Runaway Jury

Year:

2003

Duration:

127 min

Genres:

Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Gary Fleder

Awards:

3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2003-10-17

Filming Locations: Esplanade Mall - 1401 West Esplanade, Kenner, Louisiana, USA

Earnings

Budget: $60,000,000

Opening Weekend: $11,836,705 (USA) (19 October 2003)

Gross: $49,440,996 (USA) (22 February 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

Joanna Going

Mike Pniewski

John Cusack

Nicholas Easter

Gene Hackman

Rankin Fitch

Dustin Hoffman

Wendell Rohr

Rachel Weisz

Marlee

Bruce Davison

Durwood Cable

Bruce McGill

Judge Harkin

Jeremy Piven

Lawrence Green

Nick Searcy

Doyle

Stanley Anderson

Henry Jankle

Cliff Curtis

Frank Herrera

Nestor Serrano

Janovich

Leland Orser

Lamb

Jennifer Beals

Vanessa Lembeck

Gerry Bamman

Herman Grimes

Bill Nunn

Lonnie Shaver

Juanita Jennings

Loreen Duke

Marguerite Moreau

Amanda Monroe

Nora Dunn

Stella Hulic

Guy Torry

Eddie Weese

Rusty Schwimmer

Millie Dupree

Margo Moorer

Kaufman

David Dwyer

Birk

Michael Arata

Raines

Rhoda Griffis

Rikki Coleman

Fahnlohnee R. Harris

Sylvia Deshazo

Corri English

Lydia Deets

Jason Davis

Phillip Savelle

Xuan Van Nguyen

Henry Wu

Douglas M. Griffin

Terry Docken

Carol Sutton

Lou Dell

Deneen Tyler

Receptionist (as Deneen D. Tyler)

Zach Hanner

Ted

Andrea Powell

Deborah

Ted Manson

Pulaski

David Jensen

Shamburg (as David E. Jensen)

Lori Heuring

Maxine

Adella Gautier

Voodoo Shopkeeper (as Adella Gauthier)

Afemo Omilami

SUV Driver

Barret O'Brien

Techie

Ned Bellamy

Jerome

Orlando Jones

Russell

Michelle M. Miller

Reporter #1

Eric Paulsen

Reporter #2

Margaret Lawhon

Reporter #3

Gary Grubbs

Dobbs

Lark Marie Fall

Singing Woman

Marco St. John

Daley

Henry Darrow

Sebald

Don Henderson Baker

Thernstrom

Danny Kamin

Cash (as Daniel T. Kamin)

Lance E. Nichols

Agent Shield

Deacon Dawson

Hoppy Dupree

Elliott Street

Ringwald

Joe Chrest

Owens

David Ramsey

Jimmy Hoke

Marcus Hester

Kyle Murphy

Lara Grice

Blonde Decoy

Loren Kinsella

Cafe Waitress

Mark Jeffrey Miller

Vaughn

Wayne Roberts

Clerk

Harvey Reaves

Agent Crowley

Wayne Ferrara

Agent Novecki

Peter Jurasik

Professor Phelan

Shannon Eubanks

Phyllis

Celia Weston

Mrs. Brandt

Irene Ziegler

Peg Grimes

Ed Nelson

George Dressler

Bernard Hocke

Mason Foley

Mark Krasnoff

Aggressive Reporter

Christopher Mankiewicz

Bartender

Cedric Pendleton

Homeboy

Perry Brown

Potential Juror #1

Don Hood

Potential Juror #2

Elizabeth Omilami

Potential Juror #3

Claudia Coffee

Reporter #4

Charlie Detraz

Reporter #5

Sally Ann Roberts

Reporter with Cable

Stuart Greer

Kincaid

Kathy Seiden

Kathy

Jack Massey

Henry Wood

Jude Cambise

Lamb's Assistant / WarRoom Techie (uncredited)

Alan Davidson

Landlord (Cincinnati) (uncredited)

Justin Groetsch

Spectator (uncredited)

Luis Guzmán

Jerry Hernandez (uncredited)

Murphy Martin

Man on Cell Phone at Cafe DuMond (uncredited)

Dylan McDermott

Jacob Woods (uncredited)

Darlene Moore

Reporter (uncredited)

Annie Morgan

College Girl (uncredited)

T.J. Toups

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

This is the second time the actors Rachel Weisz, Leland Orser, Luis Guzmán & Dustin Hoffman have starred in a movie together - the first being the movie "Confidence", also in 2003.

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In Runaway Jury the goth alternate juror who replaces the alcoholic juror who is dismissed is named Lydia Deets (played by Corri English). This is the name of the goth character Lydia Deetz in Beetle Juice, the teen who communicates with the deceased previous owners of the house (played by Winona Ryder).

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In 1997, Edward Norton was originally cast in the role of Nicholas Easter with Joel Schumacher directing. Sean Connery and Gwyneth Paltrow were cast in the roles of Fitch and Marlee, respectively. But when Schumacher dropped out of the project and it was delayed, the actors moved on to other projects. The project was revived in 2001 when Will Smith was in talks to play Nicholas Easter with Jennifer Connelly as Marlee and Mike Newell directing. But Smith dropped out and the project was again stalled.

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Goofs

When Rankin Fitch meets the gun company guy who is shooting clay pigeons, near the end of the conversation, the gun company guy starts to put on his safety glasses and says "Pull" before he has time to shoot, but in the next shot, he is fully prepared, and hits the target in the air.

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In the beginning, a photographer is shooting Nick from a second-floor balcony. However, the black & white stills produced are shot at street level.

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During attorney Rohr's closing argument in court he addresses the gun company boss "chief CEO". The word "chief" is redundant since CEO stands for "chief executive officer".

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Quotes

Nicholas Easter: [after anti-gun fanatic is dragged kicking and screaming from the courtroom during jury selection] Well, I guess that's lunch...

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Rankin Fitch: Everybody has a secret they don't want you to find.

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Rankin Fitch: What do you hope to achieve if you win? You gonna bring Jacob Wood back to life? No. You just ensure that his wife goes to the cemetery in a better car, and that the heel that she snaps on the way to the graveside belongs to a $1,200 shoe. You get your name in the paper. But Jacob Wood and all the other gun violence victims remain rotting in their crypts.

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