"Barkin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sigourney Weaver, Debra Winger, Meryl Streep and Geena Davis were also considered for the part. Kelly McGillis, who just came off ""Top Gun"" (1987) was cast for the bankable prospects of the film. McGillis was initially offered to play Sarah but declined, citing her personal experience. She acknowledged at the time of film's release that she had survived an attack and rape, in 1982. Based on her experience, she took on the role of Murphy. Brad Pitt auditioned for the part of Ken Joyce. Foster viewed the film as a last ditch effort to give her acting"
"a presumption against curricular use in many public schools."" At the 61st Academy Awards, Foster won the award for Best Actress. This was the film's only nomination, thus marking the first occurrence since 1961 (when Sophia Loren won for ""Two Women"") that the winner of the aforementioned category won for a film with a single nomination. In 2006, Foster's performance as Sarah Tobias was ranked #56 on ""Premiere's"" 100 Greatest Film Performances of all-time. The Accused (1988 film) The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, written by Tom Topor and starring Jodie Foster, Kelly"
"Accused"" (1988), was loosely based on this case. It starred Jodie Foster as the woman attacked and Kelly McGillis as an assistant district attorney prosecuting the case. In press coverage related to the film, McGillis acknowledged that she had survived an assault and rape herself. She discussed her long struggle to get over the attack, and wanted to talk about it to help other victims. Foster won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Cheryl Araujo Cheryl Ann Araujo (March 28, 1961 December 14, 1986) was an American rape victim whose case became national news. She was gang-raped in 1983 at"
"Bedford, Massachusetts and the resulting trial which received national coverage. The film explores the themes of classism, misogyny, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), slut shaming, victim blaming and women's empowerment. ""The Accused"" premiered at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear. It was released in limited theatres on October 14, 1988 by Paramount Pictures and was highly controversial upon release, mostly due to its graphic representation of gang rape. The film became a critical and commercial success grossing over $37 million worldwide, against its $6 million budget. Major praise was drawn towards Foster's performance, marking"
"as well as ""Carny"" (1980) and ""Foxes"" (1980). After attending college at Yale, Foster struggled to transition into adult roles until she gained critical acclaim for playing a rape survivor in the legal drama ""The Accused"" (1988), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She won her second Academy Award three years later for the psychological horror ""The Silence of the Lambs"" (1991), in which she portrayed Clarice Starling. Foster made her debut as a film director the same year with ""Little Man Tate"", and founded her own production company, Egg Pictures, in 1992. The company's first"
"Jonathan Kaplan Jonathan Kaplan (born November 25, 1947) is an American film producer and director. His film ""The Accused"" (1988) earned actress Jodie Foster her first Oscar for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. Kaplan received five Emmy nominations for his roles directing and producing ""ER"". Kaplan was born in Paris, France. He is the son of film composer Sol Kaplan and actress Frances Heflin, and the nephew of actor Van Heflin. He is the brother of actresses Nora Heflin and Mady Kaplan. Kaplan lived in Hollywood until 1954, when"
"rape scene, which took five days to complete. Foster was initially unhappy with her performance, and feared that it would end her career. Her fears turned out to be unfounded: ""The Accused"" received positive reviews upon its release, with Foster's performance receiving widespread acclaim and earning her Academy, Golden Globe and National Board of Review awards, as well as a nomination for a BAFTA Award. Foster's first film release after the success of ""The Accused"" was the thriller ""The Silence of the Lambs"" (1991). She portrayed FBI trainee Clarice Starling, who is sent to interview incarcerated serial killer Hannibal Lecter"
"Academy Award nomination in 1993. His final theatrical feature film was ""Brokedown Palace"" (1999). Since the 1990s Kaplan has primarily worked as a television director. Jonathan Kaplan Jonathan Kaplan (born November 25, 1947) is an American film producer and director. His film ""The Accused"" (1988) earned actress Jodie Foster her first Oscar for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. Kaplan received five Emmy nominations for his roles directing and producing ""ER"". Kaplan was born in Paris, France. He is the son of film composer Sol Kaplan and actress Frances Heflin,"
"The film grossed a total of $37.07 million worldwide, against a $6 million budget becoming a major commercial success. ""The Accused"" received positive reviews from critics upon release with major acclaim drawn towards Foster's performance. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 95% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads : ""Simultaneously gut-wrenching and provocative, ""The Accused"" provides with a harrowing and haunting rape drama, layered by an outstanding performance by Jodie Foster"". On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 65 out of 100 indicating"
