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Overview

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Director:
Andy Wolk
Writers (WGA):
Andy Wolk (written by) &
Lisa Mohan (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
6 August 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
The Law Is On Trial.
Plot:
A First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Good Idea, Poor Execution. more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Timothy Hutton ... Rod Smolla

Ron Rifkin ... Howard Siegel
Clark Johnson ... James Perry
Penny Johnson ... Laura Harmon

Cliff De Young ... Tom Kelley (as Clifford DeYoung)

Kenneth Welsh ... Peder Lund
James McDaniel ... Lawrence Horn
Bill McDonald ... Peder Lund

Dean McDermott ... Leasure
Yanna McIntosh ... Elaine
David Hemblen ... Judge Luttig
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Karen Andren ... Tiffani

Yank Azman ... Trial Judge
Christopher Barry ... Butler
Oliver Becker ... Agent Casey

Stephanie Belding ... Forewoman (as Stephanie Zoe Belding)
John Bourgeois ... Detective Gallon
Bernard Browne ... Thomas Turner

Lauren Collins ... Erin Smolla
Marcia Dixon ... Law Student
David Ferry ... Brandenburg
Alexandra Johnson ... Tamielle
Kelly King ... Millie
Jeffrey Knight ... Editor
Cheryl MacInnis ... Virginia
Diego Matamoros ... John
Hedy McKenzie ... Pauline
Gerry Quigley ... Night Clerk
Tracy Shreve ... Shira
Helen Taylor ... Janice

Sugith Varughese ... Forensic Detective

Angela Vint ... Cindy
Nigel Shawn Williams ... Judge Williams
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving violence, and a sexual reference.
Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Detective looks through a phone record, points to a record which state abbreviation is MA and declares a payphone call was from Maryland. MA is the abbreviation for Massachusetts; MD is for Maryland. more

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Idea, Poor Execution., 28 July 2002
Author: Lenny Tessio from Sydney, Australia

After catching this flick on late night cable, I did not expect much at all. I was not mistaken. The film raises some interesting questions on free speech and the US first amendment as it follows the story of a lawyer suing a publisher, whose book is responsible for a triple murder. This is an interesting topic to look at in a film and makes you think about books, films and songs and how they can influence weak-minded individuals, and have done in the past. John Hinckley Jr. and "Taxi Driver" is one that springs to mind. However the actual delivering of this message suffers due to the plot. The director does not seem to be sure whether he wants to concentrate on the murders the court case or the main characters divorce and is the worse for it. It jumps around too much, has no character development and is decidedly flat. Good idea but could have been better.

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