It is an American legal thriller film. Directed by Joel Schumacher. Screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, Robert Getchell. Starring Susan Sarandon, Brad Renfro, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary Louise Parker.
It is based on ‘The Client’ by John Grisham.
Released on 20 July 1994. It received positive reviews from the critics.
Made on a budget of $45 million, it garnered $ 117.6 million.
Joel Schumacher did not want a child actor to play the role of Mark Sway. He was looking at a real kid with a real accent to do the role. He chose Brad Renfro from 6000actors who auditioned.
Rotten Tomatoes gave a score of 80%. ” The Client may not reinvent the tenets of the legal drama but Joel ‘s direction & a high caliber cast bring John Grisham ‘s page turner to life with engrossing suspense’
Metacritic gave a B+.
Susan Sarandon was nominated for Best Actress at 67th Academy Awards & won a Bafta Award for Best actress in a leading role at 48th British Academy Film Awards.
Renfro won a Young artist award for Best Leading Young actor in a feature film at the 16th Youth in Film awards.
The film spawned a TV series of the same name. Starring JoBeth Williams& John Heard, while Ossie Davis reprises his role of Judge Harry Roosevelt. The show ran for one season. ( 1995-96).
Rentro starred in ‘The Client ‘ 1994 & went on to star in 21 feature films. Beginning in the late 90s, he had difficulties in his private life. Drug addiction & a series of arrests. He died at the age of 25 of acute heroin & morphine intoxication.
Raised by his grandmother after his parents divorced, success when very young & unsupervised on sets. Deprived of a normal childhood got him in wrong company & addictions.
A good life wasted.
The film is a success but the characters don’t get closure. I wanted to know what happened to Ms Love ? There is love in her name but she is in search of it !
Aren ‘t we all ???
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