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21 October 2005 (USA) moreTagline:
All She Wanted Was To Make A Living. Instead She Made History.Plot:
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(49 articles)
Charlize Theron: Just Call Me "Ass-Nuts" (From E! Online - Movies and Television. 27 October 2009, 12:14 PM, PDT)
Charlize Theron: Just Call Me "Ass-Nuts"
(From E! Online. 27 October 2009, 12:14 PM, PDT)
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Courtroom Scenes are Flat Out Ridiculous more (193 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charlize Theron | ... | Josey Aimes | |
| Elle Peterson | ... | Karen Aimes | |
| Thomas Curtis | ... | Sammy Aimes | |
| Frances McDormand | ... | Glory | |
| Sean Bean | ... | Kyle | |
| Woody Harrelson | ... | Bill White | |
| Jeremy Renner | ... | Bobby Sharp | |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Hank Aimes | |
| Sissy Spacek | ... | Alice Aimes | |
| James Cada | ... | Don Pearson | |
| Rusty Schwimmer | ... | Big Betty | |
| Linda Emond | ... | Leslie Conlin | |
| Michelle Monaghan | ... | Sherry | |
| Brad William Henke | ... | Lattavansky | |
| Jillian Armenante | ... | Peg |
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Class Action (USA) (working title)Untitled Niki Caro Project (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for sequences involving sexual harassment including violence and dialogue, and for language.Parents Guide:
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126 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Australia:MA | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | France:U | Sweden:7 | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut) | Finland:K-15 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:15Fun Stuff
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The lawsuit which inspired this film was settled in 1998, 10 years after it was first filed and over 20 years after the harassments began. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: The movie takes place in 1988-89, yet it frequently shows the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings, which happened in 1991. moreQuotes:
Bill White: [looking at the copious amount of stuffed deer and elk head mounted on the walls of the bar] What is this? A pet cemetery?Kyle: You got a lot of pet elk in your house?
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I Drink Alone moreFAQ
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Dramatic license is certainly forgivable but this film would have been much more effective if not for the beyond-Perry-Mason touches in the courtroom where the plaintiff's case is rescued at the 11th hour and 59th minute by antics that wouldn't pass muster in any courtroom in America, unless the defendant's attorney (Linda Emond) was utterly incompetent and the judge was a blithering idiot. Surely it should have been possible for a competent script writer to bring the drama to its conclusion in a more believable way. The manifest absurdity of the last 15 minutes of the movie undermined (for me) what was otherwise another excellent performance by Charlize Theron and the usual outstanding work of Frances McDormand. For those who haven't seen her on the stage, this may have been the first time most movie goers will have encountered Linda Emond, who plays the defense attorney. She is a gifted actress who deserves better than being asked to stand by like a cigar store Indian while the plaintiff's attorney (Woody Harrelson) commits every procedural violation that could possibly be conceived. Don't blame Harrelson, however. The one-time goofy bartender of "Cheers" actually does very well in the scenes outside the courtroom. Frankly, I wish this film had stuck more closely to the facts and avoided the phony fireworks at the end.