A Civil Action
Paese d'origine: USA
Location del set: Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Boston, Massachusetts, USA Dedham, Massachusetts, USA Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Framingham Pond, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Los Angeles, California, USA Metropolitan State Hospital, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA Northbridge, Massachusetts, USA Palmer, Massachusetts, USA Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Genere: Drama
Lingue: English
Plot: Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious lawyer, is addressed by a group of families. When investigating the seemingly non-profiting case, he finds it to be a major environmental issue that has a lot of impact potential. A leather production company could be responsible for several deadly cases of leukemia, but also is the main employer for the area. Schlichtmann and his three colleagues set out to have the company forced to decontaminate the affected areas, and of course to sue for a major sum of compensation. But the lawyers of the leather company's mother company are not easy to get to, and soon Schlichtmann and his friends find themselves in a battle of mere survival. Jan Schlittman (Travolta) agrees to represent eight families whose children died from leukemia after two large corporations leaked toxic chemicals into the water supply of Woburn, Massachusetts, even though the case could mean financial, and career suicide for him. Jan Schlittman (Travolta) is a cynical lawyer who goes out to "get rid of" a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everthing - including his career and his clients' goals, in order to continue the case against all odds. An ambulance chasing lawyer with a big ego and giant bank account lands a big case. The case is that of families suing two major corporations whom they blame for the deaths of their children. The children died of leukemia as a result of drinking tap water that was saturated with toxic waste dumped by the companies. The case swallows the lawyer and his firm up whole. His life is changed but not for the best.
Colonna sonora: - "There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" Brian Setzer Orchestra - "Hard Workin' Man" Written by Jack Nitzsche, 'Ry Cooder' (qv), Paul Schrader Performed by Captain Beefheart Courtesy of MCA Records Under license from Universal Music Special Markets - "Little Drummer Boy" Written by Katherine DAvis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone Performed by Vienna Boys Choir; London Symphony Orchestra Courtesy of Sony Music Special Products, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. - "Take Me To The River" Written by Al Green and Mabon Hodges Performed by Talking Heads Courtesy of Sire Records Company By arrangement with Warner Special Products and licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd. - "Theme From 'A Summer Place'" Written by 'Max Steiner' (qv) - Soundtrack available on Hollywood Records
Visti censura internazionale: Argentina:13 Australia:M Finland:K-12 France:U Germany:12 Norway:7 Portugal:M/12 Spain:T Switzerland:7 Switzerland:7 UK:15 USA:PG-13
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Argentina:15 April 1999 |
| Australia:29 April 1999 |
| Austria:5 March 1999 |
| Belgium:28 April 1999 |
| Brazil:16 April 1999 |
| Czech Republic:11 March 1999 |
| Denmark:30 April 1999 |
| France:28 April 1999 |
| Germany:22 April 1999 |
| Hungary:1 July 1999 |
| Iceland:9 April 1999 |
| Italy:9 April 1999 |
| Japan:5 February 2000 |
| Kuwait:2 June 1999 |
| Malaysia:17 June 1999 |
| Mexico:23 April 1999 |
| Netherlands:29 April 1999 |
| New Zealand:20 May 1999 |
| Norway:16 April 1999 |
| Portugal:16 April 1999 |
| Singapore:15 April 1999 |
| Spain:9 April 1999 |
| Thailand:14 May 1999 |
| UK:9 April 1999 |
| USA:8 January 1999 |
| Switzerland:30 April 1999 | (German speaking region) |
| USA:25 December 1998 | (Oscar engagement) |
| Finland:5 January 2000 | (video premiere) |
| CAM:Panavision Cameras and Lenses |
| PCS:Spherical |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:1.85 : 1 |
| OFM:35 mm | (Eastman) |
| LAB:Technicolor | (prints) |
| Dolby Digital |
| DTS |
| SDDS |
| Argentina:118 |
| Australia:115 |
| France:115 |
| Germany:112 |
| USA:112 |
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
buena vista pictures
argentina video home (avh)
lusomundo
united international pictures (uip)
united international pictures y cía., s.r.c.
