The Client
A district attorney out for a conviction. A new lawyer out of her league. A young boy who knew too much.
1994 | 119m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Joel Schumacher |
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| Writer: | Akiva Goldsman, Robert Getchell, John Grisham |
| Staring: |
| A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 20, 1994 |
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| Director: | Joel Schumacher |
| Writer: | Akiva Goldsman, Robert Getchell, John Grisham |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | suicide, sibling relationship, gangster, witness protection, principal witness , brother, investigation, search for witnesses, lawyer, anxious, legal thriller, intense, admiring, appreciative, sceptical, sympathetic |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $117,615,211
Budget: $45,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brad Renfro | Mark Sway |
| Susan Sarandon | Reggie Love |
| Tommy Lee Jones | Roy Foltrigg |
| Mary-Louise Parker | Dianne Sway |
| Anthony LaPaglia | Barry Muldano |
| Bradley Whitford | Thomas Fink |
| Will Patton | Sergeant Hardy |
| Anthony Edwards | Clint Von Hooser |
| J. T. Walsh | Jason McThune |
| Anthony Heald | Larry Trumann |
| Kim Coates | Paul Gronke |
| Kimberly Scott | Doreen |
| Ossie Davis | Harry Roosevelt |
| William H. Macy | Dr. Greenway |
| David Speck | Ricky Sway |
| Rebecca Jernigan | Emergency Room Nurse |
| William Sanderson | Wally Boxx |
| Micole Mercurio | Momma Love |
| Walter Olkewicz | Jerome 'Romey' Clifford |
| Amy Hathaway | Karen |
| Jo Harvey Allen | Claudette |
| Ron Dean | Johnny Sulari |
| William Richert | Harry Bono |
| Will Zahrn | Gill Beale |
| Mark Cabus | Detective Nassar |
| Dan Castellaneta | Slick Moeller |
| John Diehl | Jack Nance |
| Tom Kagy | Wheelchair Patient |
| Alex Coleman | Newscaster |
| Linn Sitler | Newscaster |
| Stephanie Weaver | Newscaster |
| Todd Demers | Newscaster |
| Ashtyn Tyler | Amber |
| Ruby Wilson | Receptionist |
| Andy Stahl | Agent Scherff |
| Macon McCalman | Ballatine |
| Mimmye Goode | Night Nurse |
| John Fink | Lieutenant |
| Ronnie Landry | Waiter at Antoine's |
| Jeffrey Buckner Ford | Bailiff |
| Michael Detroit | Jail Medic |
| Robert Hatchett | Paramedic |
| Connye Florance | Telda |
| Sandra Bray | Reporter |
| Yvonne Sanders | Reporter |
| Norm Woodel | Reporter |
| Karen Walker | Reporter |
| Tommy Cresswell | Third FBI Agent |
| Nat Robinson | Special Agent Boch |
| Mary McCusker | Pretty Girl |
| Bettina Rose | Woman at Desire |
| Joey Hadley | Officer |
| Michael Sanders | Officer |
| Angelo R. Sales | Orderly |
| Jesse L. Dunlap | Security Guard |
| Joe Kent | Elvis Impersonator |
| Robbie Billings | Ballentine's Wife |
| John Mason | Musician |
| Robert H. Wiliams | Musician |
| Darrell D. Johnson | Musician |
| Mark Pyles | Helicopter Pilot |
| Clay Lacy | Jet Pilot |
| Gerry Loew | Pizza Man |
| Anthony C. Hall | Pizza Man |
| George Klein | Announcer |
| Christopher Gray | Security Guard |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joel Schumacher | Director |
| Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
| Akiva Goldsman | Screenplay |
| Rick Barker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Tim Monich | Dialect Coach |
| Bob Kaiser | Color Timer |
| Nancy Hopton | Script Supervisor |
| John Janusek | Key Grip |
| David Forrest | Key Makeup Artist |
| Rita Parillo | Hairstylist |
| Tony Pierce-Roberts | Director of Photography |
| Bruno Rubeo | Production Design |
| Mali Finn | Casting |
| Anne D. McCulley | Set Decoration |
| Adam Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Leonard T. Geschke | Sound Editor |
| Nils C. Jensen | Sound Editor |
| Robert Getchell | Screenplay |
| Ingrid Ferrin | Costume Design |
| Larry Carow | Sound Editor |
| Chris Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Donald J. Malouf | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Glory Fioramonti | Stunt Coordinator |
| James C. Feng | Assistant Art Director |
| Steven Curtis Husch | Leadman |
| Demmie Todd | Still Photographer |
| Ellen Segal | Music Editor |
| Angie Luckey | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Andrea Horta | ADR Editor |
| Hilda Hodges | Foley Artist |
| P. Michael Johnston | Art Direction |
| James F. Truesdale | Art Direction |
| Louis L. Edemann | Sound Editor |
| Robert Brown | Editor |
| Mark Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lori Lynn Ross | Stunts |
| Kevin Cross | Set Designer |
| Julia G. Hickman | Art Department Coordinator |
| Gary Mundheim | Sound Editor |
| Larry Singer | ADR Supervisor |
| John Richards | Scoring Mixer |
| Richard Blankenship | Construction Coordinator |
| Chris Ubick | Assistant Property Master |
| Nicole Furia | Production Accountant |
| Richard Smock | Rigging Gaffer |
| Rhona Meyers | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Marie-Ange Ripka | Key Hair Stylist |
| Daniel Silverberg | Second Assistant Director |
| Marco Rubeo | Set Designer |
| Stephanie Waldron | Greensman |
| Bob Gorelick | Steadicam Operator |
| Chuck Neely | Sound Editor |
| Jerry Edemann | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Christina Tucker | ADR Mixer |
| Mary Jo Lang | Foley Mixer |
| Leroy Reed | Transportation Captain |
| Pattye Rogers | Assistant Editor |
| Larry Kaplan | Unit Publicist |
| Carl Fischer | Boom Operator |
| Larry Fioritto | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Lydia Milars | Makeup Artist |
| Scott Elias | Location Manager |
| John Grisham | Novel |
| Charles L. Campbell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Mary McLaglen | Unit Production Manager |
| Yudi Bennett | First Assistant Director |
| Emily Schweber | Casting Associate |
| John Roesch | Foley |
| Petur Hliddal | Sound Mixer |
| Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Mark De Alessandro | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Mary McLaglen | Co-Producer |
| Guy Ferland | Associate Producer |
| Steven Reuther | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 29 | 46 | 19 |
| 2024 | 5 | 31 | 40 | 19 |
| 2024 | 6 | 31 | 63 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 30 | 44 | 17 |
| 2024 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 35 | 73 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 | 27 | 45 | 17 |
| 2025 | 1 | 25 | 40 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 810 | 896 |