An attorney representing a traumatized accident victim finds that his opponent is a very familiar defense attorney - his own daughter.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Gene Hackman | ... | Jedediah Tucker Ward | |
| Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | ... | Maggie Ward | |
| Colin Friels | ... | Michael Grazier | |
| Joanna Merlin | ... | Estelle Ward | |
| Laurence Fishburne | ... | Nick Holbrook (as Larry Fishburne) | |
| Donald Moffat | ... | Quinn | |
| Jan Rubes | ... | Pavel | |
| Matt Clark | ... | Judge Symes | |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | Dr. Getchell | |
| Jonathan Silverman | ... | Brian | |
| Joan McMurtrey | ... | Ann | |
| Anne Ramsay | ... | Deborah (as Anne Elizabeth Ramsay) | |
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David Byron | ... | Carl |
| Tim Hopper | ... | Howie | |
| Robert David Hall | ... | Steven Kellen | |
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Jed Ward is an attorney who specializes in whistle blower, David vs. Goliath, type cases. He finds a client who is suing an auto company over a safety problem that has had a severe effect on his life after the accident. He must replace the current attorney and be ready for trial quickly, and then he finds that the defense attorney will be his estranged daughter. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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For the plaintiff...Jedediah Tucker Ward. For the defense...Margaret Eleanor Ward. Nothing Personal. It's just Father Vs. Daughter in the fight of their lives. See more »Parents Guide:
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15 March 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$4,207,923, 17 March 1991, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$24,277,858Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$28,277,918Company Credits
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Maggie Ward: No, you didn't hold a hand! Not unless it was young, female, and attractive!
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Music by Harry Warren
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Argo is the name of auto manufacturer sued in the movie. It is the name of the fictional movie by the CIA in Argo (2012). See more »Goofs
There is a scene between Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in the kitchen, and she says to Gene, "I forget......How many tablespoons are in a teaspoon?" She should have said, "How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon." See more »Quotes
Jedediah Tucker Ward: I COULDN'T HOLD HIS FUCKING HAND, OKAY!Maggie Ward: No, you didn't hold a hand! Not unless it was young, female, and attractive!
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Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Class Action/If Looks Could Kill/Guilty by Suspicion/True Colors (1991) See more »Soundtracks
The More I See You(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played on piano in the bar
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I still find it kind of a coincidence that this was aired here on the cable the day before Fathers' Day here. Father Jedediah Ward (Gene Hackman) and daughter Maggie (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) are both lawyers and coincidentally, they are on the opposing ends of a major court case.
From the start, one can see that Maggie is very driven to be successful in the lawyers' circles given she told her boss she wanted to take on the case because she is very aware of the company the law firm she works for represents. And her colleagues then told her that her father is the plaintiff for the case. Now this drove the daughter to outwin her father in the courtroom even more.
All the estrangement actually went back to the time when Maggie realised her father is not faithful to her mother. So whenever they passed by each other, Maggie often never gave her father one look. After Mrs Ward's passing, father and daughter reunite each other for a while...but! The old issues all came back.
And when along the way in researching for the case, an obstacle appeared and it almost led Maggie into trouble. Jedediah thought his daughter is almost in trouble and they managed to clear out some things between each other. It even led to surprising events which happened on the day of the big court case.
For me who has always been interested how lawyers always go about their work, this is a nice introduction. Father-daughter relationship is also being explored here. That is why I said about the movie on cable the day before it's Fathers' Day today here.