The Client (1994)

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers (WGA):

John Grisham (novel)
Akiva Goldsman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

A District Attorney Out For A Conviction. A New Lawyer Out Of Her League. A Young Boy Who Knew Too Much.

Plot:

A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the district attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Senator | Brother | Mafia | Boy

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Susan Sarandon	...	Reggie Love
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Roy Foltrigg
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Dianne Sway
Anthony LaPaglia	...	Barry Muldano
J.T. Walsh	...	McThune
Anthony Edwards	...	Clint Von Hooser
Brad Renfro	...	Mark Sway
Will Patton	...	Sgt. Hardy
Bradley Whitford	...	Thomas Fink
Anthony Heald	...	Trumann
Kim Coates	...	Paul Gronke
Kimberly Scott	...	Doreen
David Speck	...	Ricky Sway
William H. Macy	...	Dr. Greenway
Ossie Davis	...	Harry Roosevelt
Micole Mercurio	...	Momma Love
William Sanderson	...	Wally Boxx
Walter Olkewicz	...	Romey
Amy Hathaway	...	Karen
Jo Harvey Allen	...	Claudette
Ron Dean	...	Johnny Sulari
William Richert	...	Harry Bono
Will Zahrn	...	Gill Beale
Mark Cabus	...	Detective Nassar
Dan Castellaneta	...	Slick Moeller
John Diehl	...	Jack Nance
Tom Kagy	...	Wheelchair Patient
Alex Coleman	...	Newscaster
Linn Sitler	...	Newscaster (as Linn Beck Sitler)
Stephanie Weaver	...	Newscaster
Todd Demers	...	Newscaster
Ashtyn Tyler	...	Amber
Ruby Wilson	...	Receptionist
Andy Stahl	...	Agent Scherff
Ronnie Landry	...	Waiter at Antoine's
Jeffrey Buckner Ford	...	Bailiff (as Jeffry Ford)
Macon McCalman	...	Ballatine
Michael Detroit	...	Jail Medic
John Fink	...	Lieutenant
Mimmye Goode	...	Night Nurse
Robert Hatchett	...	Paramedic
Connye Florance	...	Telda
Sandra Bray	...	Reporter
Yvonne Sanders	...	Reporter
Norm Woodel	...	Reporter
Karen Walker	...	Reporter
Rebecca Jernigan	...	Emergency Nurse
Tommy Cresswell	...	Third FBI Agent
Nat Robinson	...	Special Agent Boch
Mary McCusker	...	Pretty Girl
Bettina Rose	...	Woman at Desire
Joey Hadley	...	Officer
Michael Sanders	...	Officer
Angelo R. Sales	...	Orderly
Chris Gray	...	Security Guard (as Christopher Gray)
Jesse L. Dunlap	...	Security Guard
Joe Kent	...	Elvis Impersonator
Robbie Billings	...	Ballentine's Wife
John Mason	...	Musician
Robert H. Wiliams	...	Musician
Darrell D. Johnson	...	Musician
Mark Pyles	...	Helicopter Pilot
Clay Lacy	...	Jet Pilot
Gerry Loew	...	Pizza Man
Anthony C. Hall	...	Pizza Man
George Klein	...	Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sheri Lacker	...	Fanning client (uncredited)
Jeff Price	...	Night Janitor (uncredited)
Codie Scott	...	Man at Table (uncredited)

Directed by
Joel Schumacher

Writing credits (WGA)
John Grisham		(novel)
Akiva Goldsman		(screenplay) and
Robert Getchell		(screenplay)

Produced by
Guy Ferland	....	associate producer
Mary McLaglen	....	co-producer
Arnon Milchan	....	producer
Steven Reuther	....	producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Tony Pierce-Roberts

Film Editing by
Robert Brown

Casting by
Mali Finn

Production Design by
Bruno Rubeo

Art Direction by
P. Michael Johnston
James F. Truesdale

Set Decoration by
Anne D. McCulley

Costume Design by
Ingrid Ferrin

Makeup Department
David Forrest	....	key makeup artist (as David Craig Forrest)
Lydia Milars	....	makeup artist
Joe Montelongo	....	special makeup effects
Rita Parillo	....	hair stylist
Marie-Ange Ripka	....	key hair stylist
Randy Westgate	....	special makeup effects

