Runaway Jury

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PG-13PG-13
2h 7m

John Cusack, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, and Rachel Weisz in Runaway Jury (2003)

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

Director
- Gary Fleder
Writers
- John Grisham(novel "The Runaway Jury")
- Brian Koppelman(screenplay)
- David Levien(screenplay)
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Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations

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Director
- Gary Fleder
Writers
- John Grisham(novel "The Runaway Jury")
- Brian Koppelman(screenplay)
- David Levien(screenplay)
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Wendell Rohr is a torts lawyer taking on the gun lobby. Rankin Fitch is the jury consultant for the Defendants and between them the battle is for the hearts and minds of the jury. But there is someone on the inside. Nicholas Easter is a juror with a girlfriend, Marlee, on the outside. they have a past ..... and their own agenda. —johnno.r@xtra.co.nz

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Taglines
- Trials are too important to be decided by juries.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for violence, language and thematic elements
Parents guide

Trivia
The much anticipated bathroom scene in this movie, where Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) confronts Fitch (Gene Hackman) is the first dialogue in a movie between Hoffman and Hackman. It was written while the rest of the movie was being filmed, after someone on the crew found out that the two, though they had been friends since 1956, had never starred in a movie together. It was finally shot on a single day at the end, several weeks after Hackman and Hoffman had finished their other work.

Goofs
After the anti-gun juror goes on his tirade, Nick Easter makes a joke. In reality, a tirade like that could actually force the judge to dismiss the entire prospective pool, because the pool would then be considered tainted since they witnessed the tirade.

Quotes
Rankin Fitch: You think your average juror is King Solomon? No, he's a roofer with a mortgage. He wants to go home and sit in his Barcalounger and let the cable TV wash over him. And this man doesn't give a single, solitary droplet of shit about truth, justice or your American way.

Connections
Featured in HBO First Look: Runaway Jury (2003)

Soundtracks
Happy Birthday to You
Written by Mildred J. Hill, Patty S. Hill

Top review

7/10

Am I allowed to review this, having not read the novel?

I've read many times about how John Grisham's novel was about the tobacco industry, not a gun manufacturer. Still, "Runaway Jury" does do a good job with its material. Nick Easter (John Cusack) is the squeaky clean member of a jury determining a gun-death trial in New Orleans. Some special interests are trying to manipulate the jury, but Nick isn't about to let that happen.

A major part of this movie is that Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman co-star at long last. Their conversation is sort of like the one between Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro in "Heat", although slightly more laid back. All in all, the movie comes out pretty well, with great performances from all cast members. Who ever would have imagined "Animal House"'s D-Day playing a judge?

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Release date
- October 17, 2003 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
Also known as
- Вердикт за гроші
Filming locations
- Riverwalk, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $49,443,628
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,836,705
- Oct 19, 2003
Gross worldwide
- $80,154,140

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Runtime
2 hours 7 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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