The Firm (1993)
| Release Date | 30 June 1993 |
| Budget | $42,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $158,000,000 |
| Tagline | Power can be murder to resist. |
| Genre | Thriller, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 125 Front Street, Downtown, Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Thriller |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Office Politics, Fighting the System, Whistleblowers, Dangerous Friends |
| Tones | Cynical, Ominous, Tense, Slick, Cerebral, Wry |
| Tags | Blackmail, Corruption, Detective, FBI (Federal Bureau Of Investigation), Fraud, Gangster, Graduation, Hitman, Investigation, Investigator, Kill, Lawyer, Money Laundering, Murder |
The Firm is a 1993 legal thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack, and starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Gary Busey, and David Strathairn. The film is based on the 1991 novel The Firm by author John Grisham. Holly Hunter was nominated for the 1994 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, but lost to her co-star in The Piano, Anna Paquin.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Lou Walker
Frank Mulholland
Debbie Turner
Rental Agent
Tommy Cresswell
Wally Hudson
David A. Kimball
Randall Dunbar
Don Jones
Attorney
Michael Allen
Attorney
Levi Frazier Jr.
Restaurant Waiter
Brian Casey
Telephone Installer
Reverend William J. Parham
Minister
Victor Nelson
Cafe Waiter
Richard Ranta
Congressman Billings
Janie Paris
Madge
Frank Crawford
Judge
Bart Whiteman
Dutch
David Dwyer
Prison Guard
Mark W. Johnson
FBI Agent
Jerry Chipman
FBI Agent
Jimmy Lackie
Technician
Clint Smith
Cotton Truck Driver
Susan Elliott
River Museum Guide
Erin Branham
River Museum Guide
Ed Connelly
Pilot
Joey Anderson
Ruth
Deborah Thomas
Quinns' Maid
Tommy Matthews
Elvis Aaron Hemphill
Chris Schadrack
Lawyer Recruiter
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Lawyer Recruiter
Rebecca Glenn
Young Woman at Patio Bar
Jeane Aufdenberg
Car Rental Agent
William R. Booth
Seaplane Pilot
Teenie Hodges
Restaurant Lead Guitarist
Little Jimmy King
Memphis Street Musician
James White
Singer at Hyatt
Ron Clinton Smith
Cotton Truck Driver #1
Ken Axmaker Jr.
Student
Harry Dach
Garbage Truck Driver
Ted Kraus
Son of Attorney
Tom McCrory
Associate
Yvonne Sayers
Young girl
Director
Writer
David Rayfiel
Producer
John Davis
producer
Lindsay Doran
executive producer
Michael Hausman
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John Seale
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Editor
Fredric Steinkamp
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William Steinkamp
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Casting Director
David Rubin
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Production Designer
Richard Macdonald
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Art Director
John Willett
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Set Decorator
Casey Hallenbeck
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Costume Designer
Ruth Myers
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Makeup Department
Richard Dean
makeup artist: Mr. Cruise
William A. Farley
key hair stylist
Ben Nye Jr.
makeup supervisor
Lyndell Quiyou
hair stylist: Mr. Cruise
Gloria Belz
assistant makeup artist, assistant hair stylist
Production Manager
Michael Hausman
unit production manager
Karen Marmer
post-production supervisor
Gerry Robert Byrne
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carla Corwin
second assistant director
Scott Harris
second second assistant director
David McGiffert
first assistant director
Art Department
E.W. Bradford
construction coordinator
Sharleen Bright
production painter
Gerry Robert Byrne
construction manager
Ann Cockerton
art department coordinator: Grand Cayman Islands
Mary Kate Edmonstone
draper
Mark Fabert
construction foreperson
James C. Feng
assistant art director
Michael Gastaldo
assistant property master
Thomas Gilbert
greensperson
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack
production painter
Yael Haffner
art department coordinator
Jerry G. Henery
construction foreperson
Steven Curtis Husch
assistant set decorator
Tom Ivanjack
painter supervisor
Joseph McAfee Jr.