Production Management
Cydney Bernard	....	production supervisor
Mary McLaglen	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yudi Bennett	....	assistant director
Pamela Kuri	....	second second assistant director (as Pamela S. Kuri)
Daniel Silverberg	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Richard Blankenship	....	construction coordinator
Joseph Timothy Conway	....	on-set dresser
Kevin Cross	....	set designer
James C. Feng	....	assistant art director
Tim Flattery	....	illustrator
Tommy Gilbert	....	set dresser (as Tom Gilbert)
Phil Goldstein	....	stand-by painter
Julia G. Hickman	....	art department coordinator
D. Blake Huff	....	construction foreman
Steven Curtis Husch	....	lead man
Stanley Pasay	....	scenic foreman
Marco Rubeo	....	set designer
David Touster	....	property master
Chris Ubick	....	assistant property master
Stephanie Waldron	....	greensperson
David Weathers	....	set dresser
Michael Zansky	....	chargeman scenic artist
Wren Boney	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Michael R. Clark	....	painter (uncredited)
Steven T. Duke	....	property person (uncredited)
Alan Easley	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Fontaine Beauchamp Hebb	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Frank Hendrick	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Michael Hendrick	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Charles L. Campbell	....	supervising sound editor
Larry Carow	....	sound editor
Jerry Edemann	....	assistant sound editor
Louis L. Edemann	....	sound editor (as Lou Edemann)
Carl Fischer	....	boom operator
Leonard T. Geschke	....	sound editor (as Lenny Geschke)
Petur Hliddal	....	production sound mixer
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
Evelyn Hokanson	....	adr mixer
Andrea Horta	....	adr editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound editor (as Nils Jensen)
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Chet Leonard	....	cable person
Angie Luckey	....	assistant sound editor
Donald J. Malouf	....	supervising sound editor
Gary Mundheim	....	sound editor
Chuck Neely	....	sound editor
Mel Neiman	....	processed sound effects
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Rod Rogers	....	adr assistant
Larry Singer	....	adr supervisor
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christina Tucker	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Larry Fioritto	....	special effects coordinator
Wes Mattox	....	special effects
Steve Wolf	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts
Rick Barker	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Barker	....	stunts
Jim Cawley	....	stunts
Mark De Alessandro	....	stunts (as Mark DeAlessandro)
Glory Fioramonti	....	stunt coordinator
Glory Fioramonti	....	stunts
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Kyle Morgan	....	stunts
Leroy Reed	....	stunts
Lori Lynn Ross	....	stunts (as Lori Lynn Moss)
Brian Simpson	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Cohen	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit
David M. Dunlap	....	camera operator
Bart Flaherty	....	best boy grip
Bill Floyd	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit (as William Floyd)
Joseph E. Gallagher	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit
Bob Gorelick	....	Steadicam operator
Jeff Hand	....	first assistant camera
Sean Herlihy	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit
John Janusek	....	key grip (as John 'Beef' Janusek)
Stephen Johnstone	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Stephen R. Johnstone)
Gábor Kövér	....	additional camera operator: second unit
Michael Listorti	....	dolly grip (as Michael Listori)
Larry Markart	....	video assist operator
John R. McAleer Jr.	....	second assistant camera (as John McAleer Jr.)
Stan McClain	....	aerial director of photography: second unit (as Stan McLain)
Patrick Murray	....	chief lighting technician (as Patrick M. Murray)
Brian S. Osmond	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Brian S. Osmond	....	second assistant camera
Katherine Ruppe	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit
Richard Smock	....	rigging gaffer (as Richard C. Smock)
Demmie Todd	....	still photographer
Robert Wagner	....	director of photography: second unit
Curtis Failor	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Kevin B. May	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
John S. Moyer	....	grip (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera technician: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Wells A. Smith	....	grip (uncredited)
Darryl Wilson	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Daniel Windels	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jo Doster	....	local casting: Memphis
Gloria Hancock	....	extras casting (as Gloria B. Hancock)
Emily Schweber	....	casting associate
Chris Gray	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alan Martin	....	set costumer
Rhona Meyers	....	assistant costume designer
Mayes C. Rubeo	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Cameron Brown	....	apprentice editor
Sean Hubbert	....	assistant editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Pattye Rogers	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jim Makiej	....	assistant music editor
John Richards	....	score mixer
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Howard Shore	....	conductor
Howard Shore	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Bobby Jo Cawley	....	transportation coordinator
Bill McLaren	....	transportation co-captain
Leroy Reed	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Katherine Agard	....	assistant: Mr. Reuther
Mary Arnold	....	assistant production coordinator
Benjamin Ballard	....	production assistant
Shauna Beal	....	assistant: Mr. Milchan
Jennifer Blair	....	production secretary
Lisa J. Bloch	....	production assistant (as Lisa Joi Bloch)
Kim Bonham	....	racoon handler
Edward Cass	....	production assistant
Drew Clarke	....	craft service
Mike Coty	....	technical advisor
Scott Elias	....	location manager
William Joe Ferguson	....	first aid
Nicole Furia	....	production accountant
Barbara Gaddy-Edrington	....	racoon handler
Gavin Hitt	....	assistant: Mr. Schumacher
Brenda Holder	....	first aid
Nancy Hopton	....	script supervisor
Rachel Hudgins	....	assistant: Mr. Reuther
Alan Jacques	....	rear screen projection (as Al Jacques)
Larry Kaplan	....	unit publicist
Laura L. Lawson	....	studio teacher
Brian Manis	....	production assistant
Jill Maxcy	....	production assistant
Mary McCusker	....	acting coach
Patrick McDill	....	assistant: Ms. McLaglen
Anna Mewbourne	....	assistant location manager
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Belita Moreno	....	acting coach
Kris Nielsen	....	production coordinator
Andrea Rapke	....	production assistant
Patty Reid	....	assistant: Mr. Milchan
Bettina Rose	....	assistant: Mr. Schumacher
Danny Rose	....	production assistant
Joanie Spates	....	assistant production accountant
Susan Thomas	....	craft service
Dirk Vahle	....	helicopter pilot: second unit
Doug Burch	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant manager (uncredited)
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (uncredited)
Anthony Michael Frederick	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Andrea Larsen	....	accounting assistant (uncredited)
Leslie K. Nelson	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Billy Pittard	....	title designer (uncredited)
Edward Poveda	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (presents)
• Regency Enterprises (in association with)
• Alcor Films (in association with)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-edited)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1997) (USA) (TV)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)

