Based on the bestseller by John Grisham, Runaway Jury is a slick thriller that's exciting enough to overcome the gaps in its plot. The ultimate target has been changed: Grisham's legal assault on the tobacco industry was switched to the hot-button issue of gun control (no doubt to avoid comparisons with The Insider) in a riveting exposé of jury-tampering. Gene Hackman plays the ultra-cynical, utterly unscrupulous pawn of the gun-makers, using an expert staff and advanced electronics to hand-pick a New Orleans jury that will return a favourable verdict; Dustin Hoffman (making his first screen appearance with real-life former roommate Hackman) defends the grieving widow of a gun-shooting victim with idealistic zeal, while maverick juror John Cusack and accomplice Rachel Weisz play both ends against the middle in a personal quest to hold gun-makers accountable. It's riveting stuff, even when it's obvious that Grisham and director Gary Fleder have glossed over any details that would unravel the plot's intricate design. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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John Cusack | Nicholas Easter |
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Gene Hackman | Rankin Fitch |
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Dustin Hoffman | Wendell Rohr |
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Rachel Weisz | Marlee |
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Bruce Davison | Durwood Cable |
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Bruce McGill | Judge Harkin |
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Jeremy Piven | Lawrence Green |
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Nick Searcy | Doyle |
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Stanley Anderson | Garland Jankle |
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Cliff Curtis | Frank Herrera |
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Nestor Serrano | Janovich |
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Leland Orser | Lamb |
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Jennifer Beals | Vanessa Lembeck |
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Gerry Bamman | Herman Grimes |
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Joanna Going | Celeste Wood |
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Bill Nunn | Lonnie Shaver |
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Juanita Jennings | Loreen Duke |
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Marguerite Moreau | Amanda Monroe |
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Nora Dunn | Stella Hulic |
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Guy Torry | Eddie Weese |
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Rusty Schwimmer | Millie Dupree |
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Margo Moorer | Kaufman |
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David Dwyer | Birk |
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Michael Arata | Raines |
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Rhoda Griffis | Rikki Coleman |
| Director | Gary Fleder |
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| Writer | John Grisham, Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland, Matthew Chapman | |
| Producer | Steven Brown, Jeffrey Downer, Gary Fleder, Christopher Mankiewicz, Arnon Milchan | |
| Musician | Christopher Young | |
| Photography | Robert Elswit | |
| Packaging | Custom Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital Surround [French] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | Spanish |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jun 14, 2004 |
| Regions | Region 1 |