Director Paul Verhoeven wanted composer Basil Poledouris to create the score for this movie after hearing his music for Conan the Destroyer (1984). They cooperated again on RoboCop (1987) and Starship Troopers (1997).
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Charlie Sheen was considered for the part of Mitch McDeere.
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Gene Hackman previously appeared in Narrow Margin (1990) with James Sikking, who played F. Denton Voyles in The Pelican Brief (1993).
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Tom Cruise's character has a brother named Raymond. This was also the case in Rain Man (1988).
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This film still has the longest running time of all of the John Grisham film adaptations at 2 hours and 34 minutes. The second closest is "A Time To Kill" at 2 hours 29 minutes, followed by "The Pelican Brief" at 2 hours 21 minutes, "The Rainmaker" at 2 hours 15 minutes, "Runaway Jury" at 2 hours 7 minutes, and "The Client" at 2 hours 1 minute. "The Chamber" is the shortest adaptation by in large at 1 hour 53 minutes.
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The priest at the funeral is Father Bill Parham, a real Memphis priest.
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Took only 23 days to make $100 million in the U.S.
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One of director Sydney Pollack's original intentions was to have Mitch McDeere have an affair with Avery Tolar. The character was to be changed into a woman and to be played by Meryl Streep.
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Jeff Bridges and James Whitmore were originally announced when casting began.
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Tom Cruise starred in A Few Good Men (1992). Gene Hackman turned down the role of Col. Nathan Jessep because he was filming Unforgiven (1992).
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Gene Hackman and Ed Harris would later act in Absolute Power (1997).
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Tom Cruise originally wanted to star and direct.
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The film was one of two adaptations from a John Grisham novel released in 1993, the other being The Pelican Brief (1993).
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Steven Hill's role as FBI Director Denton Voyles in this film isn't all that different than the character of Adam Schiff as New York's District Attorney on Law & Order. His mannerisms and demeanor is practically the same except he has more power since he is the FBI director.
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Robin Wright turned down the part later taken by Jeanne Tripplehorn.
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Potential directors included Lili Fini Zanuck and Kevin Reynolds, whose $3 million fee was deemed to be too high.
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Gene Hackman's contract called for his name to come before the title in all promotional materials. Tom Cruise's contract called for his name, and his name only, to come before the title in all promotional materials. Hackman opted to leave his name off all promotional materials, making his presence a surprise to most audiences. In the film, Hackman's name comes after Cruise's and before the title.
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Sydney Pollack: The voice of the prison warden on the phone informing Special Agent Terrance (Ed Harris) that a prison guard sent an unauthorized fax regarding Mitch McDeere's (Tom Cruise) brother Ray (David Strathairn).
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During the scene where Cruise is in the sky tram, you can see the reflection of the helicopter filming the scene in the window of the tram.
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Jason Patric turned down the role of Mitch, in a film that went on to become the third highest grossing film of 1993.
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Firm - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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