The Pelican Brief | 
| Director: Alan J. Pakula
Actors: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 1539
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 141
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: WARD12989D
ISBN: 0790731525
UPC: 085391298922
EAN: 9780790731520
ASIN: 0790731525
Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 1993
Release Date: June 25, 1997
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Another John Grisham legal thriller comes to the screen, pairing Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts in a film directed by Alan J. Pakula, who is known for dark-hued suspense pictures such as Klute, The Parallax View, All the President's Men, and Presumed Innocent. The Pelican Brief isn't up to the level of those films, but it is a perfectly entertaining movie about a law student (Roberts) whose life is endangered when she discovers evidence of a conspiracy behind the killings of two Supreme Court justices. She enlists the help of an investigative reporter (Washington) and the two become fugitives. The charisma and chemistry of the leads goes a long way toward compensating for the story's shortcomings, as does a truly impressive supporting cast that includes Sam Shepard, John Heard, James B. Sikking, Tony Goldwyn, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow, William Atherton, and Robert Culp. --Jim Emerson
Product Description
Two supreme court justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative reporter wants her story. Everyone else wants her dead. She confides in gray grantham what she has written in a legal brief about a cover-up that extends to the highest levels of government. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008 Starring: Julia Roberts Denzel Washington Run time: 141 minutes Rating: R Director: Alan J. Pakula
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 One of the ten best in the last 25 years January 8, 2009
Having two of the premiere stars in Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts can't hurt any movie but in this one they are simply great. The Premise behind it is that an oil speculator is killing Supreme Court Justices so that his friend the president could put someone in that will not block his getting an oil lease which is being blocked by enviromentalists. The suspense is incredible, the action truely believable and the plot superb. This is one of Grishoms best books and it produced an great movie. Get this one. You will not be disappointed.
 Pelican bore December 21, 2008
This movie starts off interesting, but then goes south. The plot twists may be seen about ten miles off and the ending is unsatisfying. Another big problem with this movie is that you will never watch it again.
Awesome DVD Company December 21, 2008
Great Fast and Friendly Service. DVD was brand-new still in package and worked great!!!
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 Pelican Brief December 12, 2008
I can't really review this item because the disc was blank when I received it.
Good acting + Far-fetched plot + Not suspenseful = Below average December 8, 2008
Denzel's and Julia's acting are good but they can save the film.
The plot is far-fetched. The movie is not suspenseful. Overall, it's below average
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