Runaway Jury

Electa 2022-03-22 09:01:52

A firearms company was sued for a gun case. Both the prosecution and the defense, as well as a mysterious third party, sent their superiors to screen, select, win, and control jurors.
"The Jury Behind the Scenes" tells a very wonderful story, showing the jury system of the Anglo-American legal system in a panoramic view.
But I think the film still undercuts the novel. The court debate in the screening process, which should have been rich and colorful, jumped too fast;
Even so, it's a four-star recommended movie.

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Runaway Jury quotes

  • Nicholas Easter: Goodbye, Fitch.

    Rankin Fitch: Well, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... How did you swing 'em, huh? How did you swing 'em your way? I hear you got ten votes. How'd you do that?

    Nicholas Easter: [shrugs] I didn't swing anything. I just stopped you from stealing the thing. We let 'em vote their hearts. That means you lose. Enjoy your drink.

  • Wendell Rohr: Is that why you're doing this? To protect the constitution, is that it?

    Rankin Fitch: Of course not. I'm in it to win.

    Wendell Rohr: Oh.

    Rankin Fitch: Just like you are.

    Wendell Rohr: Yeah.

    Rankin Fitch: Because that's what I was hired to do.

    Wendell Rohr: Uh huh.

    Rankin Fitch: Everything else is colored bubbles.

    Wendell Rohr: Colored bubbles! Colored bubbles? A system that calls for twelve people to sit and listen to testimony of witnesses, fella, and that includes my witness, who you've disappeared!

    Rankin Fitch: If you're relying on testimony to win this case, you've already lost it.

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