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St. Catherine. This was not the candle that he originally was going to buy. Marley was in the store with him and she pursuaded him to buy the St. Catherine because she was the saint of "unmarried women and jurors."
guns kill. He was an anti-gun activist who wanted on the jury and when he was denied he went nuts. A quote from him was "this nation is trying to kill itself and you want to give them the weapons to do it."
Lonnie. Lonnie Shaver was a grocer and the jury consultant knew by his body language that he would be unsympathetic to their side. By the end of the movie he was right, as Shaver and Herrara were the two to vote against.
9. When he came home he expessed joy when he told Marley that he was juror number 9.
Henry. It was just after Henry's fifth birthday when his dad was killed.
carmex. He wanted his eyes to be bloodshot so he would look like he was suffering from a hangover.
sleeping pills. She was having an affair and she was afraid her husband would find out.
Brandt. You hear her real name from the college professor.
Nextel. He two ways quite frequently with his men and he also gets phone calls from Marley on it.
500 thousand dollars. She in turn replies that she would not drop off his dry cleaning for that amount.
Jeffrey Kurr. Nick Easter was the alias he was using for the trial.
| The movie opens showing a happy family, where Celeste Wood and her husband are celebrating their son's birthday. What is their son's name? | Runaway Jury
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Henry. Henry was played by Jack Massey, Jacob (husband) by Dylan McDermott, and Celeste by Joanna Going. Dylan McDermott also starred in "Where Sleeping Dogs Lie" in 1992 and co-starred on "The Practice" from 1997 to 2003.
| As Jacob walks into his office, everyone greets him warmly and is happy to see him. He begins talking to a secretary inside his office, when gunfire erupts outside. It shows Jacob being shot, and we later discover he has died. Who is the shooter? | Runaway Jury
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a disgruntled former employee of his company. Unfortunately, in this shoot out, eleven were killed and nine were wounded.
| This attack prompts Celeste Wood to charge the gun company and take them to court. Who plays her lawyer, Wendall Rohr? | Runaway Jury
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Dustin Hoffman . Wendall Rohr is a good-hearted lawyer who is truly in the business to help people like Celeste. However, Fitch, the other lawyer, is obsessed with winning the cases, whatever the price.
| Rankin Fitch, the other lawyer, puts together a team for jury selection. They spy on the possible jurors and dig deep into their lives. Who plays Rankin Fitch? | Runaway Jury
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Hackman . Gene Hackman has also starred in: "Welcome to Mooseport", "Behind Enemy Lines", and "The Royal Tenenbaums". "Runaway Jury" was made in 2003.
| John Cusack plays a man named Nicholas Easter, who is anxious to get out of the jury duty he is summoned for. He explains to the judge that he wants to get out of jury duty to compete in the Madden Challenge, which has to do with playing football video games. The judge responds to this by making him juror number _____? | Runaway Jury
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9. During jury selection, Fitch's side was closely monitoring Easter. They saw him as a risk because they had very limited information on him. They ended up accepting him.
| Nicholas Easter is in cohorts with the blackmailer, but the lawyers don't know that. They find out only when one of Fitch's men goes to Gardner, Indiana, to the blackmailer's home to interview the mother and find out how to catch him or her. This man discovers that the blackmailer's sister died in a high school shooting. The town pressed charges against the gun company, exactly like Celeste Wood, but Rankin Fitch won the jury over by using his tactics to select them. What is the blackmailer's sister's name? | Runaway Jury
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Margaret. Marlee's real name was Gabrielle, or Gaby as her mother calls her. In the end, even though Fitch pays the 15 million, Easter and Marlee let the jury vote with their hearts. Celeste Wood wins the case, and is awarded, in total, 111 million dollars! In the movie, this is the first time a jury has voted against a major gun manufacturing company.
Gary Fleder. Other credits to Gary Fleder's name: "Imposter", "Don't Say A Word", "Kiss the Girls", and "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead".
Gerry Bamman . Gerry also starred in: "Superstar", "The Bodyguard", and "Great Expectations". He was born September 18th, 1941, in Independence, Kansas.
Frank Herrera. Frank Herrera (Cliff Curtis) liked to be in charge. He fought in Panama, but upon his return, took a job cleaning swimming pools. Fitch (Gene Hackman) said that he missed his position of authority. He was apparently right. Rikki Coleman (Rhoda Griffis) and Lonnie Shaver (Bill Nunn) suggested themselves after Frank; Nicholas Easter (John Cusack) did not suggest himself at all.
He was the only person who stood up to the judge and seemed to know something about the law.. Nicholas Easter suggested that Herman Grimes be foreman. Everybody seemed to like this idea except for Frank Herrera. However, he ended up voting for Herman too, making it a unanimous vote.
Vanessa Lembeck. Vanessa Lembeck (Jennifer Beals) was one of the most attractive members of the jury. She was tall, thin, and beautiful, making her irresistible to the male jurors. Jerry Hernandez (Luis Guzmán referred to her as a "tall glass of iced tea", though she did not hear him.
Grocery store manager. Fitch sent his people into the grocery business, so they could keep an eye on Lonnie Shaver. Lonnie had three kids to support, so although he didn't love his job, he put up with it. Fitch's people told him they were in the process of acquiring the store, and were thinking of giving him a bigger role in the operation of the store, which pleased him. Frank Herrera was the swimming pool cleaner; Nicholas Easter was the video game store clerk; Phillip Savelle (Jason Davis) was the yoga instructor.
They said the "Pledge of Allegiance".. Nicholas Easter never really had a dead friend, but he wanted to show Fitch and Rohr (Dustin Hoffman), that he could manipulate the jury. People suggested saying a prayer and singing "God Bless America", but both ideas were rejected. Millie Dupree (Rusty Schwimmer) suggested they say the "Pledge of Allegiance" in the courtroom. After Judge Harkin (Bruce McGill) entered and everyone sat back down, the jury remained standing and said the "Pledge of Allegiance".
Lydia Deets. At the voir dire, Lydia Deets and Nicholas Easter were sitting next to each other and she made a flirtatious remark. Marlee (Rachel Weisz) was not on the jury; Rikki Coleman and Millie Dupree were both married.
He needed to compete in the Madden football challenge.. Nicholas Easter was "trying" to get out of the jury. In reality, he wanted on the jury, and used an excuse that was guaranteed to tick off Judge Harkin. The other excuses were suggested by co-workers.
Rikki Coleman, Millie Dupree, Eddie Weese. Rikki Coleman - they discovered she had an abortion as the result of an affair. Millie Dupree - they discovered that her real estate husband has had some shady dealings. Eddie Weese (Guy Torry) - they discovered that he was HIV positive.
As a result of someone breaking into Nicholas Easter's apartment and snooping around.. One of Fitch's people broke into Nicholas Easter's apartment to dig up information on him. However, Nicholas had a hidden security camera that caught the whole thing, and he showed it to the judge. Rikki Coleman's suicide attempt may have been part of the reason, but it was mainly because of what happened at Nicholas Easter's apartment. Stella Hulic (Nora Dunn) was removed from the jury when they discovered her drinking problem and Frank Herrera never talked to the media.
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