Dell
Deneen Tyler	...	Receptionist (as Deneen D. Tyler)
Zach Hanner	...	Ted
Andrea Powell	...	Deborah
Ted Manson	...	Pulaski
David Jensen	...	Shamburg (as David E. Jensen)
Lori Heuring	...	Maxine
Adella Gauthier	...	Voodoo Shopkeeper
Afemo Omilami	...	SUV Driver
Barret O'Brien	...	Techie
Ned Bellamy	...	Jerome
Orlando Jones	...	Russell
Michelle M. Miller	...	Reporter #1
Eric Paulsen	...	Reporter #2
Margaret Lawhon	...	Reporter #3
Gary Grubbs	...	Dobbs
Lark Marie Fall	...	Singing Woman
Marco St. John	...	Daley
Henry Darrow	...	Sebald
Don Henderson Baker	...	Thernstrom
Danny Kamin	...	Cash (as Daniel T. Kamin)
Lance E. Nichols	...	Agent Shield
Deacon Dawson	...	Hoppy Dupree
Elliott Street	...	Ringwald
Mike Pniewski	...	Strode
Joe Chrest	...	Owens
David Ramsey	...	Jimmy Hoke
Marcus Hester	...	Kyle Murphy
Lara Grice	...	Blonde Decoy
Loren Kinsella	...	Cafe Waitress
Mark Jeffrey Miller	...	Vaughn
Wayne Roberts	...	Clerk
Harvey Reaves	...	Agent Crowley
Wayne Ferrara	...	Agent Novecki
Peter Jurasik	...	Professor Phelan
Shannon Eubanks	...	Phyllis
Celia Weston	...	Mrs. Brandt
Irene Ziegler	...	Peg Grimes
Ed Nelson	...	George Dressler
Bernard Hocke	...	Mason Foley
Mark Krasnoff	...	Aggressive Reporter
Christopher Mankiewicz	...	Bartender
Cedric Pendleton	...	Homeboy
Perry Brown	...	Potential Juror #1
Don Hood	...	Potential Juror #2
Elizabeth Omilami	...	Potential Juror #3
Claudia Coffee	...	Reporter #4
Charlie Detraz	...	Reporter #5
Sally Ann Roberts	...	Reporter with Cable
Stuart Greer	...	Kincaid
Kathy Seiden	...	Kathy
Jack Massey	...	Henry Wood
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jude Cambise	...	Lamb's Assistant / WarRoom Techie (uncredited)
Alan Davidson	...	Landlord (Cincinnati) (uncredited)
Justin Groetsch	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Luis Guzmán	...	Jerry Hernandez (uncredited)
Murphy Martin	...	Man on Cell Phone at Cafe DuMond (uncredited)
Dylan McDermott	...	Jacob Woods (uncredited)
Darlene Moore	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Annie Morgan	...	College Girl (uncredited)
T.J. Toups	...	Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Directed by
Gary Fleder

Writing credits (WGA)
John Grisham		(novel "The Runaway Jury")
Brian Koppelman		(screenplay) &
David Levien		(screenplay) and
Rick Cleveland		(screenplay) and
Matthew Chapman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jeffrey Downer	....	executive producer
Gary Fleder	....	producer
Christopher Mankiewicz	....	producer
Arnon Milchan	....	producer
Steven Brown	....	line producer: additional photography (uncredited)

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Robert Elswit

Film Editing by
William Steinkamp

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Mary Tricia Wood		(as Tricia Wood)

Production Design by
Nelson Coates

Art Direction by
Scott Plauche

Set Decoration by
Tessa Posnansky		(as Tessa Posnasky)

