The Firm (1993)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.7/10   

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Escritores (WGA):

John Grisham (book)
David Rabe (screenplay) ...
(más)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

30 junio 1993 (USA)

Género:

Suspenso | Drama

Frase comercial:

Power can be murder to resist.

Plot:

A young lawyer joins a prestigous law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.

Plot Keywords:

Law | FBI | Lawyer | Mafia | Fraud

Premios:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

An excellent legal thriller. One of Tom Cruise's best performances.

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	3:30 AM	AMC
Thur. July 16	8:45 AM	AMC

Reparto

Tom Cruise	...	Mitch McDeere
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Abby McDeere
Gene Hackman	...	Avery Tolar
Hal Holbrook	...	Oliver Lambert
Terry Kinney	...	Lamar Quinn
Wilford Brimley	...	William Devasher
Ed Harris	...	Wayne Tarrance
Holly Hunter	...	Tammy Hemphill
David Strathairn	...	Ray McDeere
Gary Busey	...	Eddie Lomax
Steven Hill	...	F. Denton Voyles
Tobin Bell	...	The Nordic Man
Barbara Garrick	...	Kay Quinn
Jerry Hardin	...	Royce McKnight
Paul Calderon	...	Thomas Richie
Jerry Weintraub	...	Sonny Capps
Sullivan Walker	...	Barry Abanks
Karina Lombard	...	Young Woman on Beach
Margo Martindale	...	Nina Huff
John Beal	...	Nathan Locke
Dean Norris	...	The Squat Man
Lou Walker	...	Frank Mulholland
Debbie Turner	...	Rental Agent
Tommy Cresswell	...	Wally Hudson
David A. Kimball	...	Randall Dunbar (as David Kimball)
Don Jones	...	Attorney
Michael Allen	...	Attorney (as Michael D. Allen)
Levi Frazier Jr.	...	Restaurant Waiter
Brian Casey	...	Telephone Installer
Reverend William J. Parham	...	Minister
Victor Nelson	...	Cafe Waiter
Richard Ranta	...	Congressman Billings
Janie Paris	...	Madge
Frank Crawford	...	Judge
Bart Whiteman	...	Dutch
David Dwyer	...	Prison Guard
Mark W. Johnson	...	FBI Agent (as Mark Johnson)
Jerry Chipman	...	FBI Agent
Jimmy Lackie	...	Technician
Afemo Omilami	...	Cotton Truck Driver
Clint Smith	...	Cotton Truck Driver (as Clinton Smith)
Susan Elliott	...	River Museum Guide
Erin Branham	...	River Museum Guide
Ed Connelly	...	Pilot
Joey Anderson	...	Ruth
Deborah Thomas	...	Quinns' Maid
Tommy Matthews	...	Elvis Aaron Hemphill
Chris Schadrack	...	Lawyer Recruiter
Jeffrey Buckner Ford	...	Lawyer Recruiter (as Jeffrey Ford)
Rebecca Glenn	...	Young Woman at Patio Bar
Terri Welles	...	Woman Dancing with Avery
Greg Goossen	...	Vietnam Veteran (as Gregory Goossen)
Jeane Aufdenberg	...	Car Rental Agent
William R. Booth	...	Seaplane Pilot
Ollie Nightingale	...	Restaurant Singer
Teenie Hodges	...	Restaurant Lead Guitarist
Little Jimmy King	...	Memphis Street Musician
James White	...	Singer at Hyatt
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Ron Clinton Smith	...	Cotton Truck Driver #1
Ken Axmaker Jr.	...	Student (uncredited)
Harry Dach	...	Garbage Truck Driver (uncredited)
Julia Hayes	...	Girl in Bar (uncredited)
Ted Kraus	...	Son of Attorney (uncredited)
Tom McCrory	...	Associate (uncredited)
Yvonne Sayers	...	Young girl (uncredited)
Paul Sorvino	...	Tommie Morolto (uncredited)
Joe Viterelli	...	Joey Morolto (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Sydney Pollack

Créditos del guión (WGA)
John Grisham		(book)
David Rabe		(screenplay) and
Robert Towne		(screenplay) &
David Rayfiel		(screenplay)

