Trial by Jury (1994)

Valerie is a juror in the trail of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.

Director:

Heywood Gould

Writers:

Jordan Katz, Heywood Gould

Stars:

Joanne Whalley, Armand Assante, Gabriel Byrne

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joanne Whalley	...	Valerie Alston (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
Armand Assante	...	Rusty Pirone
Gabriel Byrne	...	Daniel Graham
William Hurt	...	Tommy Vesey
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Wanda
Margaret Whitton	...	Jane Lyle, Juror
Ed Lauter	...	John Boyle
Richard Portnow	...	Leo Greco
Lisa Arrindell Anderson	...	Eleanor Lyons
Jack Gwaltney	...	Teddy Parnell
Graham Jarvis	...	Mr. Duffy, Foreman
William R. Moses	...	Paul Baker, Juror
Joe Santos	...	Johnny Verona
Beau Starr	...	Phillie
Bryan Shilowich	...	Robbie, Valerie's Son

Storyline

Valerie is a juror in the trail of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.

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Plot Keywords:

mob boss | photograph | home invasion | bus ride | corrupt cop | 

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Taglines:

For one juror, the question of guilt or innocence is a matter of life or death... her own.

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Genres:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Geschworene

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$6,971,777 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morgan Creek Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White (some sequences) Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Tommy Vesey: The name of the game, Valerie, is not who dies but who dies first. That'll be your boy.

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Soundtracks

"All The Way"
Written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
Published by Maraville Music Corp.

User Reviews

Overdone courtroom drama with a boilerplate mobster twist

A antique shop-owner in NYC, played by Joanne Whalley(Valerie Alston)gets put on a US District Court jury, on a trial of a known Mafioso Armand Asante(Rusty Pirone), and most of this very slow-paced film revolves around attempts of Pirone attempting to get Whalley to acquit him of murder, by threatening to kill her son, and herself. Much action ensues, involving gruesome mob-rub outs, interspread with Willam Hurt as the go-between. Much of this silly, disjointed mess surrounds Hurt and Asante's obsession with Whalley, courtroom scenes that we've all seen time and again, and an ending that is unbelievable. 3/10 is probably going easy on this waste of time.