True Believer Movie Review 1989

Cynical lawyer, once a '60s radical, now defends rich drug dealers. Spurred on by a young protege, he takes on the hopeless case of imprisoned Asian-American accused of gang-slaying. Tense thriller with good cast.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 103 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Rebel With a Cause, Law & Lawyers, Gangs, Contemporary Noir

Screenplay

Wesley Strick

Cast

James Woods, Robert Downey, Yuji Okumoto, Margaret Colin, Kurtwood Smith, Tom Bower, Miguel Fernandes, Charles Hallahan

Cinematography

John Lindley

Director

Joseph Ruben

Music

Brad Fiedel

Other

George Bowers