Runaway Jury
Thriller
20th Century Fox  (2003) 127 mins PG-13

7.1 (28,065 votes)
In this courtroom thriller based on the novel of the same name by John Grisham the question is who controls the jury? When Jacob Woods (an uncredited Dylan McDermott cameo) is gunned down at his office by a crazed ex-coworker his wife becomes involved in a case against the gun manufacturers for damages. The prosecuting attorney, Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman), doesn't believe in jury selection services as offered by young Lawrence Green (Jeremy Piven). However the defense believes in it strongly and has retained Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman), who is highly regarded as the best jury selection man. What the defense and the prosecution don't know is that there is someone else interested in controlling the outcome of the trial. Nicholas Easter (John Cusack) and Marlee (Rachel Weisz) are working together to control the trial and the jury and put the verdict up for sale to the highest bidder. Whe...

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Cast and Crew
John Cusack  ......  Nicholas Easter
Rachel Weisz  ......  Marlee
Gene Hackman  ......  Rankin Fitch
Dustin Hoffman  ......  Wendell Rohr
Bruce McGill  ......  Judge Harkin
Stanley Anderson  ......  Henry Jankle
Director  .....  Gary Fleder
Producer  .....  Arnon Milchan; Gary Fleder; Christopher Mankiewicz
Writer  .....  Brian Koppelman; John Grisham; David Levien
Cinematography  .....  Robert Elswit
Musician  .....  Christopher Young
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: The footage from the video surveillance Nick Easter had set up in his apartment shows a different replay of what actually happened when he walked in on the guy spying on his personal effects. (more)

Trivia:
In the novel, the lawsuit is filed against a tobacco company. This screenplay was in development for several years and, after the release of The Insider (1999), all subsequent scripts involved a lawsuit against a gun manufacturer. Although, the movie contains various references to tobacco. (more)

Filming Locations:
Esplanade Mall - 1401 West Esplanade, Kenner, Louisiana, USA (more)

Quotes:
Rankin Fitch: Everybody has a secret they don't want you to find. (more)

Awards:
3 nominations (more)