The Pelican Brief (1993)
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- PG-13
- 2h 21min
- Crime, Drama
- 17 Dec 1993 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Julia Roberts | ... |
Darby Shaw
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Denzel Washington | ... |
Gray Grantham
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Sam Shepard | ... |
Thomas Callahan
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John Heard | ... |
Gavin Verheek
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Tony Goldwyn | ... |
Fletcher Coal
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James Sikking | ... |
FBI Director Denton Voyles
(as James B. Sikking)
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William Atherton | ... |
Bob Gminski
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Robert Culp | ... |
President
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Stanley Tucci | ... |
Khamel
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Hume Cronyn | ... |
Justice Rosenberg
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John Lithgow | ... |
Smith Keen
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Anthony Heald | ... |
Marty Velmano
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Nicholas Woodeson | ... |
Stump
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Stanley Anderson | ... |
Edwin Sneller
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John Finn | ... |
Matthew Barr
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Cynthia Nixon | ... |
Alice Stark
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Jake Weber | ... |
Charles Morgan / Garcia
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Casey Biggs | ... |
Eric East
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Christopher Murray | ... |
Rupert
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Sonny Jim Gaines | ... |
Sarge
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Kevin Geer | ... |
K.O. Lewis
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Joe Chrest | ... |
Song and Dance Man from Bar
(as Joseph Chrest)
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Richard Bauer | ... |
Managing Editor
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Michelle O'Neill | ... |
Sara Ann Morgan
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Peter Carlin | ... |
Edward Linney
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Ralph Cosham | ... |
Justice Jensen
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Terrence Currier | ... |
Rosenberg's Nurse
(as Terrence P. Currier)
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Edwin Newman | ... |
Self
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Helen Carey | ... |
Federal Clerk
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Howard Shalwitz | ... |
Washington Herald Journalist
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Kyle Prue | ... |
News Desk Reporter
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Jewell Robinson | ... |
Senior Washington Herald Editor
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Kim Peter Kovac | ... |
Senior Washington Herald Editor
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Norman Aronovic | ... |
Senior Washington Herald Editor
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Carl Palmer | ... |
Cop in Cowboy Boots
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Carol Sutton | ... |
New Orleans Policewoman
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Scott Michael Jefferson | ... |
Lt. Olsen
(as Scott Jefferson)
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Danny Kamin | ... |
Hooten
(as Daniel Kamin)
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Mark McLaughlin | ... |
CIA Agent in Hotel Room
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Robert Pavlovich | ... |
CIA Agent in Hotel Room
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Magee Hickey | ... |
Self
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Constance Yelverton | ... |
Clerk at Sheraton Hotel
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Kim Kettle | ... |
Gavin Verheek's Wife
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Ellie K. Wang | ... |
Reporter at National Cathedral
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Franchelle Stewart Dorn | ... |
University Registrar
(as Fran Dorn)
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Karen Bralove | ... |
University Placement Clerk
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Teagle F. Bougere | ... |
Male University Student
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Carey Varner | ... |
Female University Student
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Sandra Quarterman | ... |
Laura Kass
(as Saundra Quarterman)