Producida por
John Davis	....	producer
Lindsay Doran	....	executive producer
Michael Hausman	....	executive producer
Sydney Pollack	....	producer
Scott Rudin	....	producer

Música original por
Dave Grusin

Fotografía por
John Seale

Montaje por
Fredric Steinkamp
William Steinkamp

Casting
David Rubin

Diseño de producción por
Richard Macdonald

Dirección artística
John Willett

Decorados
Casey Hallenbeck

Diseño de vestuario por
Ruth Myers

Departamento de maquillaje
Richard Dean	....	makeup artist: Mr. Cruise
William A. Farley	....	key hair stylist (as Bill Farley)
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup supervisor
Lyndell Quiyou	....	hair stylist: Mr. Cruise
Gloria Belz	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Gloria Belz	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Dirección de producción
Scott Ferguson	....	unit manager
Michael Hausman	....	unit production manager
Karen Marmer	....	post-production supervisor
Gerry Robert Byrne	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Ayudante de dirección
Carla Corwin	....	second assistant director
Scott Harris	....	second second assistant director
David McGiffert	....	first assistant director

Departamento de Arte
E.W. Bradford	....	construction coordinator (as Bill Bradford)
Sharleen Bright	....	production painter
Gerry Robert Byrne	....	construction manager (as Gerry Byrne)
Ann Cockerton	....	art department coordinator: Grand Cayman Islands
Mary Kate Edmonstone	....	draper
Mark Fabert	....	construction foreperson
James C. Feng	....	assistant art director (as James Feng)
Michael Gastaldo	....	assistant property master
Thomas Gilbert	....	greensperson
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack	....	production painter (as Claudia Gilligan-Ivanjack)
Yael Haffner	....	art department coordinator
Jerry G. Henery	....	construction foreperson (as Jerry Henery)
Steven Curtis Husch	....	assistant set decorator (as Steven Husch)
Tom Ivanjack	....	painter supervisor
Joseph McAfee Jr.	....	set dresser
Lisa Miller	....	set dresser
Robin L. Miller	....	property master (as Robin Miller)
Spencer Register	....	set dresser
Chris Ubick	....	property assistant
David Weathers	....	set dresser
Alan Easley	....	carpenter (uncredited)
David Eckert	....	set designer (uncredited)
Tommy Gilbert	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Frank Hendrick	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Frank Hendrick	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Departamento de sonido
David Beadle	....	dialogue editor
Steve Bowerman	....	boom operator
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	foley editor
Carmen Flores De Tanis	....	assistant sound editor (as Carmen Flores)
Jessica Gallavan	....	supervising adr editor
John Haeny	....	sound effects editor
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer
J. Paul Huntsman	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Jargo	....	adr editor (as J. Christopher Jargo)
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Klein	....	foley editor
Gary Lewis	....	dialogue editor
David MacMillan	....	sound mixer
Myron Nettinga	....	sound effects editor
Kevin E. Patterson	....	cable person
Jennifer Portman	....	assistant sound editor
Jeff Rosen	....	foley editor
Carolann Sanchez-Shapiro	....	assistant sound editor
Adam Sawelson	....	dialogue editor
Matt Sawelson	....	dialogue editor (as Matthew Sawelson)
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer

Efectos especiales
Ken Estes	....	special effects
Steve Wolf	....	additional special effects

Especialistas
Andy Armstrong	....	stunt coordinator
Andy Armstrong	....	stunts (uncredited)
Keith Campbell	....	stunt double: Tom Cruise (uncredited)
Keith Campbell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Jeffreys	....	stunts (uncredited)
Raliegh Wilson	....	stunts (uncredited)

