A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
James Sikking
- FBI Director Denton Voyles
- (as James B. Sikking)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn 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.
- GoofsJustice 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.
- Quotes
Gray Grantham: How'd you find me?
Darby Shaw: I called the paper and asked for your address.
Gray Grantham: And he told you?
Darby Shaw: I told them I was your sister Mary in from out of town and couldn't find you.
Gray Grantham: [looks surprised] How'd you know I had a sister Mary?
Darby Shaw: You're not the only one that does research.
- Alternate versionsThe Blu-ray release plastered the opening Warner Bros. Pictures logo with the silent version of the 2003 variant.
- SoundtracksBlues For Carol
Written and Performed by Clarence Hollimon
Courtesy of Black Top Records
Featured review
Based on John Grisham's book of the same name, this movie is about the murder of 2 Supreme Court justices, and how a law student gets embroiled in the conspiracy.
I would like to start by saying that this is one of the better John Grisham adaptations. Julia Roberts, who does most of the heavy lifting, and Denzel Washington both give terrific performances. The movie also succededs in successfully revealing things to audience before it is revealed to the characters in the movie.
The only problem with this movie was it's length, although looking back, I am not sure if anything could've been cut. Also, the film is not as successful in creating tension in the chase sequences.
But nitpicking aside, this is a very competent thriller and one that I can recommend to any thriller fan, and any John Grisham fan.
P.s. - The only John Grisham adaptation better than this in my opinion is the Firm.
- krishshautriya
- Mar 13, 2019
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Hồ Sơ Bồ Nông
- Filming locations
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(on location)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $45,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $100,768,056
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,864,404
- Dec 19, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $195,268,056
- Runtime2 hours 21 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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