The Juror

"The Juror" redirects here. For the Leverage episode "The Juror #6 Job", see List of Leverage episodes#Season 1 (2008–2009).

The Juror
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brian Gibson
Produced by	Irwin Winkler
Screenplay by	Ted Tally
Based on	The Juror by George Dawes Green
Starring	Demi Moore Alec Baldwin Joseph Gordon-Levitt Anne Heche James Gandolfini Lindsay Crouse Tony Lo Bianco Michael Constantine
Music by	James Newton Howard
Cinematography	Jamie Anderson
Editing by	Robert M. Reitano
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	February 2, 1996 (1996-02-02)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$44 million
Box office	$22,754,725

The Juror is a 1996 American romantic thriller film based on the novel by George Dawes Green, directed by Brian Gibson and starring Demi Moore as Annie Laird, a single mother picked for jury duty for a mafia trial. The film was released on 2 February 1996. The Hindi film Khauff, released in 2000, is somewhat similar to The Juror.

Plot

Annie Laird (Demi Moore) is a sculptor who lives in New York with her son Oliver (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Annie works as a data entry clerk. Oliver has a crush on Annie's friend Juliet (Anne Heche), who has a son named Jesse (Brett Barsky). Annie is selected to be a juror in the trial of mob boss Louie Boffano (Tony Lo Bianco), who is accused of ordering the murder of Salvatore Riggio. Annie meets a man named Mark Cordell (Alec Baldwin). He buys some of Annie's artwork, then wines and dines her before Annie discovers that Mark is better known as "The Teacher". He is Boffano's enforcer, and the material perpetrator of the hit job for which Boffano is being prosecuted. Mark tells Annie to convince the jury to acquit Boffano, or Oliver, Juliet, and Jesse will all die.

An extremely frightened Annie does convince the jury to acquit Boffano. After the trial, Boffano wonders if maybe Annie should disappear, because Boffano sees Annie as a loose end. Mark has a problem with this because he has developed feelings for Annie. In order to exert further pressure on Annie, Mark goes after Juliet, who has been his lover. After the two have sex, Mark reveals himself to Juliet as being Annie's stalker. He pulls a gun and forces Juliet to take a fatal drug overdose. Mark boasts of Juliet's murder to his partner Eddie (James Gandolfini). Annie hides Oliver in T'ui Cuch, Guatemala with her friend Boone (Matt Craven). At the same time, the district attorney wants Annie to turn state's witness so they can go after Mark, who now plans to take over Boffano's empire.

When the DA's office has her wear a wire, Annie removes it and gives it to Eddie, instructing him to leave her and Mark alone. Annie then succeeds in getting Mark to incriminate himself in a boastful rant on his ambitions, which are recorded on a hidden tape recorder. She then uses the tape to tip off Boffano to Mark's plans. Boffano schedules a meeting to "deal" with Mark. Eddie arranges the meeting, but Mark kills both Boffano and Boffano's son Joseph (Michael Rispoli), along with their henchmen. He also slashes Eddie's throat. Mark is furious at Annie for setting him up. He calls her, revealing his knowledge of Oliver's whereabouts and his intention to travel to Guatemala to kill Oliver.

In Guatemala, there is a showdown when Mark arrives. After Mark chases Oliver into a structure, natives shoot Mark. Annie, who has a pistol, fires eight more shots, killing Mark and ensuring Oliver's safety.

Cast

• Demi Moore as Annie Laird
• Alec Baldwin as Mark Cordell / The Teacher
• James Gandolfini as Eddie
• Anne Heche as Juliet
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Oliver Laird
• Lindsay Crouse as Tallow
• Tony Lo Bianco as Louie Boffano
• Michael Rispoli as Joseph Boffano
• Matthew Cowles as Rodney
• Matt Craven as Boone
• Frank Adonis as DeCicco

Reception

The Juror was a financial and critical failure; on an alleged $44 million budget, the film a little more than half in the domestic box office. The film currently holds a 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

External links

• The Juror at the Internet Movie Database
• The Juror at AllRovi
• The Juror at Box Office Mojo
• The Juror at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Juror at Movieweb