The Firm
Brief Synopsis
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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.
Cast & Crew
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Sydney Pollack
Director
Tom Cruise
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Gene Hackman
Holly Hunter
Ed Harris
Film Details
Also Known As
Firman, firme
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1993
Distribution Company
PARAMOUNT PICTURES/UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (UIP)
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Cayman Islands; Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 33m
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
Director
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
Actor (Uncredited)
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
Actor (Uncredited)
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
Consultant
Stephanie Antosca
Assistant Production Coordinator
Andy Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Brian Armstrong
Assistant Camera Operator
Joyce Arrastia
Assistant Editor
David Beadle
Dialogue Editor
Jennifer Blair
Production Assistant
Steve Bowerman
Boom Operator
Bill Bradford
Construction Coordinator
Randy Bricker
Apprentice
Sharleen Bright
Art Department
David Brink
Camera
Brooke Brooks
Assistant
Charles Brown
Dolly Grip
Robert Bruce
Electrician
Lauren Buckley
Assistant
David L Butler
Camera
Gerry Byrne
Construction Manager
Debbie Charboneau
Assistant Production Coordinator
Marjorie Chodorov
Accounting Assistant
Tom Clark
Electrician
Cathleen Clarke
Assistant Production Coordinator
Drew Clarke
Craft Service
Ann Cockerton
Art Assistant
Lucy Coldsnow-smith
Foley Editor
Ed Connelly
Aerial Unit
Carla Corwin
Assistant Director
John Craigmile
Accountant
Eric Davidson
Location Manager
John Davis
Producer
Richard Davis
Transportation Captain
Kim Davis-wagner
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Andrew J. Day
Lighting
Richard Dean
Makeup
Mathilde Decagny
Animal Trainer
Michael Dellheim
Location Manager
Michael Dick
Location Manager
Lindsay Doran
Executive Producer
Jo Doster
Location Casting
Michael Doven
Assistant
Francois Duhamel
Photography
Mary Kate Edmonstone
Other
Bruce Ericksen
Costume Supervisor
Ken Estes
Special Effects
Jenny Evans
Assistant
Mark Fabert
Foreman
William Farley
Hair Stylist
James C. Feng
Assistant Art Director
Scott Ferguson
Unit Manager
Mo Flam
Chief Lighting Technician
Carmen Flores De Tanis
Assistant Sound Editor
Jessica Gallavan
Adr Editor
Michael Gastaldo
Assistant Property Master
Thomas Gilbert
On-Set Dresser
Claudia Gilligan-ivanjack
Art Department
John Grisham
Source Material (From Novel)
Dave Grusin
Music
John Haeny
Sound Effects Editor
Yael Haffner
Art Department Coordinator
Casey Hallenbeck
Set Decorator
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Scott Harris
Assistant Director
Michael Hausman
Unit Production Manager
Michael Hausman
Executive Producer
Rachel Heilpern
Wardrobe Assistant
D. M. Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry Henery
Foreman
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
A Mcrae Hilliard
Transportation
J Paul Huntsman
Sound Editor
Steven Husch
Assistant Set Decorator
Steven Jackman
Assistant Camera Operator
Jerry Jackson
Transportation Coordinator
Chris Jargo
Adr Editor
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Derek Johansen
Production Assistant
Sunny Wayne Johnson
Grip
David Jones
Helicopter Pilot
Carol King
Assistant
Jonathan Klein
Foley Editor
Robin Knight
Grip
Lisa Knudson
Assistant
Tom Ladwig
Production Assistant
Larry Leggett
Other
Gary Lewis
Dialogue Editor
Vicki R Lybrand
Transportation
Richard Macdonald
Production Designer
David Macmillan
Sound Mixer
Elton Macpherson
Production Accountant
Bobby Mancuso
Assistant Camera Operator
Karen Marmer
Post-Production Supervisor
Wende Martin
Craft Service
Joseph Mcafee
On-Set Dresser
Marjorie Mccown
Assistant Costume Designer
Leo Mcdaniel
Production Assistant
David Mcgiffert
Assistant Director
Lee Mclemore
Grip
Lisa Maria Miller
On-Set Dresser
Robin L Miller
Property Master
Dennis Milliken
Other
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutting
John Monsour
Graphics
Paul Murphey
Video Assist/Playback
Don Murray
Music
Ruth Myers
Costume Designer
Myron Nettinga
Sound Effects Editor
Phill Norman
Titles
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Supervisor
Donna Ostroff
Assistant
Randy Ostrow
Location Manager
David Page
Costumes
Kevin Patterson
Other
Sydney Pollack
Producer
Jennifer Portman
Assistant Sound Editor
Peggy Pridemore
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lyndell Quiyou
Hair Stylist
David Rabe
Screenplay
Anne Rapp
Script Supervisor
David Rayfiel
Screenplay
Spencer H Register
On-Set Dresser
Luke Reichle
Costumes
Darin Rivetti
Production Assistant
Pete Romano
Photography
Jeff Rosen
Foley Editor
David Rubin
Casting
Scott Rudin
Producer
Carolann Sanchez-shapiro
Assistant Sound Editor
John R Saunders
Production Assistant
Adam Sawelson
Dialogue Editor
Matthew G Sawelson
Dialogue Editor
Riko Schatke
Grip
Doug Schwartz
Steadicam Operator
Doug Schwartz
Camera Assistant
John Seale
Dp/Cinematographer
John Seale
Director Of Photography
Nanette Siegert
Production Coordinator
Joel Sill
Music
Doug Sims
Production Assistant
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Sorvino
Other
Steven D Spallone
Electrician
Fredric Steinkamp
Editor
Karl Steinkamp
Assistant Editor
Robert Steinkamp
Apprentice
William Steinkamp
Editor
Ian Stone
Assistant Location Manager
Daniel Strol
Location Manager
Amy Taksen
Casting Associate
Mike Thompson
Assistant
Robert Towne
Screenplay
Chris Ubick
Props Assistant
Mark Van Loon
Steadicam Operator
Mark Van Loon
Camera Operator
Sam Velasco
Production Assistant
John G. Velez
Electrician
Joe Viterelli
Other
Tommy Walker
Grip
David Weathers
On-Set Dresser
Ted Whitfield
Music Editor
John Willett
Art Director
Darryl Wilson
Electrician
Jeanine Wilson
Assistant
Michael T Wilson
Assistant Editor
Steve Wolf
Special Effects
Alonzo Woods
Location Coordinator
Frank Woodward
Caterer
Debra Zane
Casting Associate
Film Details
Also Known As
Firman, firme
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1993
Distribution Company
PARAMOUNT PICTURES/UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES (UIP)
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Cayman Islands; Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 33m
Award Nominations
Best Original Score
1993
Best Supporting Actress
1993
Holly Hunter
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
