The Firm (1993)
 


Genre:Action
Released: June 30, 1993
Director:Sydney Pollack
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
 
Starring:
Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman
 
Synopsis
In this drama, based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham, Mitch
McDeer (Tom Cruise) is a young man from a poor Southern family who
has struggled through Harvard Law School to graduate fifth in his class.
Mitch is entertaining offers from major firms in New York and Chicago,
but when Memphis-based Bendini, Lambert, & Locke offer him a 20
percent higher salary than the best offer he's received, in addition to an
enticing variety of perks and fringe benefits, he decides to sign on and
remain in the South. Mitch's wife, Abby (Jeanne Tripplehorn), warns him
that the deal sounds almost too good to be true, but it's not until after
several weeks of working with Avery Tolar (Gene Hackman) that Mitch
discovers that the vast majority of BL&L's business is tied to organized
crime, with crime boss Joey Morolto (Paul Sorvino) using the firm to
launder Mafia money. FBI agents Wayne Tarrance (Ed Harris) and F.
Denton Voyles (Steven Hill) try to blackmail Mitch into helping them
make a case against the firm, while BL&L's "security director" William
Devasher (Wilford Brimley) is blackmailing him to do as he's told after
Mitch foolishly allows himself to be seduced by a prostitute hired by the
firm. The Firm was adapted for the screen by acclaimed playwright David
Rabe and features performances by Hal Holbrook, Holly Hunter, and
Gary Busey. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide


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