Overview:
Ben Chase is an on-the-rise Boston attorney currently defending a wealthy client in a high-profile murder case. Martin Thiel is the wealthy young man on trial for a particularly brutal murder. The verdict sets Thiel free. Within 24 hours another grizzly and all-too-familiar murder has taken place with striking similarities to the first crime. Chase inexplicably agrees to act as his defense attorney; but this time it will be to gather evidence that will put away his client for good.| Status: | Released (1989-04-28) |
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| Awards: | 1 win |
| BoxOffice: | $9,974,446 |
| Screen: | Mark Kasdan |
| Productions: | Hemdale Film Corporation, Northwood Productions |
| Production Countries: | Canada |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 64: Gary Oldman - Ben Chase
- 4724: Kevin Bacon - Martin Thiel
- 41249: Tess Harper - Detective Stillwell
- 16215: Karen Young - Ellen Faulkner
- 10671: Joe Don Baker - Detective Mesel
- 17646: Sean McCann - Jacob Fischer
- 44248: Ron Lea - Gary Hull
Crews
- 10702: Martin Campbell - Director - Directing
- 598: Mike Fenton - Casting - Production
- 597: Jane Feinberg - Casting - Production
- 1832337: Lynda Gordon - Casting - Production
- 1015789: Ken Gord - Co-Producer - Production
- 2720: Derek Gibson - Executive Producer - Production
- 2747593: Robert K. MacLean - Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Boston based neo-noir fails to ignite. Criminal Law is directed by Martin Campbell and written by Mark Kasdan. It stars Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen Young and Joe Don Baker. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Philip Meheux. Boston attorney Ben Cha ....
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