"the defence barrister. Billy Wilder was signed to direct in April 1956. According to Wilder, when the producers approached Dietrich about the part she accepted on the condition that Wilder direct. Wilder said Dietrich liked ""to play a murderess"" but was ""a little bit embarrassed when playing the love scenes."" Laughton based his performance on Florance Guedella, his own lawyer, an Englishman who was well known for twirling his monocle while cross-examining witnesses. Vivien Leigh and Marlene Dietrich were leading candidates to play Christine Vole. In a flashback showing how Leonard and Christine first meet in a German nightclub, she"
"from acting had ""The Accused"" followed suit. Ultimately, the film's success revitalised her career. Principal photography for ""The Accused"" began on April 22, 1987 and concluded on June 2, 1987. Although set in Washington state, it was filmed in Vancouver, Canada. The gang rape scene was highly controversial at the time of its release, as being the longest, most graphic and boldest representation of the assault in cinematic history. It took five days to complete and the filming was a difficult experience for the cast and crew involved. Everyone felt protective of Foster and worried how traumatic the situation could"
"The Lawyer (film) The Lawyer is a 1970 courtroom drama film loosely based on the Sam Sheppard murder case, in which a physician is charged with killing his wife following a highly publicized and sloppy investigation. The film was directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Barry Newman as the energetic, opportunistic defense attorney Tony Petrocelli and Diana Muldaur as his Ruth Petrocelli. The supporting cast features Robert Colbert and Kathleen Crowley (in her final role). The film is the source of the role Newman reprised in the TV series ""Petrocelli"". Tony Petrocelli is a Harvard-educated attorney of Italian heritage who"
"roles in successful films, such as the Rick Rosenthal-directed – John Carpenter-scripted – ""Halloween II"" (1981) with Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, in which he falls victim to the suburban maniac Michael Myers. Subsequent roles in Jonathan Kaplan's ""Heart Like a Wheel"" (1983) opposite Bonnie Bedelia and Beau Bridges, Tim Hunter's ""River's Edge"" (1986) with Dennis Hopper and Keanu Reeves, and Bob Rafelson's ""Black Widow"" (1987) – also with Hopper, Theresa Russell and Debra Winger – paved the way for a starring role opposite Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis in Kaplan's ""The Accused"" (1988); Rossi delivers a chilling performance"
"Actress for a film with singular nomination, a feat that wouldn't occur again until twenty-seven years later, in 1989, when Jodie Foster won Best Actress for her role in ""The Accused"", the film's only nomination. Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface The most memorable event of the night was when Stan Berman, a New York City cabdriver, awarded Bob Hope a homemade Oscar after he had slipped through security and made his way to the stage. Both Jackie Gleason (in ""The Hustler"") and Judy Garland (in ""Judgment At Nuremberg"") were heavily favored to win the awards for best"
"Presumed Innocent (film) Presumed Innocent is a 1990 American legal drama film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Scott Turow. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, and written by Pakula and Frank Pierson, it stars Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raúl Juliá, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Winfield and Greta Scacchi. The film follows Rusty Sabich (Ford), a prosecutor who is charged with the murder of his colleague and mistress Carolyn Polhemus (Scacchi). Several studios and producers fought to secure the film rights one year before the novel was published. Producers Sydney Pollack and Mark Rosenberg acquired the rights in"
"Hubbards. Maria Doyle Kennedy was a member of the Irish quartet band The Black Velvet Band before she was cast as Commitmentette singer Natalie Murphy. Doyle Kennedy said, ""It was an accident. I didn't go to drama school or anything and I learned on the job. And it's nice to have the chance to pretend to be other people."" Michael Aherne, who plays The Commitments' pianist Steven Clifford, was an employee for the Dublin Corporation and took a three-month leave of absence to make the film. Glen Hansard, the lead singer of The Frames, was cast as Outspan Foster, the"
"Laurie Holden Heather Laurie Holden (born December 17, 1969) is an American-Canadian actress, producer, model, and human rights activist. She is known for her roles as Marita Covarrubias in ""The X-Files"" (1996–2002), Adele Stanton in ""The Majestic"" (2001), Cybil Bennett in ""Silent Hill"" (2006), Amanda Dumfries in ""The Mist"" (2007), Olivia Murray in ""The Shield"" (2008), Andrea in ""The Walking Dead"" (2010–2013) and Renee in ""The Americans"" (2017-2018). Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Holden holds dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. After her parents, actors Glen Corbett and Adrienne Ellis,"
"victim blaming. Before making the film, Foster was having doubts about whether to continue her career and planned on starting graduate studies, but decided to give acting ""one last try"" in ""The Accused"". She had to audition twice for the role and was cast only after several more established actors had turned it down, as the film's producers were wary of her due to her previous failures and because she was still remembered as a ""chubby teenager"". Due to the heavy subject matter, the filming was a difficult experience for all cast and crew involved, especially the shooting of the"
