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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury…

Writer: goldenstateservicesj
goldenstateservicesj
Aug 14, 2021
2 min read

Top 10 Movie Lawyers in order of iconicity: (Yes, it’s a word. I looked it up. I’m

good.)

  1. Elle Woods, series (2001)

  2. Jim Garrison, (1991)

  3. Lt. Daniel Kaffee, (1992)

  4. Fletcher Reede, (1997)

  5. Bryan Stevenson, (2019)

  6. Paul Biegler, (1959)

  7. Vincent Gambini, (1992)

  8. Arthur Kirkland, (1979)

  9. Erin Brockovich, (2000)

  10. Atticus Finch, (1962)

HONOURABLE MENTIONS: Thurgood Marshall, (2017); Kathryn Murphy, (1988); Jake Tyler Brigance, (1996); Joe Miller, (1993)

Top 10 Courtroom Movies:

  1. (1959)

  2. (2020)

  3. (1961)

  4. (2019)

  5.  (1993)

  6. (1992)

  7. (1992)

  8. (2000)

  9. (1962)

  10. (1957)

HONOURABLE MENTIONS: (2017); (2001); (1957)

Top 10 Courtroom Movie Quotes:

  1. “The Constitution was not written for us. We know that. But no matter what it takes, we’re going to make it work for us. From now on, we claim it as our own.” —

  2. “That’s right, we’re not goin’ to jail because of what we did, we’re goin’ to jail because of who we are!” —

  3. “ Imagine a far away place, Hank, where people value your opinion. Now go there. ” —

  4. “ I am constantly surprised that women’s hats do not provoke more murders. ” —

  5. “ You’re out of order! You’re out of order! The whole trial is out of order! ” —

  6. “ Truth has been driven from this case like a slave, flogged from court to court, wretched and destitute. ” —

  7. “ So before you come back here with another lame ass offer, I want you to think real hard about what your spine is worth, Mr. Walker. Or what you might expect someone to pay you for your uterus, Ms. Sanchez. Then you take out your calculator and you multiply that number by a hundred. Anything less than that is a waste of time. ” —

  8. (Vinny Gambini’s opening statement in court) “Uh, everything that guy just said is bullshit. Thank you.” —

  9. “You never really understand a person . . . until you consider things from his point of view.” —

  10. “You can’t handle the truth!” —

Congratulations This is your week.


Best Actress:

Aside from Julia, I think Cameron Diaz as Kimberly in is the best. She was one of the highlights of this movie.

Best Actor: Rhys Eifans as Spike in I feel robbed that I haven’t seen more of this actor. If I made a list of funniest performances of all time, he would be in the top 5.

Best Quote: “They’re called boobs, Ed.” — Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich in

I’ll never forget the summer I went to my Aunt’s house in Corwallis, NS in 1984. The memories I have from that summer, other than the adventures I had with my Aunt and Uncle, were connected with movies and TV. I didn’t sit around all day watching the tube, but that was the summer I first experienced Kramer vs Kramer,, , and much to my Aunt’s dismay, the first 45 minutes of It was also the summer I discovered Michael J. Fox, and courtroom TV.

 
 
 

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