produzione cinematografica: wildwood enterprises paramount pictures
produttore cinematografico: redford robert pfeffer rachel rudin scott golas henry j. mcgiffert david wisnievitz david
attore: travolta john duvall robert shalhoub tony macy william h. ivanek zeljko norris bruce lithgow john quinlan kathleen jacobson peter mara mary gandolfini james fry stephen hedaya dan thornton david (i) pollack sydney eisenberg ned rose margot von bargen daniel carrigan caroline desmond paul (ii) byrne michael p. miller tracy hewitt paul landey clayton ben-victor paul burnette elizabeth wilder alan (i) monk gregg joseph beshlian harout pais josh anderson iii haskell v. lee kaiulani carr howie dowse denise y. fergerson pearline weintraub scott (i) cicchini robert stevenson christopher fry kevin turk brian klieman rikki stavola charlie barrett david (i) janis ryan mcelhenny rob biase michael calnan richard wolande gene travolta sam shawzin gregg donald juliana alan sayla leahan catherine holman bruce e. lafayette john levin charles jennings byron patterson jay (i) salata rocco stanton harry dean bates kathy hawn phil herrmann edward
direttore della fotografia: hall conrad l.
scenografia: gropman david
montaggio: wahrman wayne
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: harr jonathan zaillian steven
costumi: cunliffe shay
effetti speciali ottici: alterian studios illusion arts, inc.
troupe varia: adelman todd j. gardner tony (ii) damer rod elmendorf mike fennessy kevin calnan richard carlin daniel allan carlton brent bratolyubov julian loomis trevor bartek steve elfman danny abate richard ackerman noah aguilar alejandro (i) albano karine babington bill (ii) baker scott (iv) baker thomas m. barrett james (iii) basil stacy benedetto rick a. bermudez carlos bernstein erik bouvier joseph boyce jr. timothy r. boyle eric braus joseph brazas tony brewer tom brown arnold f. bryan clyde e. bullion melinda capezza tori caracappa lon chapdelaine jourdain christensen s. todd christie gary s. chrostowski edmund p. cohen john a. collins curtis corey jennifer courchaine daniel j. cox margaret (i) craft billy crescenzi marianne cuddy robert cullen james p. de chellis r. michael diieso michael egan johnny emory john escamilla monique evangelatos peter felski lisa jean fitzgerald mark (ii) fitzgibbon kenneth d. francis bob frankel roberta garcia chris (ii) ginther raymond goemans edward riccardi mark palzis chris mann marc joy jeff kaufman michael (ii) kerum tony king ken lambdin brandon bernard taylor zimmerman harry caldwell lola carrigan caroline dale merrilee steiner rob duffy donna m. pickman carolyn brown jonathan (i) gonzales raymond hall conrad w. king brian (ii) stone michael (ii) zambarloukos haris kane artie myers austin page david (i) prappas eva goldsmith jane goodman ron greenstein josh guillemard pascal m. haber ken handlin jay harrington charles harris petersen hetos phil hogan tim hopkins mark n. hummer jody hyoun sara james david (vi) keenan thomas f. kerum mara king gerald a. kline ronald kumpiranonth namthip lessans gregory lichter julie ling xin lyons loren macdonald james (iii) maclean jeff n. mahathey james a. marko barbara mathews robert q. mcfadden daniel c. mchugh cheryl mclean steve (ii) mcphee john f. milburn courtenay millero ralph mitchell james r. mohammed theresa repola montagnino margaret r. morton robert j. napolitano sean nelson kathy nowak edward j. o'brien william (ii) o'meara malve page wendy parks ryan (ii) pelton jeff peterson bruton peterson ken (i) pierre michael f. pitts brian a. power matt quam kim radcliff john ramsey lucius t. redd-ginchereau kristen relyea brian reynolds michael e. richie bruce roberts calmar rowan peter (i) roybal mark ruth patrick samanen steven saunders john r. schlichtmann jan schreiber paul schwake mike selsor don selsor jason seymour alexis sickafoose bambi simone edgardo skaletsky derek smith sean (iv) sol spector charles stevens sunday strogoff lauren beth such susan tateishi laura tavani michael f. tirone paul john trucks suzanne walker donald h. wall roger walsh john w. warren frank (ii) williams beth williman scott c. winn kelly witherspoon robert woodside jerry woodside randy wycoff eric (i) yario frank yellin jacob m. young bill (iv) zaillian charles zimmitti patti
varie ecomond press: american drilling services j.l. fisher, inc. zegna paramount pictures scoring stage m signet soundelux studios sony scoring stage soundelux tony's food service birds and animals, inc. buena vista imaging chapman/leonard studio equipment central/cennex casting collinge pickman casting hollywood rentals
produzione cinematografica: wildwood enterprises paramount pictures
produttore cinematografico: redford robert pfeffer rachel rudin scott golas henry j. mcgiffert david wisnievitz david
attore: travolta john duvall robert shalhoub tony macy william h. ivanek zeljko norris bruce lithgow john quinlan kathleen jacobson peter mara mary gandolfini james fry stephen hedaya dan thornton david (i) pollack sydney eisenberg ned rose margot von bargen daniel carrigan caroline desmond paul (ii) byrne michael p. miller tracy hewitt paul landey clayton ben-victor paul burnette elizabeth wilder alan (i) monk gregg joseph beshlian harout pais josh anderson iii haskell v. lee kaiulani carr howie dowse denise y. fergerson pearline weintraub scott (i) cicchini robert stevenson christopher fry kevin turk brian klieman rikki stavola charlie barrett david (i) janis ryan mcelhenny rob biase michael calnan richard wolande gene travolta sam shawzin gregg donald juliana alan sayla leahan catherine holman bruce e. lafayette john levin charles jennings byron patterson jay (i) salata rocco stanton harry dean bates kathy hawn phil herrmann edward
direttore della fotografia: hall conrad l.