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Cynthia Hood | ... |
Parklane Receptionist
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Alan Wade | ... |
Parklane Administrator
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Harold Surratt | ... |
Parklane Security Officer
(as Harold J. Surratt)
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Paul Morella | ... |
White & Blazevich Attorney
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Ed Johnson | ... |
White & Blazevich Security Guard
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Jurian Hughes | ... |
White & Blazevich Receptionist
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Dick Stilwell | ... |
White & Blazevich Security
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Tom Quinn | ... |
Sara Ann Morgan's Father
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Beverly Brigham | ... |
Safe Deposit Teller
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Eliza Coleman | ... |
Female Pursuer with Gun
(as Liza Sweeney Coleman)
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Doug Coleman | ... |
Male Pursuer with Gun
(as Douglas R. Coleman)
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Michael Port | ... |
Tulane Law Student
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Shanna Connell | ... |
Tulane Law Student
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Gene Babb | ... |
Reporter
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Kyle Duvall | ... |
Reporter
(as Kyle D. Duvall)
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Karl Warren | ... |
Reporter
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Carrie Boren | ... |
Reporter
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James Earl Reed | ... |
Reporter
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Deborah Ben-Eliezer | ... |
Marie Halliburton - Protester (uncredited)
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Catherine Boyd | ... |
Protester (uncredited)
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Keith Fluker | ... |
Agent (uncredited)
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Marianne Hettinger | ... |
Eyewitness (uncredited)
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Joe James | ... |
Runner (uncredited) (voice)
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Shane LeCocq | ... |
Mardi Gras Party Patron (uncredited)
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Kelly Lynn Richards | ... |
Protester (uncredited)
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Kimberley Roper | ... |
French Quarter Prostitute (uncredited)
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Codie Scott | ... |
Man Partying in Quarter (uncredited)
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William Shipman | ... |
Office Worker (uncredited)
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Avo Shirazee | ... |
Teen Bicyclist (uncredited)
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John A. Taylor | ... |
Law School Administrator (uncredited)
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Greta Valenti | ... |
Kid at Parade (uncredited)
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Jerry Van Dyke | ... |
Assistant Coach Luther Horatio Van Dam in Coach (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
Alan J. Pakula |
Written by
John Grisham | ... | (book) |
Alan J. Pakula | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Pieter Jan Brugge | ... | producer |
Donald Laventhall | ... | associate producer |
Alan J. Pakula | ... | producer |
Music by
James Horner |
Cinematography by
Stephen Goldblatt | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Tom Rolf | ||
Trudy Ship |
Editorial Department
Andi Kasen Bergman | ... | assistant film editor (as Andi Kasen Van Kirk) |
Jennifer Davidoff Cook | ... | assistant film editor (as Jennifer A. Davidoff) |
John Scott Cook | ... | apprentice film editor |
Armando Fente | ... | apprentice film editor (as Armando Fente Jr.) |
Agnes Grandits | ... | assistant film editor (as Agnes C. Grandits) |
Vicki Hiatt | ... | associate film editor |
Heather Hughes | ... | apprentice film editor |
Kelly Irvine | ... | first assistant film editor |
Bob Kaiser | ... | color timer |
Marty Levenstein | ... | associate film editor |
John Marston | ... | apprentice film editor |
Sheila Moloney | ... | assistant film editor |
Anne O'Brien | ... | apprentice film editor |
Harry Peck Bolles | ... | assistant film editor |
Suzanne Pillsbury | ... | assistant film editor |
David Pincus | ... | lightworks supervisor |
Elizabeth Sherry | ... | assistant film editor |
Adam Lee Freeman | ... | editing production aide (uncredited) |
Joel Hirsch | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Alixe Gordin |
Production Design by