set dresser
Lisa Miller
set dresser
Robin L. Miller
property master
Spencer Register
set dresser
Chris Ubick
property assistant
David Weathers
set dresser
Alan Easley
carpenter
David Eckert
set designer
Tommy Gilbert
set dresser
Frank Hendrick
assistant art director, set dresser
Sound Department
David Beadle
dialogue editor
Steve Bowerman
boom operator
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
foley editor
Carmen Flores De Tanis
assistant sound editor
Jessica Gallavan
supervising adr editor
John Haeny
sound effects editor
Doug Hemphill
sound re-recording mixer
J. Paul Huntsman
supervising sound editor
Chris Jargo
adr editor
Chris Jenkins
sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Klein
foley editor
Gary Lewis
dialogue editor
David MacMillan
sound mixer
Myron Nettinga
sound effects editor
Kevin E. Patterson
cable person
Jennifer Portman
assistant sound editor
Jeff Rosen
foley editor
Carolann Sanchez-Shapiro
assistant sound editor
Adam Sawelson
dialogue editor
Matt Sawelson
dialogue editor
Mark Smith
sound re-recording mixer
Special Effects
Ken Estes
special effects
Steve Wolf
additional special effects
Stunts
Andy Armstrong
stunts, stunt coordinator
Keith Campbell
stunt double: Tom Cruise, stunts
Dennis Fitzgerald
stunts
Chuck Jeffreys
stunts
Raliegh Wilson
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Brian W. Armstrong
first assistant camera
David Brink
camera loader
Chuck Brown
dolly grip
Robert Bruce
electrician
David L. Butler
aerial camera operator
Tom Clark
electrician
Andy Day
assistant chief lighting technician
François Duhamel
still photographer
Morris Flam
chief lighting technician
Steve Jackman
aerial first assistant camera
Sunny Johnson
rigging grip
Robin P. Knight
first company grip
Bobby Mancuso
second assistant camera
Lee McLemore
grip
Paul Murphey
video assistant
Pete Romano
underwater photographer
Riko Schatke
second company grip
Doug Schwartz
Steadicam assistant
Steve Spallone
electrician
Mark Van Loon
Steadicam operator, camera operator
John Velez
rigging electrician
Tommy D. Walker
grip
Darryl Wilson
electrician
Michael DiIeso
grip
Tim Driscoll
grip
William M. Weberg
grip
Paul Wilkowsky
grip
Casting Department
Kim Davis-Wagner
extras casting: Grand Cayman Islands
Jo Doster
location casting consultant
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Amy Taksen
casting assistant
Debra Zane
casting associate
Jason White
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robin Borman
wardrobe
Bruce Ericksen
costume supervisor
Rachel Heilpern
assistant wardrobe
Marjorie McCown
assistant costume designer
David Page
costumer: Mr. Cruise
Luke Reichle
costumer
Editorial Department
Joyce Arrastia
assistant editor
Randy Bricker
apprentice editor
Phil Hetos
color timer
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
Karl F. Steinkamp
assistant editor
Robert W. Steinkamp
apprentice editor
Michael T. Wilson
assistant editor
Todd Fulkerson
apprentice editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Music Department
Donald Murray
music recordist
Joel Sill
music consultant
Ted Whitfield
music editor
John Anderson
musician: oboe
Transportation Department
Richard A. Davis
transportation captain
A. McRae Hilliard
transportation assistant
Jerry Jackson
transportation coordinator
Vicki Lybrand
transportation dispatcher
Dennis Milliken
picture car coordinator
Other Crew
David L. Abell
piano consultant
Stephanie Antosca
location assistant: Washington D.C.
Jennifer Blair
production assistant
Robin Borman
set supervisor
Brooke Brooks
assistant: Mr. Davis
Lauren Buckley
assistant: Mr. Hausman
Debbie Charboneau
assistant production coordinator
Marjorie Chodorov
accounting assistant
Cathleen Clarke
assistant production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Drew Clarke
craft service
Ed Connelly
pilot: aerial photography plane, Grand Cayman Islands
John 'JR' Craigmile
payroll accountant
Eric Davidson
location manager: Boston
Matilda de Cagny
animal trainer
Michael Dellheim
location manager
Michael Dick
location manager: Boston
Michael Doven
assistant: Mr. Cruise
Jenny R. Evans
assistant: Mr. Hausman
Brian Grisham
production assistant
Derek E. Johansen
production assistant
J. David Jones
helicopter pilot
Carol King
assistant: Mr. Doran
Lisa Knudson
assistant production accountant
Tom Ladwig
production assistant
Larry Leggett
police coordinator
Elton MacPherson
production accountant
Wende Martin
assistant craft service
Leo McDaniel
production assistant
John Monsour
computer engineer
Phill Norman
title designer
Donna Ostroff
assistant: Mr. Pollack
Randy Ostrow
location manager: Grand Cayman Islands
Peggy Pridemore
location manager: Washington D.C.
Anne Rapp
script supervisor
Darin Rivetti
production assistant
John R. Saunders
production assistant
Nanette Siegert
production coordinator
Doug Sims
production assistant
Ian Stone
assistant location manager: Grand Cayman Islands
Lauren Beth Strogoff
publicist
Daniel Strol
location manager: Grand Cayman Islands
Mike Thompson
assistant: Mr. Rudin
Samuel O. Velasco
production assistant
Jeanine Wilson
assistant production accountant
Alonzo Woods
location coordinator
Frank D. Woodward
caterer
Charley Armstrong
location scout
Gerry Robert Byrne
aerial coordinator
Dennis Fitzgerald
stand-in: Tom Cruise
Billy A. Fox
location manager: second unit
Martin Garner
computer crew
Willis Baxter Johnson
production assistant
Robert Lamkin
caterer
Tom McCrory
stand-in: Gary Busey
Carl Merritt
production assistant
Brandon Ramos
production assistant
Thanks
Anthony Pellicano
special thanks
Ruth Pomerance
special thanks
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Argentina Video Home
CIC-Taft Home Video
Lucernafilm - Alfa
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures
Special Effects
Pacific Title
Wolf Stuntworks
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Miscellaneous
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
GRP Records
soundtrack released by
MCA Records
soundtrack released by
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
Stars Catering Inc.
catering
Todd-AOGlen Glenn Studios
sound re-recording
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Works of John Grisham
A Time to Kill (1996)
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Mickey (2004)
Runaway Jury (2003)
The Chamber (1996)
The Client (1994)
The Firm
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
The Rainmaker (1997)
Films directed by Sydney Pollack
Absence of Malice (1981)
Bobby Deerfield (1977)
Castle Keep (1969)
Havana (1990)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Out of Africa (1985)
Random Hearts (1999)
Sabrina (1995)
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005)
The Electric Horseman (1979)
The Firm
The Interpreter (2005)
The Scalphunters (1968)
The Slender Thread (1965)
The Way We Were (1973)
The Yakuza (1974)
This Property Is Condemned (1966)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Tootsie (1982)
