Runaway Jury (2003)
Coming Out at 17 October 2003 in theaters.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Runaway Jury is legal thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rachel Weisz. It is an adaptation of John Grisham’s 1996 novel The Runaway Jury.
In New Orleans, a shooting takes place at a stock brokerage firm. Among the dead is Jacob Wood. The shooter was a failed day trader who apparently killed eleven people and wounded several others in the event. Two years later, with attorney Wendell Rohr, Jacob’s widow Celeste takes Vicksburg Firearms to court on the grounds that the company’s gross negligence led to her husband’s death. During jury selection, jury consultant Rankin Fitch and his team communicate background information on each of the jurors through electronic surveillance to lead defense attorney Durwood Cable in the courtroom.
In the jury pool, Nicholas “Nick” Easter tries to get himself excused from jury duty. Judge Frederick Harkin decides to give him a lesson in civic duty and Fitch tells Cable that the judge has now given them no choice, and that he must select Nick as a juror. Nick’s congenial manner wins him acceptance from his fellow jurors, but Frank Herrera, a Marine veteran, takes an instant dislike to him.
Director: Gary Fleder
Writers: John Grisham (novel), Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland, Matthew Chapman
Stars: John Cusack, Rachel Weisz, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Bruce Davison
John Cusack | … | Nicholas Easter |
Gene Hackman | … | Rankin Fitch |
Dustin Hoffman | … | Wendell Rohr |
Rachel Weisz | … | Marlee |
Bruce Davison | … | Durwood Cable |
Bruce McGill | … | Judge Harkin |
Jeremy Piven | … | Lawrence Green |
Nick Searcy | … | Doyle |
Stanley Anderson | … | Henry Jankle |
Cliff Curtis | … | Frank Herrera |
Nestor Serrano | … | Janovich |
Leland Orser | … | Lamb |
Jennifer Beals | … | Vanessa Lembeck |
Gerry Bamman | … | Herman Grimes |
Joanna Going | … | Celeste Wood |
Bill Nunn | … | Lonnie Shaver |
Juanita Jennings | … | Loreen Duke |
Marguerite Moreau | … | Amanda Monroe |
Nora Dunn | … | Stella Hulic |
Guy Torry | … | Eddie Weese |
Rusty Schwimmer | … | Millie Dupree |
Margo Moorer | … | Kaufman |
David Dwyer | … | Birk |
Michael Arata | … | Raines |
Rhoda Griffis | … | Rikki Coleman |
Fahnlohnee R. Harris | … | Sylvia Deshazo |
Corri English | … | Lydia Deets |
Jason Davis | … | Phillip Savelle |
Xuan Van Nguyen | … | Henry Wu |
Douglas M. Griffin | … | Terry Docken |
Carol Sutton | … | Lou Dell |
Deneen Tyler | … | Receptionist |
Zach Hanner | … | Ted |
Andrea Powell | … | Deborah |
Ted Manson | … | Pulaski |
David Jensen | … | Shamburg |
Lori Heuring | … | Maxine |
Adella Gautier | … | Voodoo Shopkeeper |
Afemo Omilami | … | SUV Driver |
Barret O’Brien | … | Techie |
Ned Bellamy | … | Jerome |
Orlando Jones | … | Russell |
Michelle M. Miller | … | Reporter #1 |
Eric Paulsen | … | Reporter #2 |
Margaret Lawhon | … | Reporter #3 |
Gary Grubbs | … | Dobbs |
Lark Marie Fall | … | Singing Woman |
Marco St. John | … | Daley |
Henry Darrow | … | Sebald |
Don Henderson Baker | … | Thernstrom |
Danny Kamin | … | Cash |
Lance E. Nichols | … | Agent Shield |
Deacon Dawson | … | Hoppy Dupree |
Elliott Street | … | Ringwald |
Mike Pniewski | … | Strode |
Joe Chrest | … | Owens |
David Ramsey | … | Jimmy Hoke |
Marcus Hester | … | Kyle Murphy |
Lara Grice | … | Blonde Decoy |
Loren Kinsella | … | Cafe Waitress |
Mark Jeffrey Miller | … | Vaughn |
Wayne Roberts | … | Clerk |
Harvey Reaves | … | Agent Crowley |
Wayne Ferrara | … | Agent Novecki |
Peter Jurasik | … | Professor Phelan |
Shannon Eubanks | … | Phyllis |
Celia Weston | … | Mrs. Brandt |
Irene Ziegler | … | Peg Grimes |
Ed Nelson | … | George Dressler |
Bernard Hocke | … | Mason Foley |
Mark Krasnoff | … | Aggressive Reporter |
Christopher Mankiewicz | … | Bartender |
Cedric Pendleton | … | Homeboy |
Perry Brown | … | Potential Juror #1 |
Don Hood | … | Potential Juror #2 |
Elizabeth Omilami | … | Potential Juror #3 |
Claudia Coffee | … | Reporter #4 |
Charlie Detraz | … | Reporter #5 |
Sally Ann Roberts | … | Reporter with Cable |
Stuart Greer | … | Kincaid |
Kathy Seiden | … | Kathy |
Jack Massey | … | Henry Wood |
Jude Cambise | … | Lamb’s Assistant / WarRoom Techie |
Alan Davidson | … | Landlord (Cincinnati) |
Justin Groetsch | … | Spectator |
Luis Guzmán | … | Jerry Hernandez |
Murphy Martin | … | Man on Cell Phone at Cafe DuMond |
Dylan McDermott | … | Jacob Woods |
Darlene Moore | … | Reporter |
Annie Morgan | … | College Girl |
T.J. Toups | … | Hotel Desk Clerk |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia