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Deliberate Intent

  • TV Movie
  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
337
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Timothy Hutton and Ron Rifkin in Deliberate Intent (2000)
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A First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits a triple murder by allegedly following a how-to manual the book company published. T... Read allA First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits a triple murder by allegedly following a how-to manual the book company published. They set out to put the company on trial for providing blueprints for would-be murderers. A... Read allA First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits a triple murder by allegedly following a how-to manual the book company published. They set out to put the company on trial for providing blueprints for would-be murderers. Arguing that the publisher is not protected by the First Amendment, the crusading lawyers s... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
337
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    • Lisa Mohan
  • Stars
    • Timothy Hutton
    • Ron Rifkin
    • Clark Johnson
    • Andy Wolk
    • Andy Wolk
    • Lisa Mohan
  • Stars
    • Timothy Hutton
    • Ron Rifkin
    • Clark Johnson
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    Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    • Rod Smolla
    Ron Rifkin
    Ron Rifkin
    • Howard Siegel
    Clark Johnson
    Clark Johnson
    • James Perry
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    Penny Johnson Jerald
    • Laura Harmon
    • (as Penny Johnson)
    Cliff De Young
    Cliff De Young
    • Tom Kelley
    • (as Clifford DeYoung)
    Kenneth Welsh
    Kenneth Welsh
    • Peder Lund
    James McDaniel
    James McDaniel
    • Lawrence Horn
    Bill McDonald
    • Peder Lund
    Dean McDermott
    Dean McDermott
    • Leasure
    Yanna McIntosh
    • Elaine
    David Hemblen
    David Hemblen
    • Judge Luttig
    Karen Andren
    • Tiffani
    Yank Azman
    Yank Azman
    • Trial Judge
    Christopher Barry
    • Butler
    Oliver Becker
    Oliver Becker
    • Agent Casey
    Stephanie Belding
    Stephanie Belding
    • Forewoman
    • (as Stephanie Zoe Belding)
    John Bourgeois
    John Bourgeois
    • Detective Gallon
    Bernard Browne
    • Thomas Turner
      • Andy Wolk
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      • Lisa Mohan
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    • Trivia
      This movie is based on a true case, whereby a father (Lawrence Horn, a former Motion executive) hired a hitman (James Perry) to murder his disabled son (Trevor) and ex-wife (Mildred) for $1.5 million in settlement money (son's disability). The child's nurse (Janice Saunders) was also murdered. She wasn't scheduled to work that day but she'd come in when the child's grandmother (maternal) couldn't make it. The grandmother sued the publisher of "Hitman", which was used as the blueprint for murder. Sentence to life, he died in prison of cancer 2017.
    • Goofs
      Detective looks through a phone record, points to a record which contains the state abbreviation MA and declares a payphone call was from Maryland. MA is the abbreviation for Massachusetts; MD is for Maryland.

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    8/10
    Dramatic, Insightful, Makes you think.
    Deliberate Intent starring Timothy Hutton, is one of the best courtroom dramas I've seen in quite some time. The story is very well written and really makes you wonder how far the 1st Amendment can really go. The content of the film is also quite disturbing - one man will stop at nothing for money and another man will stop at nothing for justice. The acting is very good, the story very well written and the pace keeps the viewer glued to the screen till the final fade out.
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    • Jul 20, 2000

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    • Release date
      • August 6, 2000 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • FX Network
      • Jaffe/Braunstein Films
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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
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      • Stereo

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