The Client
Brief Synopsis
A young boy witnesses the suicide of a lawyer whose client is in the mob, and a female attorney tries to protect him.
Cast & Crew
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Joel Schumacher
Director
Susan Sarandon
Tom Lee Jones
Brad Renfro
Mary-louise Parker
William H. Macy
Film Details
Also Known As
Client, Klienten
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Memphis, Tennessee, USA; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 4m
Synopsis
A young boy witnesses the suicide of a lawyer whose client is in the mob, and a female attorney tries to protect him.
Director
Joel Schumacher
Director
Cast
Susan Sarandon
Tom Lee Jones
Brad Renfro
Mary-louise Parker
William H. Macy
Anthony Edwards
Bradley Whitford
Thomas Fink
Clay Lacy
Anthony C Hall
Yvonne Sanders
Michael Sanders
Mary Mccusker
Micole Mercurio
Tommy Cresswell
Ruby Wilson
Michael Detroit
Tom Kagy
Dan Castellaneta
Anthony Heald
Mark Cabus
Stephanie Weaver
Ronnie Landry
Andy Stahl
William Richert
Mimmye Goode
Robert Hatchett
William Sanderson
Ossie Davis
Todd Demers
Darrel D Johnson
Rebecca Jernigan
Will Zahrn
Jeffrey Ford
David Speck
Nat Robinson
Joe Kent
Will Patton
Gerry Loew
Robert H Williams
Jesse L Dunlap
Christopher Gray
Kimberly Scott
John Mason
Angelo R Sales
Amy Hathaway
Kim Coates
Linn Beck Sitler
Norm Woodel
John Diehl
Robbie Billings
Karen Walker
Mark Pyles
Ashtyn Tyler
Connye Florance
Steven Husch
Lead Person
George Klein
Bettina Rose
J.t. Walsh
Sandra Bray
Macon Mccalman
Anthony Lapaglia
Ron Dean
John Fink
Alex Coleman
Walter Olkewicz
Jo Harvey Allen
Joey Hadley
Crew
Mary Arnold
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mae Boren Axton
Song
Benjamin Ballard
Production Assistant
Paul Barbarin
Song
Shauna Beal
Assistant
Yudi Bennett
Assistant Director
Cydney Bernard
Production Supervisor
Jennifer Blair
Other
Richard L Blankenship
Construction Coordinator
Lisa Joi Bloch
Production Assistant
Kim Bonham
Animal Wrangler
Cameron Brown
Apprentice
Robert Brown
Editor
Charles L Campbell
Sound Editor
Larry Carow
Sound Editor
Edward Cass
Production Assistant
Bobby Jo Cawley
Transportation Coordinator
James S Cawley
Stunts
Drew Clarke
Craft Service
Mike Cody
Technical Advisor
Michael J Cohen
Assistant Camera Operator
Joseph T Conway
On-Set Dresser
Mark Deallessandro
Stunts
Jo Doster
Local Casting
David Dunlap
Camera Operator
Tommy Durden
Song
Jerry Edemann
Assistant Sound Editor
Lou Edemann
Sound Editor
Scott Elias
Location Manager
James C. Feng
Assistant Art Director
William Joe Ferguson
Other
Guy Ferland
Associate Producer
Ingrid Ferrin
Costume Designer
Mali Finn
Casting
Glory Fioramonti
Stunt Coordinator
Glory Fioramonti
Stunts
Larry Fioritto
Special Effects Coordinator
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
Bart Flaherty
Dolly Grip
Tim Flattery
Visual Effects
William Floyd
Assistant Camera Operator
David Craig Forrest
Makeup Artist
Nicole Furia
Production Accountant
Barbara Gaddy-edrington
Animal Wrangler
Joseph E Gallagher
Assistant Camera Operator
Lenny Geschke
Sound Editor
Robert Getchell
Screenplay
Thomas Gilbert
On-Set Dresser
Akiva Goldsman
Screenplay
Phil Goldstein
Other
Bob Gorelick
Steadicam Operator
John Grisham
Source Material (From Novel)
John Grisham
Source Material
Gloria B Hancock
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Jeff Hand
Assistant Camera Operator
W. C. Handy
Song
Sean Herlihy
Assistant Camera Operator
Julia Hickman
Art Department Coordinator
Gavin Hitt
Assistant
Petur Hliddal
Sound Mixer
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Evelyn Hokanson
Adr Mixer
Brenda Holder
Other
Nancy Hopton
Script Supervisor
