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The Client [DVD] [1994]

Susan Sarandon , Tommy Lee Jones , Joel Schumacher    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia
  • Directors: Joel Schumacher
  • Writers: Akiva Goldsman, John Grisham, Robert Getchell
  • Producers: Arnon Milchan, Guy Ferland, Mary McLaglen, Steven Reuther
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: German, English, Spanish
  • Subtitles: German, English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Italian, Swedish
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: German, English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Run Time: 119 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004RYAL
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 278,835 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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The exceptionally fine cast--Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, J T Walsh, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Edwards, William H. Macy, Anthony LaPaglia, Ossie Davis and Brad Renfro--goes a long way toward making The Client one of the more solidly enjoyable screen adaptations of a John Grisham southern gothic legal thriller. Teen-hearthrob Renfro is a natural, playing a kid whose life is in jeopardy after he witnesses the death of a Mob lawyer. Susan Sarandon is the attorney who decides to look after the boy; nobody can match her when it comes to playing strong and protective maternal figures (Thelma and Louise, Lorenzo's Oil, Dead Man Walking). Sarandon won her fourth Oscar nomination as best actress for this role, before finally winning the following year for Dead Man Walking. Author Grisham was so impressed with former window dresser/fashion designer/screenwriter-turned-director Joel Schumacher's work on this movie that he later asked him to direct A Time to Kill. --Jim Emerson

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Reggie to the Rescue. 23 Jun 2004
Format:DVD
You gotta hand it to John Grisham: Nobody has the various lawyer cliches down pat as well as him - in fact, it almost seems as if he invented or at least, reinvented many of them. As in most of his thrillers, we get a whole handful in "The Client": the slimy mafia lawyer, the power-hungry politician-to-be, the self-aggrandizing ambulance-chaser, the grandfatherly judge and, of course, the motherly family law practitioner who turned to legal practice after overcoming a few troubles of her own. I think that leaves only the greedy corporate attorney, his cousin the corrupt judge and their perpetual antagonists, the starving public interest lawyer and the inquisitive student prodigy unrepresented here; but still, not a bad collection for a single thriller, even by Grisham. (And that doesn't even include the count of dumb and/or malicious cops, slick tabloid journalists and ruthless mobsters running around in this story.) But never mind: "The Client" is one of John Grisham's best-ever novels, and this movie surpasses many another big-screen adaptation of his books by several leagues. For Grisham at the top of his game is also an excellent storyteller, and in the hands of director Joel Schumacher his tale of beleaguered eleven-year-old Mark Sway who gets in trouble by becoming the reluctant last confidant of suicidal defense attorney Jerome "Romey" Clifford comes to life in spot-on and truly gripping fashion....
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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A John Grisham special 10 Mar 2000
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
Based on the John Grisham novel the film stars Tommy Lee Jones who plays a federal prosecutor only interested in getting information from a young boy who witnessed an important witnesses final moments without any regard for his welfare. Susan Sarandon steps in as a hard nosed lawyer who is intent on protecting the boy. With some great courtroom scenes this film is great for John Grisham fans and those who are after watching a good all round film.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Faithfully adapted 22 Mar 2008
Format:DVD
A faithful adaptation of the novel. Jones and Sarandon are excellent. Sometimes the diction could have been clearer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie 28 May 2013
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm a big fan of the John Grisham translated movies and this is one of them. Great acting - particularly by the kids - and a tense thriller.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The client 1 May 2013
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arrived quick and easy good quality also not sure why i have gone back to v h s but is all good
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Client 16 Feb 2013
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Bought this to replace a VHS tape of the movie, which I think is a really good version of the original story. All the principal actors played the parts really well, and the film held attention throughout, most satisfying to watch.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great story 10 Feb 2013
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John Grisham is a great storyteller he shows just how bent justice can be in the US. This film is entertaining all the way through
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Thriller! 18 July 2012
By D Brown
Format:DVD
Joel Schumacher's legal drama, based on the novel by John Grisham, is less about the courtroom and more about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Central to the film is a young boy whose life is changed forever when he witnesses the suicide of a lawyer who reveals some very telling information before his demise.

The film begins with a poor family comprised of Dianne Sway (Mary-Louise Parker) and her two sons Mark (Brad Renfro) and Ricky (David Speck). While their mother is at work the two boys go to the nearby woods and encounter a suited man named Jerome Clifford (Walter Olkewicz) in a car who has rigged a hose from the exhaust into the driver's seat. Mark removes the hose to save Jerome's life but is caught and dragged into the car. Jerome reveals he knows the location of a body and if he doesn't kill himself the murderer Barry Muldano (Anthony LaPaglia) will. Mark manages to escape having been told where the body of Boyd Boyett is and although Jerome gives chase he soon shoots himself. Ricky is left traumatised by the experience while Mark falls under suspicion after claiming he and his brother happened upon Jerome's body. When the police search the scene they find evidence Mark was in the car but he refuses to talk to anyone about what he heard. US Attorney Roy Foltrigg (Tommy Lee Jones), who always seemingly has a posse of men glued to him, is running for Governor and working on the case of Boyd Boyett's murder. Foltrigg becomes obsessed with getting Mark to court to reveal everything that Jerome Clifford told him. Mark heads to the law firm to speak with Foltrigg but meets lawyer Regina Love (Susan Sarandon) who takes an interest in his case and represents him when Foltrigg and his men use less than orthodox tactics to get information out of Mark.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars bought this film
very pleased with the film good story to it more of a drama film for all the family to watch and enjoy
Published 12 months ago by paul oakley
5.0 out of 5 stars chris301
this product arrived well within the delivery time window, was in excellent condition and superb value. Read more
Published 15 months ago by chris301
5.0 out of 5 stars The Client
The film is an very good adaptation of an excellent John Grisham novel. If you don't know Grisham's work, this will certainly whet your appetite for more.
Published 17 months ago by L. Rogers
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film
I don't regard myself as any type of film critic, but I enjoy what suits my mode at any one time...comedy, fiction, history, escapism, and if a film endears me to watch it more... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mark Henson
1.0 out of 5 stars Hated THIS!
What started as a good film looking like it might go somewhere completely falls apart after 20 minutes. The film moves from the sublime to an unbelievably poor made for T. Read more
Published on 18 May 2011 by ekb
5.0 out of 5 stars every one a winner
yet again another grisham great,good cast storyline,and at times ready to do battle for huim then the next to bring him down to earth with a bang most enjoyable
Published on 18 April 2011 by muppet
4.0 out of 5 stars John Grisham
I really enjoy John Grisham novels, it would be great if most of his books could be turned into films
Published on 11 Feb 2011 by Peter Verde
4.0 out of 5 stars Good suspense and emotional situations
A nice little thriller. The heroes are two kids who, by accident, some summer afternoon, witness a suicide, well witness: in fact a little bit more. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2010 by Jacques COULARDEAU
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