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1 Who was the first person to suggest him or herself as jury foreperson?
Answer: 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.
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2 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?
Answer: 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.
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3 After Nick got his jury summons he went to a voodoo shop. He was there to buy a candle. Which candle did he buy?
Answer: 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."
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4 Why was Herman Grimes voted jury foreperson?
Answer: 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.
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5 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?
Answer: a disgruntled former employee of his company

Unfortunately, in this shoot out, eleven were killed and nine were wounded.
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6 Which female juror was ogled by some of the male jurors?
Answer: 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.
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7 This attack prompts Celeste Wood to charge the gun company and take them to court. Who plays her lawyer, Wendall Rohr?
Answer: 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.
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8 What did the t-shirt say of the man who went crazy in the courtroom?
Answer: 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."
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9 What did Lonnie Shaver do for a living?
Answer: 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.
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10 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?
Answer: Hackman

Gene Hackman has also starred in: "Welcome to Mooseport", "Behind Enemy Lines", and "The Royal Tenenbaums". "Runaway Jury" was made in 2003.
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11 Each side has jury consultants. Wendal's jury consultant did not want him to accept one particular juror but he did anyways. Which juror was this?
Answer: 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.
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12 What did the jury do to honour Nicholas Easter's dead friend?
Answer: 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".
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13 What juror number was Nick?
Answer: 9

When he came home he expessed joy when he told Marley that he was juror number 9.
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14 What is the name of the son of the man killed in the beginning of the movie?
Answer: Henry

It was just after Henry's fifth birthday when his dad was killed.
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15 Which female juror flirted with Nicholas Easter?
Answer: 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.
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16 What did Nick rub on his eyes while he was in the bathroom?
Answer: carmex

He wanted his eyes to be bloodshot so he would look like he was suffering from a hangover.
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17 What excuse did Nicholas Easter use to attempt to get off the jury?
Answer: 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.
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18 What did Ricki overdose on when she tried to commit suicide?
Answer: sleeping pills

She was having an affair and she was afraid her husband would find out.
Question Reference: Quiz: Don't Run From the "Runaway Jury".
19 Which jurors were blackmailed by Fitch's people?
Answer: 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.
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20 Who directed this suspenseful movie?
Answer: 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".
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21 Why did the jury end up being sequestered?
Answer: 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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22 Who played Herman Grimes, the blind juror?
Answer: Gerry Bamman

Gerry also starred in: "Superstar", "The Bodyguard", and "Great Expectations". He was born September 18th, 1941, in Independence, Kansas.
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23 What is Marley's real last name?
Answer: Brandt

You hear her real name from the college professor.
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24 What type of phone does Fitch communicate on?
Answer: Nextel

He two ways quite frequently with his men and he also gets phone calls from Marley on it.
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25 What amount of money did Fitch try to pursuade Marley to accept when they were on the bus?
Answer: 500 thousand dollars

She in turn replies that she would not drop off his dry cleaning for that amount.
Question Reference: Quiz: Don't Run From the "Runaway Jury".
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