scenografia: gropman david
montaggio: wahrman wayne
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: harr jonathan zaillian steven
costumi: cunliffe shay
effetti speciali ottici: alterian studios illusion arts, inc.
troupe varia: adelman todd j. gardner tony (ii) damer rod elmendorf mike fennessy kevin calnan richard carlin daniel allan carlton brent bratolyubov julian loomis trevor bartek steve elfman danny abate richard ackerman noah aguilar alejandro (i) albano karine babington bill (ii) baker scott (iv) baker thomas m. barrett james (iii) basil stacy benedetto rick a. bermudez carlos bernstein erik bouvier joseph boyce jr. timothy r. boyle eric braus joseph brazas tony brewer tom brown arnold f. bryan clyde e. bullion melinda capezza tori caracappa lon chapdelaine jourdain christensen s. todd christie gary s. chrostowski edmund p. cohen john a. collins curtis corey jennifer courchaine daniel j. cox margaret (i) craft billy crescenzi marianne cuddy robert cullen james p. de chellis r. michael diieso michael egan johnny emory john escamilla monique evangelatos peter felski lisa jean fitzgerald mark (ii) fitzgibbon kenneth d. francis bob frankel roberta garcia chris (ii) ginther raymond goemans edward riccardi mark palzis chris mann marc joy jeff kaufman michael (ii) kerum tony king ken lambdin brandon bernard taylor zimmerman harry caldwell lola carrigan caroline dale merrilee steiner rob duffy donna m. pickman carolyn brown jonathan (i) gonzales raymond hall conrad w. king brian (ii) stone michael (ii) zambarloukos haris kane artie myers austin page david (i) prappas eva goldsmith jane goodman ron greenstein josh guillemard pascal m. haber ken handlin jay harrington charles harris petersen hetos phil hogan tim hopkins mark n. hummer jody hyoun sara james david (vi) keenan thomas f. kerum mara king gerald a. kline ronald kumpiranonth namthip lessans gregory lichter julie ling xin lyons loren macdonald james (iii) maclean jeff n. mahathey james a. marko barbara mathews robert q. mcfadden daniel c. mchugh cheryl mclean steve (ii) mcphee john f. milburn courtenay millero ralph mitchell james r. mohammed theresa repola montagnino margaret r. morton robert j. napolitano sean nelson kathy nowak edward j. o'brien william (ii) o'meara malve page wendy parks ryan (ii) pelton jeff peterson bruton peterson ken (i) pierre michael f. pitts brian a. power matt quam kim radcliff john ramsey lucius t. redd-ginchereau kristen relyea brian reynolds michael e. richie bruce roberts calmar rowan peter (i) roybal mark ruth patrick samanen steven saunders john r. schlichtmann jan schreiber paul schwake mike selsor don selsor jason seymour alexis sickafoose bambi simone edgardo skaletsky derek smith sean (iv) sol spector charles stevens sunday strogoff lauren beth such susan tateishi laura tavani michael f. tirone paul john trucks suzanne walker donald h. wall roger walsh john w. warren frank (ii) williams beth williman scott c. winn kelly witherspoon robert woodside jerry woodside randy wycoff eric (i) yario frank yellin jacob m. young bill (iv) zaillian charles zimmitti patti
varie ecomond press: american drilling services j.l. fisher, inc. zegna paramount pictures scoring stage m signet soundelux studios sony scoring stage soundelux tony's food service birds and animals, inc. buena vista imaging chapman/leonard studio equipment central/cennex casting collinge pickman casting hollywood rentals