THE FIRM

Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ed Harris,

Holly Hunter, Hal Holbrook, David Straithairn

Paramount Pictures; Directed by Sydney Pollack

Rated R; 153 minutes; 1993

Recent Harvard graduate Mitch McDeer (Tom Cruise) joins a prestigious law firm in Memphis in this thriller based on the best-selling suspense novel by John Grisham. Unbeknownst to Mitch and his wife Abby (Jeanne Tripplehorn), the firm is run by the Mafia and under FBI investigation.

REVIEWS

"Two thumbs up!"

— SISKEL & EBERT

"A real thriller! Great cast, great story, great suspense!"

— Joel Siegel, GOOD MORNING AMERICA

"Exciting, well-acted and smartly written."

— David Denby, NEW YORK MAGAZINE

"A smashing team of actors. Classy and clever."

— David Ansen, NEWSWEEK