Philip Rosenberg |
Art Direction by
Robert Guerra |
Set Decoration by
Lisa Fischer | ||
Rick Simpson |
Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky |
Makeup Department
Barbara Lacy | ... | makeup artist |
Neal Martz | ... | special makeup artist |
Bob Mills | ... | makeup artist |
Kaye Pownall | ... | hair stylist |
Edna Sheen | ... | makeup artist (as Edna M. Sheen) |
Kenneth Walker | ... | hair stylist |
Donna Spahn | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
James Waterhouse | ... | makeup production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Management
Celia D. Costas | ... | unit production manager |
Patricia Hess | ... | assistant unit production manager (as Patricia Anne Doherty) |
Kerry Orent | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Trey Batchelor | ... | second second assistant director |
Peter Kohn | ... | first assistant director |
Michael Proscia Jr. | ... | additional second assistant director |
John Rusk | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Eric Bart | ... | scenic charge |
Richard Birnbaum | ... | labor foreman |
E.W. Bradford | ... | construction coordinator: New Orleans (as E.W. 'Bill' Bradford) |
Kelly Curley | ... | art department coordinator: New Orleans |
Mark Fabert | ... | construction foreman: New Orleans |
Jerry G. Henery | ... | construction foreman: New Orleans |
Mike Higelmire | ... | lead man |
Monroe Kelly | ... | set designer: New Orleans |
William S. Maxwell III | ... | lead man |
Michael McCombe | ... | greens foreman (as Michael J. McCombe) |
Ben Morahan | ... | assistant art director |
John E. Ovington | ... | scenic artist |
Richard Reseigne | ... | construction coordinator |
Olimpia T. Rinaldi | ... | art department coordinator (as Olimpia Rinaldi) |
Michael Saccio | ... | assistant property master |
Thomas Saccio | ... | property master (as Tom Saccio) |
Siv Sandstrom | ... | art department coordinator |
John A. Scott III | ... | lead man |
Sarah Stollman | ... | set designer |
Donna Swope Wieters | ... | scenic charge (as Donna Swope-Wieters) |
Dick Tice | ... | assistant property master (as Richard Tice) |
Robb W. Ward | ... | construction foreman (as Robb Ward) |
Wayne A. Bilyard | ... | gang boss (uncredited) |
Ted Boonthanakit | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Carl Catanese | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Kyung W. Chang | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Frank Hendrick | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Michael Hendrick | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Randy G. Herbert | ... | construction foreman (uncredited) |
Deni Holl | ... | set painter (uncredited) |
Dave Kelsey | ... | scenic painter (uncredited) |
Robert A. Kennedy | ... | additional assistant property master (uncredited) |
Ted Lubonovich II | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Brick Mason | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Silvija L. Moess | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Richard Salinas | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Jeffrey Scott Taylor | ... | assistant props (uncredited) |
Franz Wise | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Ron Bochar | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
Michael J. Cerone | ... | re-recording mixer (as Mike Cerrone) |
Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist (as Marko Costanzo) |
Rick Dior | ... | re-recording mixer |
Harriet Fidlow | ... | adr editor |
Chris Fielder | ... | assistant sound editor |
Joan Franklin | ... | adr assistant |
Robert Hein | ... | dialogue editor |
Chris Houghton | ... | assistant sound editor |
Frank Kern | ... | foley editor |
Annette Kudrak | ... | adr assistant |
Stuart Levy | ... | foley editor |
Julie Lindner | ... | assistant sound editor |
Marissa Littlefield | ... | dialogue editor |
Eliza Paley | ... | foley editor |
Richard Portman | ... | re-recording mixer |
Bruce Pross | ... | foley supervisor |
Nicholas Renbeck | ... | assistant sound editor |
Fred Rosenberg | ... | sound editor (as Fredric Rosenberg) |
James Sabat | ... | production sound mixer (as James J. Sabat) |
Louis Sabat | ... | boom operator |
Diane Schaub | ... | adr editor |
Steven Visscher | ... | foley editor |
Magdaline Volaitis | ... | dialogue editor |
Deborah Wallach | ... | adr supervisor |
Dale Bartlett | ... | sound designer: Guitar Productions Sound (uncredited) |
Kay Denmark | ... | adr boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Connie Brink | ... | special effects (as Conrad Brink) |
Jef Gums | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Steve Gums | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Gerald Scaife | ... | special effects auditor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Jerome Chen | ... | lead animator: SPI |
