Class Action (1991)

Director:

Michael Apted

Writers (WGA):

Carolyn Shelby (written by) &
Christopher Ames (written by) ...

Release Date:

15 March 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

For the plaintiff...Jedediah Tucker Ward. For the defense...Margaret Eleanor Ward. Nothing Personal. It's just Father Vs. Daughter in the fight of their lives.

Plot:

Jeb Ward is an attorney who specializes in whistle blower, David vs. Goliath, type cases. He finds a...

Plot Keywords:

Father Daughter Relationship | Courtroom | Lawyer | Title Spoken By Character

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Gene Hackman	...	Jedediah Tucker Ward
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	...	Maggie Ward
Colin Friels	...	Michael Grazier
Joanna Merlin	...	Estelle Ward
Laurence Fishburne	...	Nick Holbrook (as Larry Fishburne)
Donald Moffat	...	Quinn
Jan Rubes	...	Pavel
Matt Clark	...	Judge Symes
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Dr. Getchell
Jonathan Silverman	...	Brian
Joan McMurtrey	...	Ann
Anne Ramsay	...	Deborah (as Anne Elizabeth Ramsay)
David Byron	...	Carl
Tim Hopper	...	Howie
Robert David Hall	...	Steven Kellen

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:15 | Finland:S | Norway:11 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Bix Restaurant - 56 Gold Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

San Francisco mayor Art Agnos and city supervisor Angela Alioto can be glimpsed as extras in church congregation during Gene Hackman's homage speech to his deceased wife.

Goofs:

Continuity: Maggie's mother falls down the stairs. The position of her purse changes between shots.

Quotes:

Jedediah Tucker Ward: If your mother could hear you now.
Maggie Ward: Well she can't, can she? She finally got out of here and wherever she is, she's gotta be much happier than she was with you.
Maggie Ward: [Jedediah attempts to hit Maggie, shocking her] Finally, words fail the great Jedediah Tucker Ward.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fight Club (1999)

Soundtrack:

If You Don't Know Me By Now

Worth a watch, but too slow

The idea, great. the actors, terrific. The plot, solid. the outcome, OK at best. Class Action has its moments, but spends way too much time developing the father-daughter relationship. Just as you get into the dirty dealings of the law firm, the director and editors give us more forced relationship. This is worth a look, but only if on TV.