Runaway Jury Movie Review 2003

John Grisham-penned legal thriller has the goods. Hot-shot jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Hackman) is hired by a gun manufacturer on trial after an office massacre. The unscrupulous Fitch spies on potential jurors and isn't above using blackmail in his quest to find a totally sympathetic jury. His goal of a totally biased jury is endangered when he's forced to include Nicholas (Cusack), a man with a secret. A-list cast, interesting supports, well-rounded characters, and top-notch direction more than make up for not-quite-fully-realized plot development and a less than satisfying ending. This is the first on-screen pairing of former roommates Hackman and Hoffman, and they make the most of it.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 127 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Books to Film: John Grisham, Law & Lawyers, Order in the Court, Justice Prevails...?, New Orleans

Screenplay

Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland, Matthew Chapman

Cast

John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Piven, Nick Searcy, Stanley Anderson, Clifford Curtis, Nestor Serrano, Leland Orser, Jennifer Beals, Gerry Bamman, Joanna Going, Bill Nunn, Juanita Jennings, Marguerite Moreau, Nora Dunn, Guy Torry, Rusty Schwimmer

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Director

Gary Fleder

Music

Christopher Young

Other

Jay Meager, Peter Afterman, William Steinkamp, Scott Plauche, Abigail Murray, Nelson Coates

Producer

Arnon Milchan, Christopher Mankeiwicz, Gary Fleder, Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, 20th Century-Fox