Jerome Desvignes | ... | lead animator: SPI |
Allen Edwards | ... | animator modeler: SPI |
Paul Lasaine | ... | matte painting supervisor: Buena Vista Visual Effects |
George Merkert | ... | visual effects producer: SPI |
John Nelson | ... | visual effects supervisor: SPI |
Eric Peterson | ... | matte cameraman: Buena Vista Visual Effects |
Wally Schaab | ... | digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects |
Lynda Thompson | ... | visual effects producer: Buena Vista Visual Effects (as Lynda Lemon) |
Stunts
Richard L. Blackwell | ... | stunts (as Richard L Blackwell) |
Eric Chambers | ... | stunts |
Doug Coleman | ... | stunt coordinator |
David Efron | ... | stunts |
Roy Farfel | ... | stunts |
Tabby Hanson | ... | stunts |
Herbert C. Hauls Jr. | ... | utility stunts (Uncredited) |
Mick O'Rourke | ... | stunts |
Daniel W. Barringer | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Blaise Corrigan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Ned Corrigan | ... | utility stunts (uncredited) |
Thomas J. Larsen | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Linda Perlin | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Colin J. Campbell | ... | chief lighting technician (as Colin Campbell) |
Ted Churchill | ... | steadicam operator |
Bill Gerardo | ... | second assistant camera |
Vinnie Gerardo | ... | first assistant camera (as Vinny Gerardo) |
Frank Graziadei | ... | cable video assist |
Bill Heald | ... | camera loader |
Dick Mingalone | ... | camera operator |
David B. Nowell | ... | gyroscope camera operator: New Orleans (as David Nowell) |
Billy Patsos | ... | best boy grip (as William Patsos) |
George Patsos | ... | key grip |
James Harold Pollard | ... | dolly grip (as James Pollard) |
Ken Regan | ... | still photographer |
Frank Scheidbach | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
John Shoemaker | ... | rigging gaffer (as John Brook Shoemaker) |
Rick Whitfield | ... | video playback coordinator |
Michael F. Burke | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Richard Brooks Burton | ... | aerial assistant camera (uncredited) |
Joe Collins | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Michael S. Endler | ... | first assistant Steadicam: New Orleans (uncredited) |
Larry Huston | ... | steadicam focus puller (uncredited) |
Michael Murray | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
David Norris | ... | camera technician: Wescam camera (uncredited) |
David Renken | ... | additional electrician (uncredited) |
Frank Rinato | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Ed Slater | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Douglas W. Smith | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
Michael L. Smith | ... | grip: New Orleans (uncredited) |
Wells A. Smith | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Rick Strodel | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Benita Hofstetter | ... | casting: Washington D.C. |
Ramsay King | ... | casting: New Orleans (as Ramsey King) |
Rick Landry | ... | extras casting: New Orleans |
Michele Ortlip | ... | casting associate (as Michelle Ortlip) |
Kimberly Skyrme | ... | extras casting |
David Rome | ... | extras casting assistant: New Orleans (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
William A. Campbell | ... | costumer: men (as Bill Campbell) |
George L. Little | ... | costume supervisor |
Carlane Passman | ... | costume supervisor |
Fran Vega-Buck | ... | costumer: women (as Francis Vega-Buck) |
Location Management
Gary Huckabay | ... | location manager: New Orleans |
Foongy Lee | ... | location manager |
Charles Lum | ... | location manager-New York (as Charles M. Lum) |
Michael Wallace | ... | location manager |
Michael Anthony | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Kate Beall | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
John Crowder | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Scott Allen Logan | ... | location scout: Mexico (uncredited) |
David Westreich | ... | location assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
Wade Culbreath | ... | musician: percussion |
Don Davis | ... | orchestrator |
Thomas S. Drescher | ... | music editor (as Tom Drescher) |
Jim Henrikson | ... | supervising music editor |
James Horner | ... | conductor |
Anne McCabe | ... | assistant music editor |
Shawn Murphy | ... | music mixer (as Sean Murphy) / music recordist (as Sean Murphy) |
Thomas Pasatieri | ... | orchestrator (as Tom Pasatieri) |
Joe E. Rand | ... | assistant music editor (as Joseph E. Rand) |
Tom Brown | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
Daniel Gold | ... | music prep (uncredited) |
Jim Hoffman | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Dianne Dreyer | ... | script supervisor |
