The Juror (1996)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Brian Gibson

Writers (WGA):

George Dawes Green (novel)
Ted Tally (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

There is no defense.

Plot:

When Annie Laird is selected as a juror in a big Mafia trial, she is forced by someone known as "The...

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Jury Duty | Jury | Revenge | Courtroom

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Demi Moore	...	Annie Laird
Alec Baldwin	...	Teacher
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Oliver Laird
Anne Heche	...	Juliet
James Gandolfini	...	Eddie
Lindsay Crouse	...	Tallow
Tony Lo Bianco	...	Louie Boffano
Michael Constantine	...	Judge Weitzel
Matt Craven	...	Boone
Todd Susman	...	Bozeman
Michael Rispoli	...	Joseph Boffano
Julie Halston	...	Inez
Frank Adonis	...	DeCicco
Matthew Cowles	...	Rodney
Polly Adams	...	Forewoman

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #33998) | South Korea:18 | Hungary:18 | Canada:14A | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Harriman State Park, Bear Mountain, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Gary R. Wordham was the name of the actor that is credited as the flirting intern at the hospital. This was also the name that was used on the passport Alec Baldwin's character used when he flew to Guatemala.

Goofs:

Continuity: Annie's hair when she is trashing her studio.

Quotes:

Teacher: I'm sorry you hate me... but I do love you

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg (#1.10)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Casta Diva, che inargenti

confusing, messy rubbish

This film had a great cast and a tried and tested format of a juror forced to get a mafioso acquitted so nothing will happen to her son. Right from the getgo though, I could tell this was poorly done. There were so many plot holes and inconsistencies that ruined any semblance the movie had of being a thriller. I thought the movie was going to be a courtroom drama but the movie continued long after the acquittal (which again was done so unconvincingly). The movie then began to meander with all these small sub-plots between Baldwin, Moore, the mafia guy, Anne Heche etc. Fifteen minutes before the movie ended I gave up, nothing was making any sense and this was so disjointed and unbelievable that I had no interest to find out what happened. Maybe, this needs a second viewing, but I doubt it as its hardly high brow stuff. In any case, this isn't a courtroom drama and its far too lightweight to be a mafia movie. Its an unsuspenseful, poorly written film that I wasted an hour and three quarters on.