Costume Design by
Abigail Murray

Makeup Department
Steve Artmont	....	makeup artist: Ms. Weisz
Judy Crown	....	hair department head
Scott H. Eddo	....	makeup department head
Allison Gordin	....	key makeup artist
Betty Hamnac	....	additional hair stylist (as Betty W. Hammac)
Stacy Kelly	....	additional makeup artist
Frances Mathias	....	hair stylist: Ms. Weisz
Adelita Solorzano	....	additional makeup artist (as Adelita M. Solorzano)
Donna Spahn	....	key hair stylist (as Donna Spahn-Jones)
Sherry Heart	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Dana Robin	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Bott	....	additional second assistant director (as George R. Bott)
Gary Romolo Fiorelli	....	second assistant director
James Roque	....	second second assistant director (as James Roque Jr.)
Ann C. Salzer	....	additional second assistant director
Mark Vargo	....	second unit director
Jimi Woods	....	second assistant director: second unit
Michael Zimbrich	....	first assistant director
Jay Tobias	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Stuart Auld	....	muralist
Marc Baird	....	storyboard artist
Paul Blanchard	....	set dresser
Marc Bouffard	....	labor foreman (as Marc J. Bouffard)
Kenneth Chauvin	....	set dresser
Randall S. Coe	....	construction coordinator
John Steuart Curry	....	paintings by: second unit
Bill Darrow	....	stand-by painter (as William Darrow)
David Erwin	....	on-set dresser (as David J. Erwin)
Tracy Farrington	....	property master
Daniel Fox	....	set dresser
Chad S. Frey	....	set designer
Eileen Garrigan	....	lead scenic
John Gathright	....	set dresser (as John B. Gatright)
John Herbert	....	paint foreman
Dave Kelsey	....	paint foreman
Vince Le Blanc	....	co-leadman (as Vincent Le Blanc Jr.)
Michael S. Martin	....	assistant property master
Patrick McGuire	....	set dresser (as Pat McGuire)
Danny Nick	....	set dresser
Jorin Ostroska	....	assistant property master
John Patterson	....	construction foreman (as John N. Patterson)
Marvin Perry	....	carpenter gang boss
Eric William Pierson	....	set dresser
Adele Plauche	....	set designer
Raymond Pumilia	....	set dresser
Leonard R. Spears	....	buyer (as Leonard Spears)
Leonard R. Spears	....	leadman (as Leonard Spears)
Chuck Stringer	....	location foreman (as George 'Chuck' Stringer III)
John Sweeney	....	property master: second unit
Ron Terry	....	set dresser (as Ronald Terry)
David Tureau	....	greensman
Nita Wilson	....	design department coordinator
Jason C. Bitzer	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)
Jack Blanchard	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Gail Briant	....	signwriter (uncredited)
Daniel Coe	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Peter Croyle	....	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
James Dupuy	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Sara Fanelli	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Michael Hendrick	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Monroe Kelly	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Molly Mikula	....	set designer (uncredited)
Eric Reichardt	....	lead painter: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Marcus Turchi	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
Neal J. Anderson	....	dialogue editor (as Neal Anderson)
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bryan Bowen	....	sound effects editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Flickinger	....	sound mix technician
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital assistant
Scott Martin Gershin	....	supervising sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor (as Hector Gika)
Glynna Grimala	....	bg editor
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Christopher S.P. Jones	....	cable person
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Julie Lindner	....	assistant adr editor
Jay Meagher	....	production sound mixer
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Randy Pease	....	boom operator
Gary L.G. Simpson	....	re-recording engineer (as Gary Simpson)
Branden Spencer	....	assistant sound editor
Wylie Stateman	....	sound designer
Renee Tondelli	....	dialogue supervisor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Peter Zinda	....	sound effects editor
John Bires	....	sound engineer (uncredited)
David Kudell	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stephen Bourgeois	....	special effects
Bob Cooper	....	special effects coordinator (as Robert H. Cooper)
David K. Nami	....	special effects (as David Nami)
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Steven Fagerquist	....	visual effects compositing artist (uncredited)
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Brian Smallwood	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Mark Spatny	....	visual effects supervisor/producer: Modern VideoFilm (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Apisa	....	stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts (as Joe Bucaro)
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunts (as Billy Lucas)
Dana Stein	....	stunts
Ron Stein	....	stunt coordinator
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Galpin	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Applebaum	....	camera operator: "b" camera
James W. Apted	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as James Apted)
Gordon Ard	....	company grip
Jimmy 'Coach' Armstrong	....	assistant video assist operator (as James W. 'Coach' Armstrong Jr.)
Bob Bates	....	electrician
Phil Bertelsen	....	video surveillance unit
Buddy Carr	....	company grip
Gilly Charbonnet	....	best boy grip
Gilly Charbonnet	....	key grip: second unit
Thomas E. Conrad	....	video assist operator
Paul Conti	....	24 frame video engineer
David Crone	....	Steadicam operator
David Crone	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Cougar Easley	....	best boy rigging electrician
Christopher Ekstrom	....	company grip
Michael S. Endler	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Michael Endler)
Sean Finnegan	....	electrician
Matthew Gaumer	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Matt Gaumer)
Bob Hall	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Lavelle Higgins	....	electrician
Barry Idoine	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Vic Keatley	....	electrician: second unit (as Victor Keatley)
Michael Kenner	....	key grip
Jeff Kunkel	....	dolly grip: "a" camera (as Jeffrey Kunkel)
R. Scott Lebell	....	rigging electrician
Lisa Lengyel	....	camera loader: second unit
Nick Leon	....	rigging electrician (as T. Nick Leon)
Rick Lupton	....	24 frame playback
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (as Luis R. 'Rick' Marroquin)
John Morris	....	best boy grip (as John P. Morris)
Paul Olinde	....	best boy electric
Paul Olinde	....	gaffer: second unit
Mike 'Chewie' Pappas	....	electrician (as Chewie Pappas)
James Plannette	....	gaffer (as Jim Planette)
Daniel Rector	....	rigging grip
Zade Rosenthal	....	still photographer
Mark Scott	....	24 frame video engineer
C. Alexander Sears	....	video playback operator
Philip Shanahan	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	rigging electrician
Michael L. Smith	....	company grip
Mark Vargo	....	director of photography: second unit
Lynda Vincent	....	camera loader
Don W. Wegner	....	company grip: second unit (as Don Wegner)
Don W. Wegner	....	rigging grip (as Don Wegner)
Raymond Gonzales	....	chief rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Franklin Jones II	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Dan Kubicek	....	grip (uncredited)
Damon Marcellino	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Craig Fincannon	....	casting: New Orleans
Lisa Mae Fincannon	....	casting: New Orleans
Kelly Jones	....	extras casting
Chrysanthy Lyras	....	casting assistant
Jennifer L. Smith	....	casting associate (as Jennifer Smith)
Amy Staub	....	extras casting
Tommy Staub	....	extras casting
Seth Whitlow	....	location casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donna Chance	....	costume supervisor
Dana Embree	....	costume supervisor: second unit (as Dana Marie Embree)
Dana Embree	....	costumer (as Dana Marie Embree)
Caroline Eselin	....	costumer
Ann Foley	....	assistant costume designer
Linda Gardar	....	key set costumer
Jeannie H. Kelly	....	costumer
Meagan McLaughlin	....	costumer (as Megan McLaughlin)
Jennifer Day Young	....	key set costumer
Valerie Zielonka	....	costume supervisor
Michelle M. Pershing	....	costumer (uncredited)
Giselle Spence	....	seamstress (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Lee Grubin	....	assistant editor
Kristin Kumamoto	....	editorial production assistant
Brett Lavinthal	....	associate editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Bob Shugrue Jr.	....	assistant editor (as Robert F. Shugrue Jr.)
Jennifer Steinkaump	....	editorial production assistant
Jeff Williams	....	assistant editor
Anthony Gore	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)
Ron Orenstein	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
David Baerwald	....	music consultant
Michael K. Bauer	....	music editor (as Michael Bauer)
Dick Bernstein	....	supervising music editor (as Richard Bernstein)
Wael Binali	....	score coordinator
Konstantinos Christides	....	orchestrator
Robert Fernandez	....	score mixing engineer
Robert Fernandez	....	score recording engineer
David Giuli	....	score coordinator
Simon James	....	orchestra contractor
Melissa Orquiza	....	score coordinator
Jonathan Price	....	additional music score recordist
Jasper Randall	....	score coordinator
Steve Smith	....	additional music recordist
Vlad Solovey	....	score coordinator
Adam Stern	....	conductor
Steve Weisberg	....	composer: additional music
Rob Calhoun	....	scoring intern (uncredited)
Jessica Clements	....	music coordinator (uncredited)
Scott Glasgow	....	score technical assistant (uncredited)
Flavio Motalla	....	score producer (uncredited)
Margaret Yen	....	associate music supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Charley Bob Burnham	....	transportation coordinator
Peter R. Chittell	....	transportation captain
Lonnie Craig	....	transportation
Poland Perkins	....	transportation captain (as Poland Paul Perkins)
Frank Perrotti	....	driver: special equipment (uncredited)