Susanna Lo | ... | script editor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
Earl R. Hurst Sr. | ... | transportation captain: New Orleans |
Tom Rebber | ... | transportation captain |
George Williams Jr. | ... | transportation co-captain (as George Williams) |
Bryce Guy Williams | ... | transportation coordinator (as Bryce G. Williams) |
Rick Scheil | ... | transportation accountant (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Tom Ajar | ... | Projectionist |
Edward Allen | ... | assistant accountant |
Sallie Jones Arata | ... | production secretary: New Orleans (as Sallie Jones) |
David M. Bernstein | ... | set production assistant (as David Bernstein) |
Jason Berry | ... | production aide: New Orleans |
Jamie D. Boscardin | ... | assistant: Pieter Jan Brugge |
Shawn Boyachek | ... | office production aide |
Sondra Dee Boyachek | ... | production office supervisor |
Nick Corbett | ... | office production aide |
Joey Delpo | ... | set production aide |
Tutt Esquerre | ... | assistant: Julia Roberts |
Gary Romolo Fiorelli | ... | set production aide (as Gary Fiorelli) |
Bonnie Friedman | ... | production aide: New Orleans |
James W. Gavin | ... | helicopter pilot: Washington D.C. (as Jim Gavin) |
Adam Goodman | ... | set production aide |
Michael R. Kern | ... | assistant accountant |
Edith Dupré LeBlanc | ... | assistant production office coordinator: New Orleans |
Monica Levinson | ... | production office secretary |
Ian Lithgow | ... | set production aide |
Patricia Serafina Madiedo | ... | production office coordinator: New Orleans |
Lisa Mantoux | ... | office production aide |
John McSweeney | ... | set production aide |
Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke | ... | unit publicist |
Evelyn Navarro | ... | production aide: New Orleans |
Sharon Parbs | ... | production office secretary |
Willie Radcliff | ... | craft service |
Scott Robertson | ... | key set production aide |
James Roque | ... | production aide: New Orleans (as James Roque Jr.) |
Bo Ross | ... | assistant: Alan J. Pakula |
Alison Sherman | ... | production office coordinator |
Leslie Silvey | ... | office production aide |
Shinique Smith | ... | production assistant |
Catherine Solt | ... | assistant: Alan J. Pakula |
Laurie Stevenson | ... | office production aide (as Lauren Stevenson) |
Cheryl A. Stone | ... | production accountant |
Hyle Talbott White | ... | assistant: Julia Roberts (as Hyle White) |
Keith Werhan | ... | constitutional law consultant: New Orleans (as Professor Keith Werhan) |
Gina White | ... | assistant: Denzel Washington (as Gina L. White) |
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc | ... | helicopter pilot: New Orleans / helicopter pilot: main title sequence |
Scott August | ... | set production assistant (uncredited) |
Rodney Barnes | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Bill Daly | ... | post-production accountant (uncredited) |
Anthony Michael Frederick | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Melinda A. Grieger | ... | stand-in: Julia Roberts (uncredited) |
Mark Gulbrandsen | ... | dailies projection technician: New Orleans (uncredited) / dailies projection technician: Washington D.C. (uncredited) |
Jeff Johnson | ... | medic (uncredited) |
Willis Baxter Johnson | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Adrienne King | ... | looping voices (uncredited) |
David H. Kramer | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
Steven Kunes | ... | creative consultant (uncredited) |
Kevin Law | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Cynthia Lejeune | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
Dominic Marcus | ... | adr supporting artist (uncredited) |
Jesse Merz | ... | market researcher (uncredited) |
Kenny Rivenbark | ... | remote head technician (uncredited) |
Danny Rose | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Nick Spetsiotis | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Bill Timoney | ... | adr voice group (uncredited) |
Lindsay Lavine Webster | ... | shopper/buyer (uncredited) |
Paige Wilbanks | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1993) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1994) (India) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Varus Video (1994) (Russia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Metronome Video (1995) (Denmark) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS (1996) (United States) (tv)
- Veronica Television (1996) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vídeo (1999) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Hotstar (2015) (World-wide) (video)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Warner Bros. Korea (1994) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1994) (Italy) (theatrical)
