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Runaway Jury is a 2003 American legal thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz.An adaptation of John Grisham's 1996 novel The Runaway Jury, [2] the film pits lawyer Wendell Rohr (Hoffman) against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Hackman), who uses unlawful means to stack the jury with people sympathetic to the defense.
The Runaway Jury is a legal thriller novel written by American author John Grisham. [1] [2] It was Grisham's seventh novel. The hardcover first edition was published by Doubleday Books in 1996 (ISBN 0-385-47294-3). Pearson Longman released the graded reader edition in 2001 (ISBN 0-582-43405-X).
The Los Angeles Times called the book "an indictment of the legal system from law school to the jury’s verdict." [2] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "if The Rainmaker’s outcome is a bit predictable, Grisham’s vivid minor characters and near-Dickensian zeal for mocking pomposity and privilege are apt to endear him to his many readers all over again."
John Ray Grisham Jr. (/ ˈ ɡ r ɪ ʃ ə m /; born February 8, 1955) [1] [2] is an American novelist, lawyer, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his best-selling legal thrillers.
From a shocking death to a last-minute arrest, Based on a True Story took some major swings while wrapping up season 2. Warning: This story contains spoilers about season 2 of Based on a True Story.
2003 Runaway Jury as Lonnie Shaver; 2004 Spider-Man 2 as Joe "Robbie" Robertson; 2006 Out There [12] as Desmond; 2006 Idlewild as G.W. 2007 Firehouse Dog as Joe Musto; 2007 Spider-Man 3 as Joe "Robbie" Robertson; 2007 Randy and the Mob as Wardlowe Gone; 2008 A Raisin in the Sun as "Bobo" 2008 Little Bear and the Master as The Warden; 2009 Fences
Turns out, the new show drew inspiration from the real world. In May, creator Craig Rosenberg spoke with Peacock for the premiere of Based on a True Story's trailer and explained its origins ...
The Rainmaker is a 1997 American legal drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on John Grisham's 1995 novel of the same name.It stars Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Roy Scheider, Virginia Madsen, and Teresa Wright in her final film role.