Other crew
Brooks Baldwin	....	dialect coach: Ms. Weisz
Samantha Barker	....	assistant: Christopher Young
Mary Beth Basile	....	assistant: Gary Fleder
Susie Blanchard	....	set medic (as Susan D. Blanchard)
Max Blomgren	....	synthesiser programming
Natalie Borlaug	....	production assistant
Elliot Brown	....	legal consultant
Sam Bruskin	....	accounting clerk
Mara Buffett	....	production assistant (as Mara D. Buffett)
Batou Chandler	....	assistant location manager (as Batou A. Chandler)
Kenny Chaplin	....	production assistant
Kenny Chaplin	....	production assistant: second unit
Aloura Melissa Charles	....	production assistant (as Aloura M. Charles)
Paul Conti	....	24 frame computer playback operator
Doug Dearth	....	assistant: John Cusack
Rebecca L. Denton	....	legal consultant
Frank Duffy	....	set medic
Ryan Eustis	....	production assistant
Bridget Fenlason	....	stand-in
Tina George	....	production assistant
Greg Goossen	....	stand-in: second unit
Winston Gregory	....	technical consultant
Caleb Guillotte	....	production assistant (as Caleb V. Guilotte)
Robin Haas	....	production assistant
Dana A. Hanby	....	location manager: second unit (as Dana Hanby)
Ellen Harris Walters	....	assistant: Jeffrey Downer
Joe Hartwick Jr.	....	production accountant (as Joseph Hartwick)
Dennis Henigan	....	legal consultant
Rankin Hickman	....	assistant production coordinator
C. Robert Holloway	....	location assistant
Elston Howard	....	location manager (as Elston James Howard)
Timothy P. Hurley	....	legal consultant
Elizabeth Jurado	....	assistant: Rachel Weisz (as Elizabeth A. Jurado)
Jennifer Kamrath	....	production assistant
Tracy Keller	....	production coordinator
Robert A. Levine	....	unit publicist
Lindsey Liberatore	....	assistant: Arnon Milchan
Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax	....	script supervisor
Rick Lupton	....	computer graphics coordinator
William V. Malpede	....	synthesizer programmer (as William Malpede)
Ryan H. Martin	....	production assistant
Mark Miller	....	payroll accountant
Aimee Nance	....	assistant: Dustin Hoffman
Jonathan Price	....	synthesizer programmer
Jason Reppert	....	production assistant
Andrea Roa	....	production assistant
Anthony Rossi III	....	production secretary
Devon Schruff	....	location assistant (as Devon M. Schruff)
Mark Scott	....	24 frame computer playback operator
Amanda Segel	....	assistant: Arnon Milchan
Helen Sideris	....	second assistant accountant
Billy Slaughter	....	stand-in: second unit
Julie Ann Snow	....	first assistant accountant (as Julieann Snow)
Alice St. Germain	....	script supervisor: second unit
Lee Tucker	....	preview projection engineer
Paul Uddo	....	production assistant
Jeffrey D. 'J.D.' Ward	....	location projectionist
Wise Wolf	....	production assistant (as Wise Wolfe)
Wise Wolf	....	stand-in: second unit (as Wise Wolfe)
Laurel Wolowic	....	research consultant
Dustin Young	....	intern
Ilya Beynenson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Rachel Brewer	....	stand-in: Rachel Weisz (uncredited)
Tessa Brophy	....	assistant to cast (uncredited)
Brian Burney	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jude Cambise	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Chip Carey	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Trang Dang	....	intern (uncredited)
Samuel Dyches	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dustin M. Flickinger	....	intern (uncredited)
Justin Groetsch	....	production intern (uncredited)
John Joly	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Alissa M. Kantrow	....	assistant to cast (uncredited)
Ted Kantrow	....	caterer (uncredited)
Michael D. Kennedy	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lauren McAuliffe	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Tricia Mercaldi	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Elizabeth Mire	....	intern (uncredited)
Nathan Parker	....	production intern (uncredited)
Billy Slaughter	....	stand-in: Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
Rick S. Sulier	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Steve Van Hee	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Garson Yu	....	title designer (uncredited)

