The Client
A district attorney out for a conviction. A new lawyer out of her league. A young boy who knew too much.
The Client (1994)
Timing:
1:59 (119 min)
6.698/10
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7.257/10
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6.7/10
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Budget
$45 000 000
Revenue
$117 615 211
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Arnon Milchan, Steven Reuther
Operator
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Composer
Artist
James C. Feng
Audition
Editing
Robert Brown
All team (75)
All team (75)
Short description
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
What's left behind the scenes
- At the time of filming, the author of the original literary work, John Grisham, had the right to approve the actors chosen for films based on his works, and he immediately stated that no professional child actors from Hollywood should be cast in the role of Mark. He believed that a well-known child actor couldn't be used for this role and that a completely unknown child was needed (preferably from the vicinity of Memphis, where the action takes place). This is how Brad Renfro, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, was found, and he was preferred over thousands of other applicants, including Macaulay Culkin.
- Joel Schumacher (1939-2020) approached Susan Sarandon with an offer to star in his film at a restaurant in New York in the summer of 1993. She gave her consent a few days later.
- John Grisham liked the film so much that he agreed to sell the rights to adapt his novel 'A Time to Kill' (1989) on the condition that Joel Schumacher would direct it as well. The film of the same name was released in 1996. Akiva Goldsman was one of the screenwriters in both cases.
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