The Client (1994)
- Starring:
- Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, (more)
- Director(s):
- Joel Schumacher
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Client
A sterling cast headed by Oscar-nominated Susan Sarandon makes this slick thriller one of the better adaptations of a John Grisham bestseller. Mark Sway (Brad Renfro) witnesses the suicide of a Mafia lawyer, who confesses that the Mob was behind the murder of a U.S. senator. Mark's brother is traumatized into a coma by the incident; gangster Barry Muldano (Anthony LaPaglia) is soon on Mark's trail, and in desperation, he arrives at the office of recovering alcoholic lawyer Reggie Love (Sarandon). With the Mob after them, and a ruthless federal attorney (Tommy Lee Jones) trying to force Mark to reveal what he knows, Love battles to guarantee the safety of her client and his family. The relationship between Reggie Love and Mark Sway is the center of the film, adding considerable character development to plot's routine elements. Director Joel Schumacher helmed another Grisham adaptation, A Time To Kill, in 1996. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 121 mins
Complete Cast of The Client
- Susan Sarandon - Reggie Love
- Mary-Louise Parker - Dianne Sway
- Anthony Edwards - Clint Von Hooser
- Brad Renfro - Mark Sway
- J.T. Walsh - McThune
- Bradley Whitford - Thomas Fink
- Kim Coates - Paul Gronke
- Micole Mercurio - Mama Love
- William Sanderson - Wally Boxx
- Amy Hathaway - Karen
- Ron Dean - Johnny Sulari
- Alex Coleman - Newscaster
- Mary McCusker - Pretty Girl
- John Diehl - Jack Nance
- John Fink - Lieutenant
- George Klein - Announcer
- Will Zahrn - Gill Beale
- Anthony C. Hall - Pizza Man
- Tommy Lee Jones - Roy Foltrigg
- Anthony LaPaglia - Barry Muldano
- Ossie Davis - Harry Roosevelt
- David Speck - Ricky Sway
- Will Patton - Sgt. Hardy
- Anthony Heald - Trumann
- William H. Macy - Dr. Greenway
- Kimberly Scott - Doreen
- Walter Olkewicz - Romey Clifford
- Jo Harvey Allen - Claudette
- William Richert - Harry Bono
- Rebecca Jernigan - Emergency Nurse
- Bettina Rose - Woman at Desire
- Dan Castellaneta - Slick Moeller
- Tom Kagy - Wheelchair Patient
- Macon McCalman - Ballatine
- Andy Stahl - Agent Scherff
- Tommy Cresswell - FBI Agent
- Director(s):
- Joel Schumacher
- Writer(s):
- Akiva Goldsman, Robert Getchell
- Producer(s):
- Steven E. Reuther, Arnon Milchan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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