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| Director: | Michael Apted | 
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| Writer: | Carolyn Shelby, Samantha Shad, Christopher Ames | 
| Staring: | 
| A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 15, 1991 | 
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| Director: | Michael Apted | 
| Writer: | Carolyn Shelby, Samantha Shad, Christopher Ames | 
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, History | 
| Keywords | lawyer, courtroom, auto industry, father daughter conflict, estranged daughter | 
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Interscope Communications | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Gene Hackman | Jedediah Tucker Ward | 
| Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | Maggie Ward | 
| Colin Friels | Michael Grazier | 
| Joanna Merlin | Estelle Ward | 
| Laurence Fishburne | Nick Holbrook | 
| Donald Moffat | Quinn | 
| Jan Rubeš | Pavel | 
| Matt Clark | Judge Symes | 
| Fred Thompson | Dr. Getchell | 
| Jonathan Silverman | Brian | 
| Joan McMurtrey | Ann | 
| Anne Ramsay | Deborah | 
| David Byron | Carl | 
| Tim Hopper | Howie | 
| Robert David Hall | Steven Kellen | 
| Ren Reynolds | Bartender at Bix | 
| Wood Moy | Mr. Minh | 
| Victor Talmadge | Bernstein | 
| Ken Grantham | Anthony Patricola | 
| Hajna O. Moss | Laura Holbrook | 
| Abigail van Alyn | Judge Ormsby | 
| Greg Goossen | Bartender at Rosatti's | 
| Gretchen Grant | Party Goer | 
| Richard Zitrin | Prosecutor | 
| Elizabeth Monti | Clerk | 
| John Dearman | Judge | 
| Carolyn Reynolds Najera | Receptionist | 
| Carolyn Shelby | Woman Lawyer | 
| James Van Harper | Janitor | 
| Dan Hicks | Band at Rosatti's | 
| Naomi Eisenberg | Group Band Singer | 
| Maryann Price | Group Band Singer | 
| Smadar Hanson | Jury Foreman (uncredited) | 
| Michael D. Jones | Jury Member (uncredited) | 
| Andrew Lenz | Waiter (uncredited) | 
| Neil O'Neill | Night Club Attendee (uncredited) | 
| Christabel Savalas | Office Worker (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Michael Apted | Director | 
| James Horner | Original Music Composer | 
| Conrad L. Hall | Director of Photography | 
| Todd Hallowell | Production Design | 
| Carolyn Shelby | Writer | 
| Mark Billerman | Art Direction | 
| Samantha Shad | Writer | 
| Steven E. Anderson | Makeup Artist | 
| Ian Crafford | Editor | 
| Stephen Abrums | Makeup Department Head | 
| Emanuel Millar | Hair Department Head | 
| Kim Kurumada | Unit Production Manager | 
| Christopher Ames | Writer | 
| Daniel Loren May | Set Decoration | 
| Linda Lowy | Casting | 
| John M. Elliott Jr. | Makeup Artist | 
| Catherine Childers | Hairstylist | 
| Candace Neal | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Rita Ryack | Costume Design | 
| Lora Kennedy | Casting | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Ted Field | Producer | 
| Scott Kroopf | Producer | 
| Robert W. Cort | Producer | 
| Kim Kurumada | Associate Producer | 
| Christopher Ames | Co-Producer | 
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