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Director:
Gary Fleder
Starring: John Cusack Gene Hackman Dustin Hoffman
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Product Summary
| In their first film together, screen legends Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman face off in this electrifying nail-biter about a ruthless jury consultant who'll do anything to win. With lives and millions of dollars at stake, the fixer plays a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a jury member (John Cusack) and a mysterious woman (Rachel Weisz) who offer to deliver the verdict to the highest bidder. Packed with danger, intrigue and pulse-pounding twists and turns, Runaway Jury rules! |
"Runaway Jury hooks the audience, and after 10 minutes there's no looking back. Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"Thanks to the high-powered cast, slick editing and an ingenious, far-fetched script, the movie is highly entertaining. Philip French, Guardian
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Editor's Note
Director Gary Fleder (THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, KISS THE GIRLS) tackles best-selling novelist John Grisham's tale of jury manipulation in RUNAWAY JURY. Jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman) can spin any jury in favor of his client. At least he always could before. But his latest job may turn out to be his most challenging. As an explosive civil case goes to trial in New Orleans, Fitch thinks he has arranged for the perfect jury and has the verdict sealed in favor of his client, a gun manufacturer. Soon, however, he starts receiving phone calls from the mysterious Marlee (Rachel Weisz), who claims that she can turn the jury any way she wants and--for a price--she'll spin it his way. Meanwhile, Marlee is making the same offer to the plaintiff's lawyer, Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman), a Southern gentleman who always plays by the rules. Marlee's insider is Juror #9, Nick Easter (John Cusack), who is working with her to influence his fellow jurors. Are these two just grifters in it for the money, or do they have another agenda? The audience is kept guessing until the very end.
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DVD, Widescreen, Sensormatic |
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Studio: Foxvideo |
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Release Date: 9/11/2007 |
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Running Time: 127 minutes |
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Original Release Date: 2003 |
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Catalog ID: 2220081 |
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UPC: 00024543100812 |
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Number of Discs: 1 |
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Original Language: English |
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Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English |
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Video: Color |
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2.35:1 |
Entertainment Reviews
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Runaway Jury - DVD Review
By: Blake French
filmcritic.com DVD Reviews
Published on: 1/16/2009 7:45 PM
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| It’s a sunny weekday in beautiful New Orleans as a middle-aged, white-collar businessman arrives at his office. He settles into a chair behind his desk and ponders a song in his head. He can’t think of the words, so he calls his secretary into the office. He explains to her that he will be celebrating his young daughter’s birthday later today, and he promised to sing this song for her. The secretary smiles warmly and helps him remember the lyrics. Suddenly, horror and chaos erupt as gunfire interrupts their singing. The businessman instructs the secretary to take shelter behind his desk as he locks the office door....read the full review | |
Cast & Crew
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Bruce Davison |
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Dustin Hoffman |
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Gene Hackman |
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Jeremy Piven |
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John Cusack |
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Rachel Weisz |
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Brian Koppelman - Screenplay |
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Christopher Young - Musical Score |
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Gary Fleder - Director |
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Gary Fleder - Producer |
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Jeffrey Downer - Executive Producer |
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John Grisham - Based On Novel By |
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Nelson Coates - Production Designer |
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Robert Elswit - Cinematographer |
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William Steinkamp - Editor |
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