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Brian W. Armstrong	....	first assistant camera (as Brian Armstrong)
David Brink	....	camera loader
Chuck Brown	....	dolly grip (as Charles D. Brown)
Robert Bruce	....	electrician
David L. Butler	....	aerial camera operator
Tom Clark	....	electrician
Andy Day	....	assistant chief lighting technician
François Duhamel	....	still photographer
Morris Flam	....	chief lighting technician (as Mo Flam)
Steve Jackman	....	aerial first assistant camera (as Steven Jackman)
Sunny Johnson	....	rigging grip
Robin P. Knight	....	first company grip (as Robin Knight)
Bobby Mancuso	....	second assistant camera (as Bob Mancuso)
Lee McLemore	....	grip
Paul Murphey	....	video assistant (as Paul Murphy)
Pete Romano	....	underwater photographer
Riko Schatke	....	second company grip
Doug Schwartz	....	Steadicam assistant (as Douglas Schwartz)
Steve Spallone	....	electrician
Mark Van Loon	....	Steadicam operator
Mark Van Loon	....	camera operator
John Velez	....	rigging electrician
Tommy D. Walker	....	grip (as Tommy 'Mooky' Walker)
Darryl Wilson	....	electrician
Michael DiIeso	....	grip (uncredited)
Tim Driscoll	....	grip (uncredited)
William M. Weberg	....	grip (uncredited)
Paul Wilkowsky	....	grip (uncredited)

Departamento de reparto
Kim Davis	....	extras casting: Grand Cayman Islands
Jo Doster	....	location casting consultant
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Amy Taksen	....	casting assistant
Debra Zane	....	casting associate
Jason White	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Departamento de vestuario
Robin Borman	....	wardrobe
Bruce Ericksen	....	costume supervisor (as Bruce Erickson)
Rachel Heilpern	....	assistant wardrobe
Marjorie McCown	....	assistant costume designer
David Page	....	costumer: Mr. Cruise
Luke Reichle	....	costumer

Departamento de Edición
Joyce Arrastia	....	assistant editor
Randy Bricker	....	apprentice editor
Phil Hetos	....	color timer (as Philip Hetos)
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Karl F. Steinkamp	....	assistant editor
Robert W. Steinkamp	....	apprentice editor
Michael T. Wilson	....	assistant editor
Todd Fulkerson	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Departamento de Música
Donald Murray	....	music recordist (as Don Murray)
Joel Sill	....	music consultant
Ted Whitfield	....	music editor
John Anderson	....	musician: oboe (uncredited)

Departamento de Transporte
Richard A. Davis	....	transportation captain
A. McRae Hilliard	....	transportation assistant
Jerry Jackson	....	transportation coordinator
Vicki Lybrand	....	transportation dispatcher
Dennis Milliken	....	picture car coordinator

Otros miembros del equipo
David L. Abell	....	piano consultant
Stephanie Antosca	....	location assistant: Washington D.C.
Jennifer Blair	....	production assistant
Robin Borman	....	set supervisor
Brooke Brooks	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Lauren Buckley	....	assistant: Mr. Hausman
Debbie Charboneau	....	assistant production coordinator
Marjorie Chodorov	....	accounting assistant
Cathleen Clarke	....	assistant production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Drew Clarke	....	craft service
Ed Connelly	....	pilot: aerial photography plane, Grand Cayman Islands
John 'JR' Craigmile	....	payroll accountant (as John Craigmile)
Eric Davidson	....	location manager: Boston
Matilda de Cagny	....	animal trainer (as Mathilde DeCagny)
Michael Dellheim	....	location manager
Michael Dick	....	location manager: Boston
Michael Doven	....	assistant: Mr. Cruise
Jenny R. Evans	....	assistant: Mr. Hausman (as Jenny Evans)
Brian Grisham	....	production assistant
Derek E. Johansen	....	production assistant
J. David Jones	....	helicopter pilot (as David Jones)
Carol King	....	assistant: Mr. Doran
Lisa Knudson	....	assistant production accountant
Tom Ladwig	....	production assistant
Larry Leggett	....	police coordinator
Elton MacPherson	....	production accountant
Wende Martin	....	assistant craft service
Leo McDaniel	....	production assistant
John Monsour	....	computer engineer
Phill Norman	....	title designer
Donna Ostroff	....	assistant: Mr. Pollack
Randy Ostrow	....	location manager: Grand Cayman Islands (as Randolph Ostrow)
Peggy Pridemore	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Anne Rapp	....	script supervisor
Darin Rivetti	....	production assistant
John R. Saunders	....	production assistant
Nanette Siegert	....	production coordinator
Doug Sims	....	production assistant
Ian Stone	....	assistant location manager: Grand Cayman Islands
Lauren Beth Strogoff	....	publicist
Daniel Strol	....	location manager: Grand Cayman Islands
Mike Thompson	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Samuel O. Velasco	....	production assistant
Jeanine Wilson	....	assistant production accountant (as Jeanne Wilson)
Alonzo Woods	....	location coordinator
Frank D. Woodward	....	caterer (as Frank Woodward)
Charley Armstrong	....	location scout (uncredited)
Gerry Robert Byrne	....	aerial coordinator (uncredited)
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	stand-in: Tom Cruise (uncredited)
Billy A. Fox	....	location manager: second unit (uncredited)
Martin Garner	....	computer crew (uncredited)
Willis Baxter Johnson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer (uncredited)
Tom McCrory	....	stand-in: Gary Busey (uncredited)
Carl Merritt	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brandon Ramos	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Gracias
Anthony Pellicano	....	special thanks
Ruth Pomerance	....	special thanks

