The Client
A sterling cast headed by Oscar-nominated Susan Sarandon makes this slick thriller one of the better adaptations of a John Grisham bestseller. Mark Sway (Brad Renfro) witnesses the suicide of a Mafia lawyer, who confesses that the Mob was behind the murder of a U.S. senator. Mark’s brother is traumatized into a coma by the incident; gangster Barry Muldano (Anthony LaPaglia) is soon on Mark’s trail, and in desperation, he arrives at the office of recovering alcoholic lawyer Reggie Love (Sarandon). With the Mob after them, and a ruthless federal attorney (Tommy Lee Jones) trying to force Mark to reveal what he knows, Love battles to guarantee the safety of her client and his family. The relationship between Reggie Love and Mark Sway is the center of the film, adding considerable character development to plot’s routine elements. Director Joel Schumacher helmed another Grisham adaptation, A Time To Kill, in 1996.
Synopsis written by Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
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IMDB user rating: 6.4/10
Runtime: 119 min
Awards:
Oscar Nomination (Susan Sarandon for Best Actress in a Leading Role)
(Susan Sarandon for Best Actress in a Leading Role) BAFTA Film Award (Susan Sarandon for Best Actress)
(Susan Sarandon for Best Actress) Young Artist Award (Brad Renfro for Best Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture)
(Brad Renfro for Best Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture) ASCAP Award (Howard Shore for Top Box Office Films)
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Cast
Susan Sarandon – Reggie Love
Tommy Lee Jones – Roy Foltrigg
Mary-Louise Parker – Dianne Sway
Anthony LaPaglia – Barry Muldano
Anthony Edwards – Clint Von Hooser
Ossie Davis – Harry Roosevelt
Brad Renfro – Mark Sway
David Speck – Ricky Sway
J.T. Walsh – McThune
Will Patton – Sgt. Hardy
Bradley Whitford – Thomas Fink
Anthony Heald – Trumann
Kim Coates – Paul Gronke
William H. Macy – Dr. Greenway
Micole Mercurio – Mama Love
Kimberly Scott – Doreen
William Sanderson – Wally Boxx
Walter Olkewicz – Romey Clifford
Amy Hathaway – Karen
Jo Harvey Allen – Claudette
Ron Dean – Johnny Sulari
William Richert – Harry Bono
Tom Kagy – Wheelchair Patient
Andy Stahl – Agent Scherff
Anthony C. Hall – Pizza Man
Will Zahrn – Gill Beale
Mali Finn
Bettina Rose – Woman at Desire
John Diehl – Jack Nance
John Fink – Lieutenant
Dan Castellaneta – Slick Moeller
Alex Coleman – Newscaster
Macon McCalman – Ballatine
Mary McCusker – Pretty Girl
Rebecca Jernigan – Emergency Nurse
George Klein – Announcer
Tommy Cresswell – FBI Agent
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