Directed by:
Joel SchumacherCinematography:
Tony Pierce-RobertsComposer:
Howard ShoreCast:
Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony LaPaglia, J. T. Walsh, Anthony Edwards, Brad Renfro, Will Patton, Bradley Whitford (more)Plots(1)
Settle in. Take a deep breath. Hold tight. The best screen version yet of a novel by John Grisham (The Firm, The Pelican Brief) delivers all-out, moment-by-moment suspense! Headliners Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones join newcomer Brad Renfro in The Client, a whirlwind thriller that "starts like a house afire and keeps on blazing" (Chicago Tribune). Renfro plays Mark Sway, an 11-year-old torn between what he knows and what he can never tell. A hitman will snuff him in half a heartbeat if Mark reveals what he learned about a Mob murder. An ambitious federal prosecutor (Jones) will keep the pressure on until Mark tells all. Suddenly, Mark isn't a boy playing air guitar anymore. He's a pawn in a deadly game. And his only ally is a courageous but unseasoned attorney (Sarandon) who risks her career for him...but never imagines she'll also risk her life. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1995 - Susan Sarandon (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1995 - Susan Sarandon (Best Leading Actress)