The Pelican Brief (movie)

The Pelican Brief
Directed byAlan J. Pakula
Screenplay byAlan J. Pakula
Based onThe Pelican Brief
1992 novel
by John Grisham
Produced byAlan J. Pakula
Pieter Jan Brugge
Bryan D. Gilchrist
Starring
CinematographyStephen Goldblatt
Edited by
Music byJames Horner
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 17, 1993 (1993-12-17)
Running time
141 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million[3][4]
Box office$195.3 million[4]

The Pelican Brief is a 1993 American legal thriller movie based on the 1992 novel of the same name by John Grishman. Directed by Alan J. Pakula. The movie is about a law student making a document and showing it to a law professor. Julia Roberts plays Darby Shaw. Denzel Washington plays Gary Grantham.

The movie received mostly mixed reviews from critics. It was released on December 17, 1993.

  1. ↑ Ebert, Roger (December 17, 1993). "The Pelican Brief". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ Lowry, Brian (December 12, 1993). "The Pelican Brief". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Pelican Brief". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "The Pelican Brief (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.