The Pelican Brief
Brief Synopsis
A law student stumbles on evidence behind the assassination of two Supreme Court justices.
Cast & Crew
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Alan J. Pakula
Director
Julia Roberts
Denzel Washington
Sam Shepard
John Heard
Stanley Tucci
Film Details
Also Known As
Pelican Brief, Pelikanfallet, informe pelícano, El
MPAA Rating
Genre
Suspense/Mystery
Action
Adaptation
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1993
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Montecito, California, USA; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Washington, DC, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 20m
Synopsis
A young female law student endangers her own life while solving one of the most significant crimes in history.
Director
Alan J. Pakula
Director
Cast
Julia Roberts
Denzel Washington
Sam Shepard
John Heard
Stanley Tucci
John Lithgow
Tom Quinn
Terrence P Currier
Joe Chrest
Kim Peter Novac
Robert Pavlovich
Karle Warren
Edwin Newman
Himself
Richard Bauer
M Figueras
Performer
Liza Sweeney Coleman
Tony Goldwyn
Daniel Kamin
Doug Coleman
Kevin Geer
James Earl Reed
Ralph Cosham
Cynthia Nixon
Hume Cronyn
Karen Bralove
Ed Johnson
Anthony Heald
Fran Dorn
Helen Carey
Alan Wade
Magee Hickey
Herself
Kim Kettle
Stanley Anderson
Gene Babb
Cynthia Hood
Shanna Connell
Teagle F. Bougere
Kyle D Duvall
Michelle O'neill
Scott Jefferson
Dick Stilwell
Michael Port
Carl Palmer
Sonny Jim Gaines
John Finn
Peter Carlin
Jurian Hughes
Norman Aronovic
William Atherton
Robert Culp
Saundra Quarterman
Paul Morella
Carol Sutton
Carey Varner
James Sikking
Jewell Robinson
Beverly Brigham
Nicholas Woodeson
Casey Biggs
Constance Yelverton
Mark Thomas Mclaughlin
Jake Weber
Howard Shalwitz
Christopher Murray
Carrie Boren
Kyle Prue
Ellie K Wang
Harold J. Surratt
Crew
Edward Allen
Accounting Assistant
Lynn August
Song Performer
Lynn August
Song
Johann Sebastian Bach
Music
Eric Bart
Other
Trey Batchelor
Assistant Director
David Bernstein
Office Assistant
Jason Berry
Production
Richard Birnbaum
Production
Richard L Blackwell
Stunts
Ron Bochar
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Bochar
Sound Editor
Harry Peck Bolles
Assistant Editor
Jamie Boscardin-martin
Assistant
Shawn Boyachek
Production
Sondra Dee Boyachek
Production Supervisor
Bill Bradford
Construction Coordinator
Conrad V Brink
Special Effects
Pieter Jan Brugge
Producer
Colin Campbell
Lighting Technician
William A Campbell
Costumes
Patrick Catania
Song
Washington National Cathedral
Special Thanks To
Michael Cerrone
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Agnès Challe-grandits
Assistant Editor
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Jerome Chen
Animator
Ted Churchill
Steadicam Operator
Doug Coleman
Stunt Coordinator
John S Cook
Assistant Editor
Nick Corbett
Production
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Celia D. Costas
Unit Production Manager
Francois Couperin
Music
Don Covay
Song
Kelly Curley
Art Department Coordinator
Mike Darby
Song
Jennifer Davidoff
Assistant Editor
Don Davis
Original Music
Joey Delpo
Office Assistant
Rick Dior
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Walter Donaldson
Song
Thomas Drescher
Music Editor
Dianne Dreyer
Script Supervisor
Allen Edwards
Animator
David Efron
Stunts
Tutt Esquerre
Assistant
Mark Fabert
Foreman
Roy Farfel
Stunts
Armando Fente
Assistant Editor
Harriet Fidlow
Adr Editor
Chris Fielder
Assistant Sound Editor
Gary Romolo Fiorelli
Office Assistant
Lisa Fischer
Set Decorator
Aretha Franklin
Song Performer
Joan Franklin
Adr
Bonnie Friedman
Production
James W Gavin
Helicopter Pilot
Vincent Gerardo
Assistant Camera Operator
William Gerardo
Assistant Camera Operator
Greg Ginn
Song
Greg Ginn
Song Performer
Stephen Goldblatt
Director Of Photography
Stephen Goldblatt
Other
Adam Goodman
Office Assistant
Alixe Gordon
Casting
Danny Gould
Song
Frank Graziadei
Video Assist/Playback
John Grisham
Source Material (From Novel)
Robert Guerra
Art Director
Tabby Hanson
Stunts
Bill Heald
Other
Jerry Henery
Foreman
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Patricia Doherty Hess
Unit Manager Assistant
Vicki Hiatt
Editor
Magee Hickey
Other
Mike Higelmire
Other
Benita Hofstetter
Casting
Clarence Hollimon
Song Performer
Clarence Hollimon
Song
James Horner
Music
James Horner
Music Conductor
Chris Houghton
