An egotistical district attorney (Tommy Lee Jones), the FBI and the Mafia all suspect that the boy, found at the scene, knows the dead lawyer's secrets. The 'wiser than his age' lad seeks help from a savvy female attorney (Susan Sarandon). This movie leaves you little time to be bored.
After a 11-year-old kid and his brother witnessed a suicide, the kid hires an attorney to help protect him and his family from threatening mafia members and a stubborn Federal District attorney.
Pressured by an ambitious district attorney after witnessing the suicide of a mob lawyer, a bratty adolescent seeks legal advise from a lawyer who lost custody of her children during her divorce in this legal thriller based on a novel by John Grisham.
Susan Sarandon plays Reggie Love, a attorney in Louisana who is hired by Mark Sway (Brad Renfro, 1982-2008) whom he and his brother Ricky (David Speck) witness the suicide of a mob lawyer. After the younger brother gets traumatized, the mob begins to target them.
Reggie Jackson during the 2009 World Series victory parade. Jackson and Steinbrenner reconciled, and Steinbrenner hired Jackson as a "special assistant to the principal owner", making him a consultant and a liaison to the team's players, particularly those of minority standing.
Paid $140,000 in 1975 and one of nine Oakland players refusing to sign 1976 contracts, Jackson sought a three-year $600,000 pact. With free agency imminent after the season and the expectations of higher salaries for which Athletics owner Finley was unwilling to pay, he was traded along with Ken Holtzman and minor-league right-handed pitcher Bill Van Bommel to the Baltimore Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez, and Paul Mitchell on April 2, 1976. Jackson had not signed a contract and threatened to sit out the season; he reported to the Orioles four weeks later, and made his first plate appearance on May 2. Baltimore and Oakland both finished second in their respective divisions in 1976; the Yankees and Royals advanced to the ALCS, the first without the A's since 1970. During Jackson's lone season in Baltimore he stole 28 bases, a career-best. Jim Palmer later wrote, "I would say Reggie Jackson was arrogant. But the word arrogant isn't arrogant enough." However, he thought the Orioles made a "brick-brained" mistake by not signing him to a contract, allowing him to become a free agent.
New York Yankees (1977–1981) Reggie Jackson's number 44 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1993. The Yankees won the pennant in 1976 but were swept in the World Series by the Reds. A month later on November 29, they signed Jackson to a five-year contract totaling $2.96 million ($13,460,000 in current dollar terms).
When teammate Darold Knowles was asked if Jackson was a hotdog (i.e., a show-off), he famously replied, "There isn't enough mustard in the world to cover Reggie Jackson.". In February 1974, Jackson won an arbitration case for a $135,000 salary for the season, nearly doubling his previous year's $70,000.
Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Ernie Banks, players whom Jackson admired while growing up, attended the ceremony at his invitation. Like Jackson, each was a member of the Hall of Fame and had hit over 500 career home runs. Each had also played in the Negro leagues, as had Jackson's father, Martinez Jackson.
Finley liked the mustache so much that he offered each player $300 to grow one, and hosted a "Mustache Day" featuring the last MLB player to wear a mustache, Frenchy Bordagaray , as master of ceremonies. Reggie Jackson's number 9 was retired by the Oakland Athletics in 2004.
Veteran actor Susan Sarandon took on the role of Reggie Love, a caring attorney and recovering alcoholic who's not afraid to fight hard for her client and give "Reverend Roy" a piece of her mind.
Actor Brad Renfro's role as Mark Sway in "The Client" was his first feature film appearance and became his breakthrough performance.
"Reverend" Roy Foltrigg was brought to life by big screen legend Tommy Lee Jones. He might be callous and only interested in his own career, but you've got to admit: he's got great hair. Jones had a busy 1994; "The Client" was one for five films he appeared in that year.
Actor Mary-Louise Parker played Mark and Ricky's mother, Dianne Sway. She does her best as a mother with what little she's able to provide. After her sons witness Jerome Clifford's suicide, Ricky falls into a catatonic state and Dianne spends all her time with him at the hospital.
Anthony LaPaglia played tough-guy killer Barry "The Blade" Muldano. His uncle, mob boss Johnny Sulari (Ron Dean), thinks Jerome Clifford may have spilled the beans on where the body of a Louisiana senator Barry killed is located, which would unearth a heap of trouble.
Schlichtmann is outplayed and outwitted by the capable corporate lawyer Jerome Facher, resulting in one of the best movie lawyer lines: “Pride has lost more cases than lousy evidence, idiot witnesses and a hanging judge all put together. There is absolutely no place in a courtroom for pride.”. Quotes:
Kelly McGillis – The Accused. Kelly McGillis – The Accused. Kathryn Murphy is the brave, determined DA who reluctantly takes on the case of rape victim, Sarah Tobias, played brilliantly by Jodie Foster in an Oscar winning performance.
Regina ‘Reggie’ Love – The Client. The sassy, southern lawyer with the good heart, Regina Love is my fourth pick. Susan Sarandon perfects the portrayal of a world-weary, recovering alcoholic who earns the trust of her young client, a boy who reminds her of the fact that she’s lost custody of her own children.
Quotes: Schlichtmann: “The lawyer who shares his client’s pain, in my opinion, does his client such a grave disservice, he should have his license to practice law taken away. It clouds his judgment. And that’s as beneficial to his client as a doctor who recoils at the sight of blood.”.