Compañías Productores

• Paramount Pictures

Distribuidores

• Paramount Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Lucernafilm - Alfa (1993) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Argentina)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)

Efectos especiales

• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Wolf Stuntworks

Otras Compañías

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• GRP Records  soundtrack released by
• MCA Records  soundtrack released by
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Stars Catering Inc.  catering
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  sound re-recording

También conocida como:

Fachada (Venezuela) [es]
La tapadera (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence.

Duración:

154 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M

Locaciones de Filmación:

125 Front Street, Downtown, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Compañía:

Paramount Pictures

Trivialidades:

Tom Cruise's character has a brother named Raymond. This was also the case in Rain Man (1988).

Errores:

Errores cometidos por los personajes (posiblemente errores deliberados por los cineastas): When the two muscle guys visit Eddie Lomax in his office, the white haired guy has a coat over his shoulders which he removes and places on a chair. After Eddie is shot, the two leave but do not take the coat.

Citas:

Mitch McDeere: Are you saying my life is in danger?
Denton Voyles: I am saying that your life as you know it is over.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "The Office: The Deposition (#4.8)" (2007)

Banda de Sonido:

Start It Up

An excellent legal thriller. One of Tom Cruise's best performances.

In The Firm, Tom Cruise plays an extremely intelligent young lawyer who takes a job with a tremendous firm, having been seduced by their huge financial offerings. "The Firm" begins to sound very creepy very early in the film, when it becomes known that `the firm' has never had a divorce, `the firm' encourages children,' `the firm' is a big, happy, 41 member family. Unfortunately, it seems that another interesting little side note is that no one has ever left `the firm' and lived.

Mitch McDeere (Cruise) is hired by `the firm,' and at first, everything is great. The firm loves him enough to pay back all of his student loans all at once, and he is completely taken in by everything, even down to the way that the firm furnished his new house, in his beautiful new neighborhood (`To make you feel at home. Hope you don't mind.'). The lives of Mitch and his wife Abby (Jeanne Triplehorn) are completely and drastically changed when he is hired by the firm, setting up a disorienting atmosphere, especially when strange things start happening, people getting killed by boat bombs and whatnot.

Gary Busey plays a small, seedy role, and it works really well because he's best at playing seedy characters. Ed Harris also delivers a good performance as an FBI agent trying to coerce McDeere into helping them investigate the big bad firm. It seems that McDeere has been helping the firm in its illegal activities, making him guilty without him even knowing about it. If he doesn't help the FBI, he'll go to jail with the other 40 members of that big, happy family.

The Firm really gets going once McDeere starts trying to investigate, making copies of incriminating files, etc. Some things may have gone a little too far, like the conveniently placed pillow truck, but as a whole, The Firm is a great thriller. It may not be quite as good as other John Grisham adaptations, The Rainmaker, in particular, but The Firm's complex and fascinating plot, as well as good direction and acting, makes it way above average.