Assistant Sound Editor
Heather Hughes
Assistant Editor
Earl R Hurst
Transportation Captain
Kelly Irvine
Assistant Editor
Sallie Jones
Other
Robert Kaiser
Color Timer
Michael Karp
Song
Monroe Kelly
Set Designer
Frank Kern
Foley Editor
Michael R Kern
Accounting Assistant
Ramsey King
Casting
Peter Kohn
Assistant Director
Annette Kudrak
Adr
Rick Landry
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Donald Laventhal
Associate Producer
Edith Leblanc
Assistant Production Coordinator
Foongy Lee
Location Manager
Lynda Lemon
Visual Effects Supervisor
Irene Lentz
Song Performer
Marty Levenstein
Editor
Monica Levinson
Other
Stuart Levy
Foley Editor
Sam Lewis
Song
Carl Sonny Leyland
Song
Carl Sonny Leyland
Song Performer
Julie Lindner
Assistant Sound Editor
Ian Lithgow
Office Assistant
Carlane Passman Little
Costume Supervisor
George L. Little
Costume Supervisor
Marissa Littlefield
Dialogue Editor
Patricia Serafina Madiedo
Production Coordinator
Lisa Mantoux
Production
John Marston
Assistant Editor
Neal Martz
Makeup
William S Maxwell
Other
Anne Mccabe
Music
Michael J Mccombe
Other
John Mcsweeney
Office Assistant
George Merkert
Visual Effects
Bob Mills
Makeup Artist
Dick Mingalone
Camera Operator
Sheila Moloney
Assistant Editor
Ben Morahan
Assistant Art Director
John Morris
Song
Sean Murphy
Music
Evelyn Navarro
Production
John Nelson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Rene Netto
Song Performer
Edwin Newman
Other
David Nowell
Camera
Anne O'brien
Assistant Editor
Mick O'rourke
Stunts
Kerry Orent
Post-Production Supervisor
Michele Ortlip
Casting Associate
Alan J. Pakula
Screenplay
Alan J. Pakula
Producer
Eliza Paley
Foley Editor
Sharon Parbs
Other
Thomas Pasatieri
Original Music
George Patsos
Key Grip
William Patsos
Dolly Grip
Eric Peterson
Camera
Rod Piazza
Song
Rod Piazza
Song Performer
Suzanne Pillsbury
Assistant Editor
James H Pollard
Dolly Grip
Kaye Pownall
Hair Stylist
Michael Proscia
Assistant Director
Bruce Pross
Foley
Willie Radcliff
Craft Service
H. W. Ragas
Song
Joe E. Rand
Music
Thomas W Rebber
Transportation Captain
Ken Regan
Photography
Nicholas Renbeck
Assistant Sound Editor
Richard Reseigne
Construction Coordinator
Olimpia Rinaldi
Art Department Coordinator
Scott Andrew Robertson
Set Production Assistant
Tom Rolf
Editor
Fred Rosenberg
Sound Editor
Philip Rosenberg
Production Designer
Bo Ross
Assistant
John Rusk
Assistant Director
James Sabat
Sound Mixer
Louis Sabat
Boom Operator
Michael Saccio
Assistant Property Master
Thomas Saccio
Property Master
Irene Sage
Song
Siv Sandstrom
Art Department Coordinator
Wally Schaab
Visual Effects
Diane Schaub
Adr Editor
Frank Scheidbach
Lighting
John A Scott
Other
Edna M Sheen
Makeup Artist
Alison Sherman
Production Coordinator
Elizabeth Sherry
Assistant Editor
Trudy Ship
Editor
John Brook Shoemaker
Rigging Gaffer
Lelie Silvey
Production
Rick Simpson
Set Decorator
Kimberly Skyrme
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Rik Slave
Song
Catherine Solt
Assistant
Marc St James
Song
Lauren Stevenson
Production
Sarah Stollman
Set Designer
Cheryl A Stone
Production Accountant
Donna Swope-wieters
Other
Dick Tice
Assistant Property Master
Andi Kasen Van Kirk
Assistant Editor
Francisca Vega-buck
Costumes
Steve Visscher
Foley Editor
Magdaline Volaitis
Dialogue Editor
Ken Walker
Hair Stylist
Michael Wallace
Location Manager
Deborah Wallach
Adr Supervisor
Robb Ward
Foreman
Film Details
Also Known As
Pelican Brief, Pelikanfallet, informe pelícano, El
MPAA Rating
Genre
Suspense/Mystery
Action
Adaptation
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1993
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Montecito, California, USA; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Washington, DC, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 20m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 17, 1993
Released in United States on Video June 15, 1994
Rights to Grisham's novel were purchased for a reported $1.3 million dollars.
Some additional photography took place in Montecito, California during late November 1993, after the wrap of principal photography.
Completed shooting September 20, 1993.
Began shooting May 22, 1993.
Edited on the Lightworks non-linear system.
"The Pelican Brief" was published March 1992 by Doubleday.
Released in United States Winter December 17, 1993
Released in United States on Video June 15, 1994
