Movie Description In this taut legal drama a trailer-park kid witnesses the suicide of a mob lawyer and is pursued by authorities trying to find out if he knows anything. In an attempt to protect himself, the 11-year-old hires a feisty female attorney who takes up his case and develops a bond with him. Based on the novel by John Grisham. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actress--Susan Sarandon.
| Credits | | Cast: | Amy Hathaway, Anthony LaPaglia, Bradley Whitford, Dan Castellaneta, Micole Mercurio, Walter Olkewicz, Will Patton, William Richert |
| Details | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes Shot in Panavision. Color by Technicolor
Copyright 1994 Warner Bros. Inc.
Editorial Reviews "...THE CLIENT is the best and certainly the liveliest, tensest and most emotionally involving film yet of a Grisham novel..." Rolling Stone - p.61-2 - Peter Travers (08/11/1994)
"...[Countless] small, knowing touches that bring it to life....A fast, no-nonsense pace and three winning performances..." New York Times - p.C11 - Janet Maslin (07/20/1994)
"...[Jones] does grace-note riffs....A thriller like THE CLIENT doesn't need acting any better..." Entertainment Weekly - p.42 - Owen Gleiberman (07/29/1994)
"...[Featuring] a pair of satisfying star performances..." Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (07/20/1994)
"...There are wonderful moments in it, many of them between Sarandon and Renfro....Tommy Lee Jones is fun, too..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (07/20/1995)
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