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A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.

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Cast

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Alexander Cullen
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Mrs. Jackie Heath
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Leamon Heath
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Mitch Weaver - Justice Department
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Melissa Black
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Mrs. Diana Barzoon
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Meisel
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Lloyd Gettys (as Christopher Bauer)
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Storyline

Based on a book by Andrew Neiderman, the film centers on a young lawyer who joins a New York firm only to discover that his boss has an increasingly bizarre personality. Written by Erik Schuit <beschuit@xs4all.nl>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

lawyer | law | law firm | florida | vanity | See more »

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, nudity, violence and language | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

17 October 1997 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Devil's Advocate  »

Box Office

Budget:

$57,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

DEM 4,913,285 (Germany) (30 January 1998)

Gross:

£5,121,101 (UK) (27 February 1998)
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

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Goofs

When Kevin tries to calm a weeping Mary Ann after she has the nightmare, bright sunlight is streaming through the window. A few moments later, it is cloudy. In the next scene Kevin leaves to find Cullen, and it is snowing. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Florida Prosecutor: Go on, Barbara.
Barbara: We go back to our homeroom for dismissal. Unless you have a pass for sports or somethin'.
Florida Prosecutor: And is that what you did on the day in question?
Barbara: No. Mr. Gettys asked me to stay after class.
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Soundtracks

"It's Easy to Say"
(1979)
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Robert Wells
Performed by Michael Lang
Courtesy of Varèse Sarabande Records, Inc.
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User Reviews

 
All Quality Elements of a Magnificent Movie!!!
2 July 2006 | by (Malaysia) – See all my reviews

I watched this movie on DVD. It will be enough for me to mention that there had been no other movie where I'd had to pause the play in mere awe at the magnificence of the storyline! At a point, It was as if I could see my jaw on the floor praising in thorough amusement the brilliance, relevance-to-our-daily-lives, deepness of message, sophistication, great portrayal, top-of-the-class creativity, marvelous acting/directing/screen writing all having come together in a movie, which called for a rating of 9 out of 10 and no less, certainly, undoubtedly.

Al-Pacino's acting is to no surprise as brilliant as ever, exuding confidence, proficiency and clarity as always. Keanu Reaves leaves a great master-play in his work, meeting up to the acting skills required in displaying a character of wisdom, success, love and perhaps, of vanity. Charize Theron too puts up a play of passion in its right.

But what amused me more than all were the great and fantastic script-lines thrown around. All very meaningful and interesting indeed. The whole movie got me stunned and fixed at the edge of my desk seat, but the favorite part for me has to come at the end, where the theme of the movie comes to words and finds a chance as of clarifying itself in one the most brilliant ways I as one have ever seen possible! Recommended for everybody willing to enjoin on a meaningful story and a blend of excellent plays... surely a 9/10.


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