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Category Rock DVDs, Dramas Movies, Family Interaction Videos, Betrayal, Law/Lawyers
Starring Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joanna Merlin
Director Michael Apted
Composer James Horner
Director of Photography Conrad L. Hall
Editor Ian Crafford
Producer Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, Scott Kroopf
Production Designer Todd Hallowell
Screenwriter Christopher Ames, Samantha Shad, Carolyn Shelby
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English

Jedediah Tucker Ward is an esteemed trial attorney who has built his reputation defending the underdog against the huge, impenetrable corporate power structure. His daughter Maggie, also a lawyer, has more conventional aims -- namely becoming a partner in San Francisco's largest corporate law firm. Jedediah believes that his daughter is selling out by working as a corporate attorney, but Maggie sees her father's defense of the "common man" as an excuse for self-aggrandizement on the job and negligence at home. The festering antagonism between the two comes to a head when they meet in the courtroom for a class action suit against an American auto manufacturer, where Maggie represents the car company and Jedediah represents the people.

A father and daughter, both attorneys, are on opposite sides in the courtroom. He's on the prosecuting side and she's for the defense. As father and daughter they become divided, and as attorneys, endangered by the truth.

Director Michael Apted rehearsed his actors for three weeks prior to shooting, an unusually long time for a feature film. He believes that this resulted in more natural performances from his actors, especially the dynamic that grew between Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Gene Hackman. Hackman said that rehearsing and working like this gave him the opportunity to explore issues that may come up with one of his own two daughters. Shot entirely on location in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Hackman's law office in the film is the actual office of J. Tony Serra, the lawyer depicted by James Woods in the film "True Believer." Mastriantonio's law office is a high-rise building at 75 Hawthorne Place. The courtroom scenes were shot in San Francisco's City Hall, and even in the never-before filmed Supervisor's Chambers. Michael Apted is also a noted director of documentary films. He created the series of documentaries following the lives of 14 British citizens at seven year intervals. The last film in this series was "35 Up" (1992). He also did the recent documentary on the case of wrongly imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier, "Incident at Oglala" (1992). The film was entered in the Moscow International Film Festival before Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America announced a boycott of export to the then Soviet Union to protest their illegal pirating of American films. Film had an estimated budget of $17 million.

Class Action Reviews:

"...Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio give passionate, riveting performances..." -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

"...A remarkably well-made and well-mannered film...A perfectly formed performance from Larry Fishburne..." -- Jenny Turner, Sight and Sound

"...CLASS ACTION is good, chewy entertainment....Under Michael Apted's warm and meticulous direction, Hackman and Mastrantonio give beautifully matched performances..." -- Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times

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List Price $9.98 (You save $3.09)
Studio 20th Century Fox
Orig Year 1990
All Time Sales Rank   14192  
CD Universe Part number 6806885
Catalog number 2226269
Discs 1
Release Date Feb 01, 2005
Rating R (MPAA)
Movie Details Color; Digitally Processed
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Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars Gene Hackman, THE BEST
THE MOVIE IS 5 STAR, GENE HACKMAN ALWAYS THE BEST.
Submitted by pchenv (PANAMA CITY, PANAMA) Verified Buyer
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5 stars A Marvellously Balanced Courtroom Drama
I found Class Action to be one of the most marvellously balanced courtroom dramas I have yet seen. The climax is unpredictable, and the verbal fencing among Gene Hackman and his legal opponents is the actor at his absolute best. Lawrence Fishburne delivers a low-key, underrated performance that lends a valuable dimension to the film. Well worth owning!
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3 stars Interesting
I was required to watch this movie for a class and found it interesting. It has good ethical issues and the ending is unexpected but positive.
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4 stars A surprise
This movie was a surpise to me. I really enjoyed it. Unfortunately I was required to watch it for a class, but I was surprised that it was a good movie. I really enjoyed it.
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1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 4.0 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French
Mono - Spanish
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
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2. Fox Flix Trailers




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