Andrea Horta
Adr Editor
Sean Hubbert
Assistant Editor
Rachel Hudgins
Assistant
D Blake Huff
Foreman
Al Jacques
Other
Joe Janusek
Key Grip
Adam Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nils C Jensen
Sound Editor
P. Michael Johnston
Art Director
Stephen Johnstone
Lighting
Robert Kaiser
Color Timer
Mark Kazanoff
Song
Henry Kingi
Stunts
Gary Kover
Camera Operator
Pamela Sue Kuri
Assistant Director
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Laura L Lawson
Other
Chet Leonard
Other
Michael E Listorti
Dolly Grip
Angie Luckey
Assistant Sound Editor
Jim Makiej
Music
Don Malouf
Sound Editor
Brian D Manis
Production Assistant
Larry Markart
Video Assist/Playback
Alan Martin
Set Costumer
Wes Mattox
Special Effects
Jill Maxcy
Production Assistant
John R Mcaleer
Assistant Camera Operator
Stan Mcclain
Aerial Director Of Photography
Anne Mcculley
Set Decorator
Mary Mccusker
Advisor
Patrick Mcdill
Assistant
Mary Mclaglen
Unit Production Manager
Mary Mclaglen
Coproducer
Bill Mclaren
Transportation Co-Captain
Anna Mewbourne
Assistant Location Manager
Rhona Meyers
Assistant Costume Designer
Lydia Milars
Makeup Artist
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Joe Montelongo
Special Makeup Effects
Belita Moreno
Advisor
Kyle Morgan
Stunts
Lori Lynn Moss
Stunts
Gary Mundheim
Sound Editor
Patrick Murray
Lighting Technician
Chuck Neely
Sound Editor
Mel Neiman
Other
Kris Nielsen
Production Coordinator
Brian Osmond
Assistant Camera Operator
Rita Parillo
Hair Stylist
Stanley Pasay
Other
Tony Pierce-roberts
Dp/Cinematographer
Tony Pierce-roberts
Director Of Photography
Elvis Presley
Song
Andrea Rapke
Production Assistant
Leroy Reed
Transportation Captain
Leroy Reed
Stunts
Patty Reid
Assistant
Steven Reuther
Producer
John Richards
Other
Marie-ange Ripka
Hair Stylist
John Roesch
Foley
Pattye Rogers
Assistant Editor
Rod Rogers
Adr
Bettina Rose
Assistant
Bruno Rubeo
Production Designer
Mayes C. Rubeo
Costume Supervisor
Katherine Ruppe
Assistant Camera Operator
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Howard Shore
Music
Howard Shore
Music Arranger
Howard Shore
Music Conductor
Daniel Silverberg
Assistant Director
Larry Singer
Adr Supervisor
Mark Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard C Smock
Rigging Gaffer
Joanie Spates
Assistant Production Accountant
Susan Thomas
Craft Service
Demmie Todd
Photography
David Touster
Property Master
James F. Truesdale
Assistant Art Director
Christina Tucker
Adr Mixer
Steve Tyrell
Song
Steve Tyrell
Song Performer
Chris Ubick
Assistant Property Master
Robert Wagner
Dp/Cinematographer
Robert Wagner
Director Of Photography
Stephanie Waldron
Other
David Weathers
On-Set Dresser
Randy Westgate
Special Makeup Effects
Michael Zansky
Scenic Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
Client, Klienten
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Memphis, Tennessee, USA; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 4m
Award Nominations
Best Actress
1994
Susan Sarandon
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 20, 1994
Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Deauville Film Festival September 2-11, 1994.)
Nominated for the 1994 British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Actress (Susan Sarandon).
Released in United States on Video June 27, 1995
Released in United States September 1994
Released in United States Summer July 20, 1994
Shown at Deauville Film Festival September 2-11, 1994.
Rights to Grisham's novel were purchased for a reported $2.5 million dollars.
Began shooting July 6, 1993.
Completed shooting September 27, 1993.
Released in United States on Video June 27, 1995
