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The Devil's Advocate
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1997 film directed by Taylor Hackford
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The Devil's Advocate is a 1997 American horror, fantasy, mystery, and thriller film directed by Taylor Hackford. The screenplay was written by Tony Gilroy, with James Newton Howard composing the score. The cast includes Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, and Jeffrey Jones. Produced by Arnon Milchan and Arnold Kopelson, the movie was filmed in New York City and Florida. It is set in New York City and features themes of the supernatural, demons, and time travel.
The film has a runtime of 144 minutes and was released in the United States and Germany. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and HBO Max. The production budget was $57,000,000, and it generated $153,000,000 in revenue. The movie received an R rating. Critical reception included a Metascore of 60 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 65%. It has received 2 wins and 7 nominations.
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7.5Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
Cast
- Keanu Reeves as Kevin Lomax
- Al Pacino as John Milton
- Charlize Theron as Mary Ann Lomax
- Jeffrey Jones as Eddie Barzoon
- Judith Ivey as Mrs. Lomax
- Connie Nielsen as Christabella
Themes
- child abuse
- southern usa
- marriage crisis
- obsession
- bible
- seduction
- hallucination
- devil's son
- ambition
- pact with the devil
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
440,249 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Taylor Hackford
- Screenplay by
- Jonathan Lemkin Tony Gilroy
- Based on
- The Devil's Advocate , by Andrew Neiderman
- Produced by
- Arnon Milchan Arnold Kopelson Anne Kopelson
- Starring
- Keanu Reeves Al Pacino Charlize Theron Jeffrey Jones Judith Ivey Craig T. Nelson
- Cinematography
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Edited by
- Mark Warner
- Music by
- James Newton Howard
- Production companies
- Regency Enterprises , Kopelson Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- October 17, 1997 ( 1997-10-17 )
- Running time
- 144 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $57 million
- Box office
- $153 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Devil's Advocate (marketed as Devil's Advocate) is a 1997 American supernatural horror film directed by Taylor Hackford, written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy, and starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron. Based on Andrew Neiderman's 1990 novel, it is about a gifted young Florida lawyer invited to work for a major New York City law firm. As his wife becomes haunted by frightening visions, the lawyer slowly realizes that the firm's owner, John Milton, is the Devil.
The name John Milton is one of several allusions to Paradise Lost, as well as to Dante Alighieri's Inferno and the legend of Faust. An adaptation of Neiderman's novel went into a development hell during the 1990s, with Hackford gaining control of the production. Filming took place around New York City and Florida.
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