- 7flix (2019) (Australia) (tv)
- 9Gem (2022) (Australia) (tv)
- Nine Network Australia (1997) (Australia) (tv) (Broadcast Premiere)
- Pluto TV (2023) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
- Buena Vista Visual Effects (matte paintings)
- Lund Background Pictures (translite backgrounds)
- Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (Falcon Jet air to air shot)
Other Companies
- Balsmeyer and Everett (title design: main titles)
- Big Screen Records (soundtrack)
- C5 (foley and sound effects)
- C5 (post-production sound services)
- CBS Broadcast Center, New York (TV news programs recorded by)
- Central Casting (II) (extras casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Christy's Post Production Center (lightworks editing system)
- Cinema Research (end titles)
- Cinema Research (opticals)
- Event Restroom (restrooms)
- Gala Catering (catering)
- Gun for Hire Post (Lightworks editing system)
- Hart Schaffner & Marx (costumes: men)
- Intel (pentium processor supplied by)
- Inter Video (24 frame video services)
- J.L. Fisher (camera dollies)
- Lightnin' Production Rentals (transportation equipment)
- Lightworks (edited on)
- Movie Movers (star trailers)
- Pacific Studios II (chromatrans background)
- The Effects House (end titles)
- The Effects House (opticals)
- The New Orleans Film Commission (film commission)
- The Post Group Film Unit (telecine transfer services)
- Todd-AO Scoring Stage (score recorded at)
- Truck Brokers (logistics management)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Two Supreme Court Justices have been killed. Now a college professor, who clerked for one of the two men and who is also having an affair with one of his students, is given a brief by her that states who probably wanted to see these two men dead. He then gives it to one of his friends, who works for the FBI. When the FBI director reads it, he is fascinated by it. One of the president's men who read it is afraid that if it ever got out, the president could be smeared. So he advises the president to tell the director to drop it, which he does. But later the professor and the girl were out and he was drunk and when he refused to give her the keys, she stepped out of the car. When he started it, it blew up. She then discovers that her place has been burglarized and what was taken were her computer and her disks. Obviously, her brief has someone agitated. She then turns to her boyfriend's friend at the FBI. He agrees to come meet her but before he does, someone shoots him and takes his place. At the meeting, he was about to kill her when someone shoots him. She then decides to turn to Gray Grantham, an investigative reporter, who was contacted by someone who says he has info on the killings but backed out at the last minute. He then meets her and tells her what her brief is, and basically, the man she suspects is a good friend of the president, and is trying to manipulate the outcome of a trial that is now before the Supreme Court. Grantham tells her that her brief can harm the president and although all they have are theories, he asks her to help him, but she wants to leave the country. Then Grantham's editor tells him that they have nothing, that he should drop cause the man she implicated is extremely powerful. Grantham is about to drop it when she says that she will help him. But can they stay alive? Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com |
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Taglines | Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead. See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | $45,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $16,600,000 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $195,268,056 |
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Trivia | John Grisham typically signs over the rights to his books and does not participate in film production decisions. For "The Pelican Brief," he campaigned to get Julia Roberts the role of Darby Shaw. See more » |
Goofs | Justice Jensen is killed by Khamel using a rope to strangle him. It takes him no more than a second to kill him. It seems highly unlikely that one could strangle a person in just one second. However, the strangulation is not shown, but judging by Khamel's quick yank and the sound Jensen made, it seems likely that he successfully dislocated or crushed a vertebra in his neck, which would quickly cause suffocation. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Schindler's List/Geronimo: An American Legend/Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit/Wayne's World 2/Six Degrees of Separation (1993). See more » |
Soundtracks | Blues For Carol See more » |
Quotes |
FBI Director Denton Voyles:
So you're the little lady who started this great brouhaha. See more » |