Other Companies

• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• Elektra Records  soundtrack published by (as Elektra Entertainment)
• Invacare  health care equipment
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald  title design
• Tomcats Catering  catering
• Tomkats Catering  catering

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a child in jeopardy and brief language

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:16 (original rating) | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Peru:14 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Argentina:13 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Clinton, Mississippi, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

The Elvis PEZ dispenser was designed specifically for this movie, by the props department, and has never been made by PEZ.

Goofs:

Continuity: Positioning of the Sprite can when Sergeant Hardy hands it to Mark Sway. It is in Hardy's hand, with the label to the left of his thumb (at 18:47 on the DVD), then he says its a Sprite, and the can is turned around in the next shot with the label to the right of his thumb (at around 51 mins).

Quotes:

Roy:Help me out here, Reggie. How far is it to that body?
Reggie:[leans forward and whispers] Twelve itty, bitty, tiny minutes.
Roy:[grins] Thank you, Reggie.
Reggie:You're welcome, Roy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #22.217" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Bourbon Street Parade

Dark and gripping

Susan Sarandon should stick with the tough minded lawyer more often. Perfectly cast in the role of Reggie Love, she brings a certain charm to a role which could have lacked in that department. And to make matters even tougher on her, she was almost outshined by Brad Renfro, who made quite an impression in a film such as this. While the film was put together in a rather conventional way, with Tommy Lee Jones playing an over clichéd character, the film is still rather gripping. A decent film to have in your collection, and one of the better John Grisham book-turned-movie adaptations.