Criminal Law Page #2

Synopsis: A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he agrees to again defend him... much to the consternation of his friends. However, he explains that by being his attorney he will be better able to catch the man in a mistake... and on this the rest of the film develops, with the killer playing a cat and mouse game with the attorney until, at last, they both must recognize that they are not all that different.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Director(s): Martin Campbell
Production: HBO Video
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
R
Year:
1988
117 min
503 Views


I couldn't deal with all the

rules, all the technicalities.

But you really do love it, don't you?

Well, it beats lifting heavy objects.

Nice going.

We did it, by God, we did it.

That is, you did it.

It helps to have an intelligent client.

You handled it very well.

You had a strong case.

Well, that's the kind that counts.

Thank you, Mr. Chase.

I'm very grateful.

My pleasure.

Thank you, Ben.

Okay.

How does it feel to have

somebody say that to you?

Average. It happens

all the time.

Good morning, Isabel.

Did you behave yourself last night?

No, I did not.

I was as drunk as a skunk.

Me, too.

Way to go, kid.

Good morning, Isabel.

Another one.

I don't have anything for you yet.

The case of the bagel bandit.

Alleged bagel bandit, Claudia.

Now this thing is over,

I want to tell you again

how much help you were.

So, now's a good time to hit

you up about a pro bono case?

Shoot.

The defendant's name's Potter.

The charge is assault with a deadly weapon.

He has a record, but he says

this was a fair fight.

The other guy claims Potter attacked him.

Go to it.

It may take a fair bit of my time.

And I want full responsibility.

Heh, you want to try the real thing?

It'll blow your love life all to hell.

You should know.

Full responsibility doesn't

mean I don't want any advice.

Crime, according to an independent survey

commissioned by US law enforcement

agencies, is on the upswing.

Statistics, compiled by

a group of criminologists

from several American universities,

show that crimes of violence

have almost doubled in number

in the past five years.

Law enforcers have been calling both

at the local and national level

for more personnel and more

sophisticated weapons.

On the local crime blotter, police

authorities issued a warning today

to women in the Westfield area

where a brutal murder occurred last night.

A spokesman said indications

of a possible serial killer

included the probability

that the victim was raped,

mutilation of the body, and

an additional bizarre touch.

She had been gagged

with a disposable diaper.

Now this...

The human eye focuses faster.

With Minolta Maxxum you even get

unexpected shots that would have...

have no leads yet in last night's murder

of 29-year-old Phylis Gilder

in Westfield.

Certain aspects of the case, however,

suggest that a serial killer may be at work.

And police tonight issued a warning

to women in the neighborhood...

AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

Doctors from several states

have petitioned the Surgeon General's office

to release fact sheets...

Mr. Fischer?

Right.

I'm Ben Chase.

Right.

You play hard.

Right.

I've admired your work for a long time.

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Mark Kasdan

Mark Kasdan is an American screenwriter and film producer known for such films as Criminal Law, Silverado and Dreamcatcher. more…

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