Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...
Cast
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
Karina Lombard
Young Woman on the Beach
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
Thomas Abanks
Margo Martindale
Nina Huff
John Beal
Nathan Locke
Dean Norris
The Squat Man
Lou Walker
Frank Mulholland
Tommy Cresswell
Wally Hudson
David A. Kimball
Randall Dunbar
David Dwyer
Prison Guard
Afemo Omilami
Cotton Truck Driver
Clint Smith
Cotton Truck Driver
Jonathan Kaplan
Lawyer Recruiter
Paul Sorvino
Tommy Morolto (uncredited)
Joe Viterelli
Joey Morolto (uncredited)
Janie Paris
Madge
Susan Elliott
River Museum Guide
Erin Branham
River Museum Guide
Joey Anderson
Ruth
Deborah Thomas
Quinns' Maid
Tommy Matthews
Elvis Hemphill
Rebecca Glenn
Young Woman at Patio Bar
Terri Welles
Woman Dancing with Avery
Chris Schadrack
Lawyer Recruiter
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Lawyer Recruiter
Andy Armstrong
Bad Beach Man (uncredited)
Ron Clinton Smith
Cotton Truck Driver #1 (uncredited)
Julia Hayes
Girl in Bar (uncredited)
Yvonne Sayers
Young Girl (uncredited)
Crew
Sydney Pollack
Director, Producer
David Rabe
Screenplay
Robert Towne
Screenplay
David Rayfiel
Screenplay
John Grisham
Novel
Fredric Steinkamp
Editor
William Steinkamp
Editor
Michael T. Wilson
Assistant Editor
Karl F. Steinkamp
Assistant Editor
Joyce Arrastia
Assistant Editor
John Seale
Director of Photography
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
David McGiffert
First Assistant Director
Carla Corwin
Second Assistant Director
Nanette Siegert
Production Coordinator
Lindsay Doran
Executive Producer
Michael Hausman
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
John Davis
Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Richard Macdonald
Production Design
David L. Butler
Aerial Camera
Debra Zane
Casting Associate
David Rubin
Casting
Jason White
Extras Casting Assistant
Marjorie McCown
Assistant Costume Designer
Bruce Ericksen
Costume Supervisor
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Luke Reichle
Costumer
William A. Farley
Key Hair Stylist
James C. Feng
Assistant Art Director
John Haeny
Sound Effects Editor
Myron Nettinga
Sound Effects Editor
J. Paul Huntsman
Supervising Sound Editor
Carolann Sanchez-Shapiro
Assistant Sound Editor
Carmen Flores De Tanis
Assistant Sound Editor
Jennifer Portman
Assistant Sound Editor
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Bowerman
Boom Operator
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
Foley Editor
Jeff Rosen
Foley Editor
Jessica Gallavan
Supervising ADR Editor
Chris Jargo
ADR Editor
Morris Flam
Chief Lighting Technician
Andy Day
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Ken Estes
Special Effects
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Ted Whitfield
Music Editor
Jerry Jackson
Transportation Coordinator
Elton MacPherson
Production Accountant
John 'J.R.' Craigmile
Payroll Accountant
Matthew Sawelson
Dialogue Editor
Adam Sawelson
Dialogue Editor
Gary Lewis
Dialogue Editor
Sunny Johnson
Rigging Grip
Casey Hallenbeck
Set Decoration
Steven Curtis Husch
Assistant Set Decoration
E.W. Bradford
Construction Coordinator
Jerry G. Henery
Construction Foreman
Mark Fabert
Construction Foreman
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Anne Rapp
Script Supervisor
Robin Borman-Wizan
Set Supervisor
Cody Frost
Driver
Michael Dellheim
Location Manager
Andy Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Keith Campbell
Stunt Double
Robin L. Miller
Property Master
Michael Gastaldo
Assistant Property Master
Riko Schatke
Second Company Grip
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Lee McLemore
Grip
Phill Norman
Title Designer
Scott Ferguson
Unit Manager
Robin Alan Knight
First Company Grip
Lauren Beth Strogoff
Publicist
John Willett
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