"Catchfire Catchfire is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper and starring Jodie Foster, Hopper, Fred Ward and Vincent Price with cameo appearances by several other notable actors, including Charlie Sheen, Joe Pesci and Catherine Keener. The film was disowned by Hopper before release and he is therefore credited under the pseudonym Alan Smithee. The original screenplay was written by Rachel Kronstadt Mann, then re-written by Ann Louise Bardach, who was hired by Hopper and producer Steven Reuther. During the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, Hopper hired Alex Cox to do another polish while the film"
"as Tally explained, ""[Demme] read my first draft not long after it was finished, and we met, then I was just startled by the speed of things. We met in May 1989 and were shooting in November. I don't remember any big revisions."" Jodie Foster was interested in playing the role of Clarice Starling immediately after reading the novel. However, in spite of the fact that Foster had just won an Academy Award for her performance in the 1988 film ""The Accused"", Demme was not convinced that she was right for the part. Having just collaborated on ""Married to the"
"(as Patrick Murphy), Menasha Skulnik (Isaac Cohen), Anna Appel (Mrs. Cohen), Ann Thomas (Casey), Bill Adams (Father Whelan), Amanda Randolph (maid) and Dolores Gillenas (the Levys' twins). The announcer was Howard Petrie, and Joe Stopak provided the music. The opening theme music was ""My Wild Irish Rose"" by Chauncey Olcott. The basic premise was extensively copied, and Anne Nichols sued one imitator, Universal Pictures, which produced ""The Cohens and Kellys"", a motion picture play about an Irish boy who marries a Jewish girl from feuding families. However, in ""Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp."", the United States Court of Appeals for"
"– ""Mississippi Burning""<br> 3. Dustin Hoffman – ""Rain Man""<br> 3. Max von Sydow – ""Pelle the Conqueror"" (""Pelle erobreren"") 1. Judy Davis – ""High Tide""<br> 2. Jodie Foster – ""The Accused""<br> 3. Carmen Maura – ""Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"" (""Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios"")<br> 3. Melanie Griffith – ""Working Girl""<br> 3. Barbara Hershey – ""A World Apart"" 1. Dean Stockwell – ""Married to the Mob"" and """"<br> 2. Alec Guinness – ""Little Dorrit""<br> 3. Tim Robbins – ""Bull Durham"" 1. Mercedes Ruehl – ""Married to the Mob""<br> 2. Lena Olin – ""The Unbearable"
"Movies & Drinks, wrote, ""Too long and yet too vague, The Lawyer is at least passably entertaining…but someone should have made a motion to strike about 30 minutes of it from the record.""."" The Lawyer (film) The Lawyer is a 1970 courtroom drama film loosely based on the Sam Sheppard murder case, in which a physician is charged with killing his wife following a highly publicized and sloppy investigation. The film was directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Barry Newman as the energetic, opportunistic defense attorney Tony Petrocelli and Diana Muldaur as his Ruth Petrocelli. The supporting cast features Robert"
"Home"" (1988) opposite Mark Harmon. The film upon release was a critical and commercial failure, with film critic Roger Ebert even ""wondering if any movie could possibly be that bad"". Although, years later the film found success in television re-runs and DVD release and is hailed as a cult film. Foster's breakthrough into adult roles came with her performance as a rape survivor in ""The Accused"", a drama based on a real criminal case, which was released in October 1988. The film focuses on the aftermath of a gang rape and its survivor's fight for justice in the face of"
"Catherine Wilkin Catherine Wilkin (born 22 August 1945) is an English actor who has worked in New Zealand and Australia. Wilkin has acted in many Australian television shows, with a mix of guest and multi-episode recurring roles. She played the recurring role lawyer Kate McGrath in ""Cop Shop"" in 1981. Her then-partner, Bill Stalker, was at that time a regular in the series. In 1983 she played Janice Young in ""Prisoner"". Other roles include Paulyne Grey in ""Rafferty's Rules"", Katherine Jensen in ""Embassy"", Sally Downie in ""Blue Heelers"" and Liz Ryan in ""McLeod's Daughters"". Wilkin also starred in the Saddle"
"(played by Marlene Dietrich) hires the best lawyer available (Charles Laughton) because she is convinced, or rather she knows, that her husband is innocent. Another classic courtroom drama is U.S. playwright Reginald Rose's ""Twelve Angry Men"" (1954), which is set in the jury deliberation room of a New York Court of Law. Eleven members of the jury, aiming at a unanimous verdict of ""guilty"", try to get it over with as quickly as possible. And they would really succeed in achieving their common aim if it were not for the eighth juror (played by Henry Fonda in the 1957 movie"
"2013, aged 43. On January 3, 2014, the Los Angeles Department of Coroner concluded that her death was due to an accidental unspecified oral ""multiple drug intoxication"". In June 2014, Kelly's estranged husband filed a lawsuit against the rehabilitation center where she was being treated and subsequently died, claiming negligence. The lawsuit was eventually settled for unspecified terms. Lisa Robin Kelly Lisa Robin Kelly (March 5, 1970 – August 15, 2013) was an American actress. She was best known for her role as Laurie Forman on the TV series ""That '70s Show Kelly was born and raised in Southington, Connecticut."
