The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate (marketed as Devil's Advocate) is a 1997 American supernatural horror film directed by Taylor Hackford, written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy, and starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, and Charlize Theron. Based on Andrew Neiderman's 1990 novel of the same name, it is about a gifted young Florida lawyer (Reeves) invited to New York City to work for a major firm. As his wife (Theron) becomes haunted by frightening visions, the lawyer slowly begins to realize the owner of the firm (Pacino) is not what he appears to be, and is in fact the Devil.
Plot
Kevin Lomax is a Gainesville, Florida defense attorney who has never lost a case. While defending schoolteacher Lloyd Gettys against a charge of child molestation, he realizes his client is guilty. Despite this, Kevin destroys the victim's credibility through a harsh cross examination, securing a "not guilty" verdict.
Cast
- Al D'Amato
- Al Pacino
- Alan Manson
- Bill Moor
- Caprice Benedetti
- Charlize Theron
- Chris Bauer
- Connie Nielsen
- Craig T. Nelson
- Debra Monk
- Delroy Lindo
- Don King
- George O. Gore II
- George Wyner
- Heather Matarazzo
- James Saito
- Jeffrey Jones
- John Rothman
- Judith Ivey
- Keanu Reeves
- Kim Chan
- Laura Harrington
- Leo Burmester
- Marcia DeBonis
- Michael Lombard
- Monica Keena
- Murphy Guyer
- Neal Jones
- Nikita Ager
- Novella Nelson
- Paul Benedict
- Roy Jones Jr.
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Socorro Santiago
- Susan Kellerman
- Tamara Tunie
- Vincent Laresca
- Vyto Ruginis
More details
| author | Jonathan Lemkin Tony Gilroy |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Taylor Hackford |
| editor | Mark Warner |
| events | demon supernatural |
| genre | drama horror thriller |
| keywords | accused of murder alibi antichrist arrest beaten to death breaks the fourth wall central park child molestation christian fundamentalism church defense attorney disbarment discover fourth wall fundamentalist holy water injured isolated jury selection justice department kill law firm little girl managing partner manhattan mental institution ovary perjure perjury return home satan turn u.s. justice department united states attorney unsettle want win |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard |
| producer | Anne Kopelson Arnold Kopelson Arnon Milchan |
| productionCompany | Arnold Kopelson Regency Enterprises |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | Florida New York City |
| theme | legal legal thriller time loop |