less a battle of people and corporations than a battle between a fiery daughter and smug father
Class Action (1990)
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Fresh:16
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6/10
Synopsis: Jedediah Tucker Ward is an esteemed trial attorney who has built his reputation defending the underdog against the huge, impenetrable corporate power structure. His daughter Maggie, also a lawyer,... Jedediah Tucker Ward is an esteemed trial attorney who has built his reputation defending the underdog against the huge, impenetrable corporate power structure. His daughter Maggie, also a lawyer, has more conventional aims -- namely becoming a partner in San Francisco's largest corporate law firm. Jedediah believes that his daughter is selling out by working as a corporate attorney, but Maggie sees her father's defense of the "common man" as an excuse for self-aggrandizement on the job and negligence at home. The festering antagonism between the two comes to a head when they meet in the courtroom for a class action suit against an American auto manufacturer, where Maggie represents the car company and Jedediah represents the people. [More]
Starring: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joanna Merlin
Starring: Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joanna Merlin
Director: Michael Apted
Director: Michael Apted
Composer: James Horner
Screenwriter: Carolyn Shelby, Christopher Ames, Samantha Shad
Producer: Ted Field, Scott Kroopf, Robert W. Cort
Reviews for Class Action
How far we've come! Here, it's still the youngster -- and the woman -- who needs to be put in her place.
A two-fisted slugger, hammering across points about legal and familial ethics.
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