Legalese Movie Review 1998

Solid cast provides solid enjoyment in this skewering of tabloid journalists and the legal system. Celeb lawyer Norman Keane (Garner) doesn't take the case of actress Angela Beale (Gershon), who's accused of killing her brother-in-law. But he does recommend new kid attorney, Roy Guyton (Kerr), to take the heat while Keane works behind the scenes. This raises the antennae of tabloid TV anchorwoman Brenda Whitlass (Turner) who winds up with a video of Guyton getting up close and personal with fellow lawyer Rica Martin (Parker). Needless to say, ethics have very little to do with anything.

Distribution

New Line Home Video, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (310)854-5811, Fax: (310)854-1824, URL: http://www.newline.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Front Page, Law & Lawyers, Order in the Court

Screenplay

Billy Ray

Cast

James Garner, Edward Kerr, Kathleen Turner, Mary-Louise Parker, Gina Gershon

Cinematography

Tobias Schliessler

Director

Glenn Jordan

Music

Stewart Copeland

Producer

Glenn Jordan, J. Paul Higgins, Turner Network Television (TNT)