Taglines: For one juror, the question of guilt or innocence is a matter of life or death… her own.
Trial by Jury movie storyline. Crime boss Rusty Pirone (Armand Assante) is about to stand trial again and Daniel Graham (Gabriel Byrne) of the district attorney’s office is determined this time to put him behind bars. Pirone sends one of his henchmen, a burned-out ex-cop named Tommy Vesey (William Hurt), to threaten Valerie Alston (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer), a juror. Unless she cooperates by finding Pirone innocent and deadlocking the jury, Vesey intends to do harm to Valerie’s young son.
Eleven jurors vote guilty. Valerie incurs the wrath of the others, who feel Pirone’s guilt is obvious. One by one, though, she begins to persuade others to vote her way. Pirone goes free. Graham is furious and, when he discovers Valerie’s role in the verdict, he begins to pressure her. Valerie is adamant that she has done nothing wrong and feels that she has protected her son, but Pirone won’t leave it at that. He forces himself sexually on her and continues to make veiled threats against her life.
Trial by Jury is a 1994 American thriller film directed by Heywood Gould and starring Joanne Whalley, Armand Assante, Gabriel Byrne, William Hurt, Kathleen Quinlan, Margaret Whitton, Graham Jarvis, Lisa Arrindell and Jack Gwaltney.
Trial by Jury (1994)
Directed by: Heywood Gould
Starring: Joanne Whalley, Armand Assante, Gabriel Byrne, William Hurt, Kathleen Quinlan, Margaret Whitton, Graham Jarvis, Lisa Arrindell, Jack Gwaltney
Screenplay by: Jordan Katz, Heywood Gould
Production Design by: David Chapman
Cinematography by: Frederick Elmes
Film Editing by: Joel Goodman, Thom Noble
Costume Design by: Mary Malin
Set Decoration by: Steve Shewchuk
Art Direction by: Barbra Matis
Music by: Terence Blanchard
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: September 9, 1994
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