The Firm

Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Sydney Pollack
Tom Cruise
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Gene Hackman
Holly Hunter
Ed Harris
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Tom Cruise learns that if something looks too good to be true, it probably is, when he accepts an excessively lucrative offer from a Memphis firm after graduating from Harvard Law. In this thriller from director Sydney Pollack, based on the bestselling novel by John Grisham, Cruise's ambitious character Mitch McDeere discovers that the firm's prosperity is a direct result of its mob ties. When the murders and seductions pile up, Mitch must get to the truth and get out alive. Also starring Oscar winner Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Paul Sorvino, and Ed Harris.
Director

Sydney Pollack
Cast

Tom Cruise
Jeanne Tripplehorn

Gene Hackman

Holly Hunter
Ed Harris
Gary Busey
David Strathairn
Hal Holbrook
Steven Hill

Wilford Brimley
Bart Whiteman
Richard R Ranta

John Beal
Terri Welles
Jeffrey Ford
Karina Lombard
Paul Sorvino
Jimmy Lackie
Margo Martindale
Don Jones
Tommy Cresswell
Tobin Bell
William J Parham
Levi Frazier Jr.
David A Kimball
Susan Elliot
Ollie Nightingale
Jonathan E Kaplan
Mark Johnson
Jerry Weintraub
Brian Casey
Jerry Chipman
James White
Victor Nelson
Clinton Smith
Joe Viterelli
Lou Walker
Terry Kinney
William R Booth
Chris Schadrack
Michael D Allen
Debbie Turner
Lannie Mcmillan Quartet
Rebecca Glenn
Little Jimmy King
Teenie Hodges
Frank Crawford
Jerry Hardin
Erin Branham
Paul Calderon
Dean Norris
Tommy Matthews
David Dwyer
Barbara Garrick
Afemo Omilami
Sullivan Walker
Deborah Thomas
Jeane Aufdenberg
Janie Paris
Joey Anderson
Ed Connelly
Greg Goossen
Crew
David L Abell
Stephanie Antosca
Andy Armstrong
Brian Armstrong
Joyce Arrastia
David Beadle
Jennifer Blair
Steve Bowerman
Bill Bradford
Randy Bricker
Sharleen Bright
David Brink
Brooke Brooks
Charles Brown
Robert Bruce
Lauren Buckley
David L Butler
Gerry Byrne
Debbie Charboneau
Marjorie Chodorov
Tom Clark
Cathleen Clarke
Drew Clarke
Ann Cockerton
Lucy Coldsnow-smith
Ed Connelly
Carla Corwin
John Craigmile
Eric Davidson
John Davis
Richard Davis
Kim Davis-wagner
Andrew J. Day
Richard Dean
Mathilde Decagny
Michael Dellheim
Michael Dick
Lindsay Doran
Jo Doster
Michael Doven
Francois Duhamel
Mary Kate Edmonstone
Bruce Ericksen
Ken Estes
Jenny Evans
Mark Fabert
William Farley
James C. Feng
Scott Ferguson
Mo Flam
Carmen Flores De Tanis
Jessica Gallavan
Michael Gastaldo
Thomas Gilbert
Claudia Gilligan-ivanjack
John Grisham
Dave Grusin
John Haeny
Yael Haffner
Casey Hallenbeck
Barbara Harris
Scott Harris
Michael Hausman
Michael Hausman
Rachel Heilpern
D. M. Hemphill
Jerry Henery
Phil Hetos
A Mcrae Hilliard
J Paul Huntsman
Steven Husch
Steven Jackman
Jerry Jackson
Chris Jargo
Chris Jenkins
Derek Johansen
Sunny Wayne Johnson
David Jones
Carol King
Jonathan Klein
Robin Knight
Lisa Knudson
Tom Ladwig
Larry Leggett
Gary Lewis
Vicki R Lybrand
Richard Macdonald
David Macmillan
Elton Macpherson
Bobby Mancuso
Karen Marmer
Wende Martin
Joseph Mcafee
Marjorie Mccown
Leo Mcdaniel
David Mcgiffert
Lee Mclemore
Lisa Maria Miller
Robin L Miller
Dennis Milliken
Theresa Repola Mohammed
John Monsour
Paul Murphey
Don Murray
Ruth Myers
Myron Nettinga
Phill Norman
Ben Nye Jr.
Donna Ostroff
Randy Ostrow
David Page
Kevin Patterson
Sydney Pollack
Jennifer Portman
Peggy Pridemore
Lyndell Quiyou
David Rabe
Anne Rapp
David Rayfiel
Spencer H Register
Luke Reichle
Darin Rivetti
Pete Romano
Jeff Rosen
David Rubin
Scott Rudin
Carolann Sanchez-shapiro
John R Saunders
Adam Sawelson
Matthew G Sawelson
Riko Schatke
Doug Schwartz
Doug Schwartz
John Seale
John Seale
Nanette Siegert
Joel Sill
Doug Sims
Mark Smith
Paul Sorvino
Steven D Spallone
Fredric Steinkamp
Karl Steinkamp
Robert Steinkamp
William Steinkamp
Ian Stone
Daniel Strol
Amy Taksen
Mike Thompson
Robert Towne
Chris Ubick
Mark Van Loon
Mark Van Loon
Sam Velasco
John G. Velez
Joe Viterelli
Tommy Walker
David Weathers
Ted Whitfield
John Willett
Darryl Wilson
Jeanine Wilson
Michael T Wilson
Steve Wolf
Alonzo Woods
Frank Woodward
Debra Zane
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Original Score
Best Supporting Actress
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video December 16, 1993
Released in United States Summer June 30, 1993
Meryl Streep was at one time mentioned to play a female version of the character Avery, who in the book is a womanizing male attorney.
Tom Cruise reportedly received $12,000,000 for this film.
Tom Cruise reportedly received $12,000,000 for this film.
Began shooting November 9, 1992.
Completed shooting March 20, 1993.
Rights to "The Firm" were purchased by Paramount for a reported $600,000.
Robin Wright was originally set to play Abby McDeere.
Released in United States Summer June 30, 1993
Released in United States on Video December 16, 1993