plays Avery Tolar, Mitch’s morally complex mentor.
Mitch is caught between an FBI investigation that threatens his legal career and the lethal security enforcers of the firm. Cast and Crew Highlights
The 1993 film , directed by Sydney Pollack , remains a definitive legal thriller that helped establish John Grisham as a household name. Starring Tom Cruise as the ambitious Harvard graduate Mitch McDeere, the movie explores the dangerous cost of the American Dream when professional success is tied to a corrupt institution. Plot Overview
The film features a unique, jazzy piano score by Dave Grusin, which was also nominated for an Oscar. Book vs. Movie Differences
After two associates die under suspicious circumstances, the FBI approaches Mitch, revealing that "no one ever leaves the firm alive".
Mitch McDeere, a brilliant but impoverished law student, accepts a high-paying offer from Bendini, Lambert & Locke, a boutique law firm in Memphis. Seduced by a luxury lifestyle including a new house and car, Mitch soon discovers the firm has a dark side:
The cast includes Jeanne Tripplehorn , Ed Harris, Hal Holbrook, and Wilford Brimley as the menacing head of security.