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Release Date:
30 June 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
Power can be murder to resist. more
Plot:
A young lawyer joins a prestigous law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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4 nominations
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Power and wealth can motivate a man to just about anything.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Cruise | ... | Mitch McDeere |
 | Jeanne Tripplehorn | ... | Abby McDeere |
 | Gene Hackman | ... | Avery Tolar |
 | Hal Holbrook | ... | Oliver Lambert |
 | Terry Kinney | ... | Lamar Quinn |
| Wilford Brimley | ... | William Devasher |
 | Ed Harris | ... | Wayne Tarrance |
 | Holly Hunter | ... | Tammy Hemphill |
 | David Strathairn | ... | Ray McDeere |
 | Gary Busey | ... | Eddie Lomax |
| Steven Hill | ... | F. Denton Voyles |
 | Tobin Bell | ... | The Nordic Man |
 | Barbara Garrick | ... | Kay Quinn |
| Jerry Hardin | ... | Royce McKnight |
| Paul Calderon | ... | Thomas Richie |
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Rated R for language and some violence.
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154 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-14 |
Germany:12 |
Ireland:18 |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:R13 |
Norway:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
South Korea:15 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Australia:M
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Jason Patric turned down the role of Mitch, in a film that went on to become the third highest grossing film of 1993.
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Plot holes: Mitch breaks the beer bottle in the secret room in the Caymans. Anyone who entered that room later would have seen the broken bottle and spilled beer and realized someone had been there.
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Quotes:
Avery Tolar:
You know, I have a very bad reputation.
Abby McDeere: What do you do?
Avery Tolar: I run around.
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Abby McDeere: What do you do?
Avery Tolar: I run around.
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Referenced in "The Office: The Deposition (#4.8)" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
Guitar Blues
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Sydney Pollack: political thriller filmmaker extraordinaire. Pollack has been known for his thrillers, even though he has had major success in other genres. But in this format, "Three Days of the Condor" is his best film. His films are low on style, and high on realism. "The Firm" fits that bill exactly. The musical score is also of note. It is so well selected and edited into the film that I naturally assumed that it was composed by a single artist, when, in reality, it is done by a wide range of artists.
Like many of Pollack's films, the events overshadow the performances. Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman (as well as Ed Harris) are superb, but not focused upon. The circumstances and story are more important. And a very good story it is. I confess that I've never read anything by John Grisham, but this movie makes me want to do so.
7.5 out of 10