"own morals by defending an honorable man. Filming took place largely in Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York. The Confession (1999 film) The Confession is a 1999 American drama film directed by David Hugh Jones, starring Ben Kingsley and Alec Baldwin. It is based on the novel by Sol Yurick. After his young son dies from the negligience of medical professionals at a hospital, Harry Fertig (Kingsley) takes matters into his own hands and kills the negligent doctors responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie (Baldwin), looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is assigned Fertig's case."
"in his trailer. ""Complex"" ranked the rape scene from the film #16 on its list of ""The 53 Most Hard-To-Watch Scenes in Movie History"". ""The Accused"" was released in limited theatres in North America on October 14, 1988. Although it was supposed to be released in April, it was deferred to October due to Writers Guild of America's strike. The film premiered at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival in 1989, where it competed for the Golden Bear . In its opening weekend in North America, ""The Accused"" was #1 at the box office, grossing $4.3 million in 796 theaters."
"small company against RealNetworks. The jury found that the patents were invalid and the case was affirmed upon appeal. Young has heard many criminal cases both as a Massachusetts state judge and as a federal judge, including the ""Big Dan"" rape case, the shoe bomber case, and the Boston Strangler case. Young was the trial judge in Massachusetts state court for the highly publicized 'Big Dan' rape case which was the inspiration for the movie ""The Accused"" starring Jodie Foster. Young sentenced Richard Reid, better known as the shoe bomber, to 3 life terms plus 110 years in prison. Young"
"Anne Archer Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1987 film ""Fatal Attraction"". Her other film appearances include ""Paradise Alley"" (1978), ""Patriot Games"" (1992), ""Short Cuts"" (1993), ""Clear and Present Danger"" (1994), and ""Lullaby"" (2014). On stage, she starred as Mrs. Robinson in the West End production of ""The Graduate"" in 2001, and in the title role of ""The Trial of Jane Fonda"" at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Archer was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actors John Archer and Marjorie"
"Ray Milland in ""The Lost Weekend"", William Holden in ""Sunset Boulevard"" and ""Stalag 17"", Gloria Swanson in ""Sunset Boulevard"", Erich von Stroheim in ""Sunset Boulevard"", Nancy Olson in ""Sunset Boulevard"", Robert Strauss in ""Stalag 17"", Audrey Hepburn in ""Sabrina"", Charles Laughton in ""Witness for the Prosecution"", Elsa Lanchester in ""Witness for the Prosecution"", Jack Lemmon in ""Some Like It Hot"" and ""The Apartment"", Jack Kruschen in ""The Apartment"", Shirley MacLaine in ""The Apartment"" and ""Irma la Douce"" and Walter Matthau in ""The Fortune Cookie"". Milland, Holden and Matthau won Oscars for their performances in Wilder films. Wilder mentored Jack Lemmon"
"in Manhattan. Julianna Margulies Julianna Luisa Margulies (; born June 8, 1966) is an American actress and producer. After several small television roles, Margulies achieved wide recognition for her role as Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ""ER"", for which she won an Emmy Award. She also voiced Neera in ""Dinosaur"" (2000) and appeared in the miniseries ""The Mists of Avalon"" (2001). In 2009, she took on the lead role of Alicia Florrick in the American legal drama ""The Good Wife"" on CBS. Her performance on that show has garnered acclaim: she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding"