Jury Duty: The Comedy (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Michael Schultz

Writer (WGA):

Rob Gilmer (written by)

Release Date:

14 January 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Courtroom antics surround the jury involved in hearing an embezzlement case. A shy accountant (Pinchot)...

Plot Keywords:

Accountant | Jury Duty | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Mädchen Amick	...	Miss Doddsworth
Stephen Baldwin	...	Carlucci
Mark Blankfield	...	Ted Watkins
Barbara Bosson	...	Brattner
Ilene Graff	...	Marilyn Worth
Jessie Jones	...	Claire
Bill Kirchenbauer	...	Nick Grady
Heather Locklear	...	Rita Burwald
Bronson Pinchot	...	Sanford / Jorge Jimenez / Arthur Lloyd / Magda
Danny Pintauro	...	Kevin Worth
Lynn Redgrave	...	Abby Greyhouwsky
Joshua Beckett
William G. Schilling	...	Harold Griffith
Tracy Scoggins	...	Hope Hathaway
Alan Thicke	...	Phil Beckman

Also Known As:

The Great American Sex Scandal

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:12

Company:

Steve White Productions

Movie Connections:

References "General Hospital" (1963)

Has some moments

Okay, let's face it. Made for TV movie comedies don't sell. Jury Duty is one of those films that really has no direction. Still there is some funny moments in this film. Probably the best scene in the film has to come when Hope Hathaway (Scoggins) is called to the stand. Wind starts to blow threw her hair, a bad 80s song is playing, and the men in the jury box are drooling all over themselves. When the bailiff swears her in he is so mesmerized by her beauty. Then, He says "God help me" instead of "So help you God". I laughed a little bit at that. Another high point is Bronson Pinchot's parody of Geraldo Rivera. That's basically it. It was retitled as "The Great American Sex Scandal" when it hit syndication. Don't ask me why. Still, this one is a good time killer.