The Client
Also known as Client
1994 film directed by Joel Schumacher
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6.7A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
Released: 1994-07-20119 minDir: Joel SchumacherDrama, Thriller, Crime, MysteryBudget: $45.0MBox office: $118M
Cast
- Brad Renfro as Mark Sway
- Susan Sarandon as Reggie Love
- Tommy Lee Jones as Roy Foltrigg
- Mary-Louise Parker as Dianne Sway
- Anthony LaPaglia as Barry Muldano
- Bradley Whitford as Thomas Fink
Themes
- suicide
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The Client is a 1994 American legal thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher, and starring Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia, Anthony Edwards, Ossie Davis, and introducing Brad Renfro in his film debut. It is based on the 1993 novel by John Grisham. It was filmed in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Client was theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. on July 20, 1994, and was a box-office hit, grossing $117.6 million against a $45 million budget. It received positive reviews from critics, with the performances of Sarandon, Jones and Renfro in particular earning high praise.