The Juror (1996)

Regisseur:

Brian Gibson

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

George Dawes Green (novel)
Ted Tally (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

2. Februar 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Werbezeile:

There is no defense.

Plot:

When Annie Laird is selected as a juror in a big Mafia trial, she is forced by someone known as "The...

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Disturbing | Kidnap | Obsession | Hitman

Filmpreise:

1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

"Come on, Mom, he's the big spaghetti-o."

Besetzung

Demi Moore	...	Annie Laird
Alec Baldwin	...	Teacher
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Oliver Laird
Anne Heche	...	Juliet
James Gandolfini	...	Eddie
Lindsay Crouse	...	Tallow
Tony Lo Bianco	...	Louie Boffano
Michael Constantine	...	Judge Weitzel
Matt Craven	...	Boone
Todd Susman	...	Bozeman
Michael Rispoli	...	Joseph Boffano
Julie Halston	...	Inez
Frank Adonis	...	DeCicco
Matthew Cowles	...	Rodney
Polly Adams	...	Forewoman

Alternativ:

Nicht schuldig (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality.

Länge:

118 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby | SDDS (8 channels)

Altersfreigabe:

USA:R (certificate #33998) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Philippines:R-18

Drehorte:

Harriman State Park, Bear Mountain, New York, USA

Firma:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Pannen:

Crew oder Equipment sichtbar: While the Teacher is holding Joseph's hand and firing his gun, he shoots the second bodyguard and with the second shot, you can see the cable across the bodyguard's left knee helping him to flip over.

Dialogzitate:

Teacher: All you need to say is two words... two 'specfic' words, though what they are? Not Guilty

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Game-On: (#3.2)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Casta Diva, che inargenti

"Come on, Mom, he's the big spaghetti-o."

Annie Laird (Demi Moore), a single mother and designer of rather unconventional art exhibits, agrees to serve on the jury for a mobster's (Tony Lo Bianco) trial, hoping for a little bit of excitement in her life. You know what 'they' say, be careful what you wish for. Annie soon gets menaced by cunning, predatory mafia enforcer 'The Teacher' (Alec Baldwin), who threatens her that if the mobster does not walk free, then she and her son will die.

It's probably been said enough how much this movie resembles the 1994 movie "Trial by Jury". Regardless of who may have concocted the story first, this movie is okay. It's not really something special, but Moore convinces as a frightened and ultimately determined protagonist, and Baldwin oozes a great combination of charm and sleaze. Supporting them are folks who have since become highly familiar faces including Joseph Gordon-Levitt ('3rd Rock From the Sun') as the son Oliver, James Gandolfini (a.k.a. 'Tony Soprano') as a surprisingly reasonable and understanding mafia henchman, and Anne Heche as the best friend. Everybody is great in this, right down to the small parts, but it's really Moore's and Baldwin's show.

The film itself is compelling enough. Annie is an easy person to sympathize with, and root for. It's a decent enough story with a good opening, some enjoyable twists and a satisfying denouement. I think it drags a little bit here and there, but it never becomes too hard to sit through.

Basically, I liked it and felt that the acting made it a little better than average.

6/10