Runaway Jury
Three people attempt to bend justice for their own purposes in this drama based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham. After a man dies in a shooting incident, his wife files a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the gun, with her lawyer, Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman), arguing that the firm in question knew the shop which sold the weapon was not following federal regulations pertaining to the sale of firearms. As the case goes to trial, the firearm manufacturer is taking no chances on the outcome of a potentially devastating case, and they hire as part of their legal team Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman), a “jury consultant” who makes it his business to see that he knows enough about the jurors to be able to guarantee the result of the trial. Fitch and his team have learned incriminating secrets about nearly everyone hearing the evidence, but Fitch discovers two factors he wasn’t counting upon — Nick Easter (John Cusack), the jury member who appears to have an agenda all his own, and Marlee (Rachel Weisz), a mysterious woman who has her own plans regarding bending the jury to her will. Bruce Davison, Jeremy Piven, and Bruce McGill round out the supporting cast. Incidentally, in John Grisham’s original book, the case was filed against a cigarette manufacturer, but the producers opted to adjust the story after several real-life trials against tobacco companies.
Synopsis written by Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
IMDB user rating: 7.1/10
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for violence, language and thematic elements.
Runtime: 127 min
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Cast
John Cusack – Nick Easter
Gene Hackman – Rankin Finch, Rankin Fitch
Dustin Hoffman – Wendell Rohr
Rachel Weisz – Marlee
Jennifer Beals – Vanessa Lembeck
Bruce Davison – Durwood Cable
Bruce McGill – Judge Harkin, The Judge
Jeremy Piven – Lawrence Green
Melora Walters
Nick Searcy – Doyle
Stanley Anderson – Henry Jankle
Cliff Curtis – Frank Herrera
Nestor Serrano – Janovich
Leland Orser – Lamb
Gerry Bamman – Herman Grimes
Joanna Going – Celeste, 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
Luis Guzman – Jerry Fernandez
Lori Heuring – Maxine
Carol Sutton – Lou Dell
Stuart Greer – Kincaid
Orlando Jones – Jerome
Jason Davis – Phillip Savelle
Michael Arata – Raines
Irene Ziegler – Peggy Grimes
Stephen Milton – Darren
Deacon Dawson – Hoppy Dupree
Corri English – Lydia Deets
Wayne Ferrara – Special Agent Novecki
Douglas M. Griffin – Terry Docken
Fahnlohnee R. Harris – Sylvia Deshazo
Rhoda Griffis – Rikki Coleman
Gary Grubbs – Dobbs
Dave Jensen – Shamburg
Mark Jeffrey Miller – Vaughn
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