Thanks
Jacqueline Brechtel Clarkson	....	thanks (as Councilwoman Jacqueline Brechtel Clarkson)
Ernest Collins	....	thanks: Office of the New Orleans Film Commission
Stephanie Dupuy	....	thanks: Office of the New Orleans Film Commission
Ken Hollis	....	thanks (as Senator Ken Hollis)
Ray Nagin	....	thanks: Mayor of New Orleans (as The Honorable C. Ray Nagin)
Steve Scalise	....	thanks: State Representative

Production Companies

• Regency Enterprises (presents)
• New Regency Pictures (as New Regency)
• Epsilon Motion Pictures

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2008) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD) (as Medaria Home Entertainment)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (original airing) (RTL5)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Film Production Capital  tax credit brokering
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Panavision Remote Systems  remote cranes and heads
• Soundelux  sound re-recording
• Todd-AO Studios  sound post-production
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack published by
• Warner Bros. Studio Services  music re-recording
• yU+Co.  titles

Also Known As:

Le maître du jeu (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Das Urteil (Germany) [de]
Das Urteil - Jeder ist käuflich (Germany) [de]
De utvalda (Sweden) [sv]
El jurado (Spain) [es]
Isepäine vandekogu (Estonia) [et]
Jüri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Juryen (Denmark) [da]
La giuria (Italy) [it]
New Orleans Trial (Japan: English title) [en]
O Júri (Brazil) [pt]
Tribunal en fuga (Argentina) [es]
Valamiehet (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, language and thematic elements.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40050)

Filming Locations:

Esplanade Mall - 1401 West Esplanade, Kenner, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

TheGameTrader is an actual store in the Espalanade Mall right outside of New Orleans.

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end of the movie, when Doyle is driving a car and talking to Fitch on his cell phone, the antenna is shown in the extended position, but then is retracted by the time he finishes the call and hangs up.

Quotes:

Rankin Fitch: Everybody has a secret they don't want you to find.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Runaway Jury (#10.14)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Happy Birthday to You

The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Decent but very flawed film that has so many points to it that it can't be categorize in simply good or bad.

The Good: Some of the performances are spectacular and deserving of a much better movie than this. Gene Hackman hasn't been this good in ages, and he's one of the few reasons that this movie is watchable. The next reason is Rachel Weisz, who is the only actor Hackman has had in quite some time that is his equal in performance and in acting prowess. She is so good in fact that she does almost steal the film from him and then some. The city of New Orleans is a fascinating setting for this film but wrong because it's not the original setting of the book.

The Bad: Dustin Hoffman is not really in the movie and is really a minor character in the whole story. Which is too bad because he's such a charismatic actor and deserves a much bigger role than what he had. The next problem is the whole spy versus spy angle that makes the whole film into a joke because no one would go that far to rig a jury, especially in a case that would have been thrown out of a real court with the facts that was presented in the film. Which leads to….

The Ugly: The script is really bad. How bad you say? It took almost four writers to outline the story, which bare in mind does not follow the book at all. The dialog is great in places and bad in others, and the whole structure of the film is paper-thin which is easily to blow holes thru. The story runs out of gas in the half way point of the film and the ideas express seems more like a bias view of what the law should be than a realistic view of what the law really is. I think the biggest offence the movie makes is changing the text of the original novel and making about guns other than big tobacco. John Grisham's original novel was hugely entertaining and down right poignant in its views about justice. This film seems like it has not idea where it's at from time to time and lacks a coherent narrative to even try to explain the stuff that is going on right in front of you.

Even with the good points, the bad does out weight the good here. It's a decent film because of the acting of Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman but they like the viewer are let down with a script that lacks conviction for the subject it covers and a real point of view that expresses the feelings of the reality of the gun issue.