| A First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits a triple murder by allegedly following a how-to manual the book company published. They set out to put the company on trial for providing blueprints for would-be murderers. Arguing that the publisher is not protected by the First Amendment, the crusading lawyers seek monetary damages for the victims' families. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 06, 2000 | 
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| Director: | Andy Wolk | 
| Writer: | Andy Wolk, Lisa Mohan | 
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller | 
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| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox Television, Jaffe/Braunstein Films | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Timothy Hutton | Rod Smolla | 
| Ron Rifkin | Howard Siegel | 
| Clark Johnson | James Perry | 
| Penny Johnson Jerald | Laura Harmon | 
| Cliff DeYoung | Tom Kelley | 
| Kenneth Welsh | Peder Lund | 
| James McDaniel | Lawrence Horn | 
| Bill McDonald | Peder Lund | 
| Dean McDermott | Leasure | 
| Yanna McIntosh | Elaine | 
| David Hemblen | Judge Luttig | 
| Karen Andren | Tiffani | 
| Yank Azman | Trial Judge | 
| Christopher Barry | Butler | 
| Oliver Becker | Agent Casey | 
| Stephanie Belding | Forewoman (as Stephanie Zoe Belding) | 
| John Bourgeois | Detective Gallon | 
| Bernard Browne | Thomas Turner | 
| Lauren Collins | Erin Smolla | 
| Marcia Dixon | Law Student | 
| David Ferry | Brandenburg | 
| Alexandra Johnson | Tamielle | 
| Courtney Johnson | Trevor Horn | 
| Kelly S. King | Millie | 
| Jeffrey Knight | Editor | 
| Cheryl MacInnis | Virginia | 
| Diego Matamoros | John | 
| Hedy McKenzie | Pauline | 
| Gerry Quigley | Night Clerk | 
| Tracy Shreve | Shira | 
| Helen Taylor | Janice | 
| Sugith Varughese | Forensic Detective | 
| Angela Vint | Cindy | 
| Nigel Shawn Williams | Judge Williams | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Andy Wolk | Writer, Director | 
| Lisa Mohan | Writer | 
| Peter Cosco | Production Design | 
| Drake Silliman | Editor | 
| Trysha Bakker | Costume Design | 
| Ronald Víctor García | Director of Photography | 
| Shelley Cook | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Angelica Lisk-Hann | Stunt Double | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Randi Richmond | Producer | 
| Howard Braunstein | Executive Producer | 
| Michael Jaffe | Executive Producer | 
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