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Lawyer | Courtroom
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1980 | Al
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1980 | Al
Best Writing Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | 1980 | Barry
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 1980 | Al
Budget 6,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 33,300,000 USD
Director Norman Jewison said of this film's lead actor: "It's an unusual role for Al Pacino. In past films, like Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and even Serpico (1973), he's been the eccentric, cut off from a sane world. This time, he's the most rational person in the picture. It's everyone around him, and his environment, which is bizarre."
When Al Pacino was cast he had been considering the lead role in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) which he rejected in order to do this movie. Ironically, when Pacino was Oscar nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award, Dustin Hoffman won for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).
During filming, actor Al Pacino frequently ad libbed and improvised. Pacino liked to do this because he was slow learning lines as well as to be spontaneous. This however can interfere with another actor's performance. Reportedly, Pacino's mentor, Lee Strasberg, said "Al, learn your lines, dollink!". Pacino years later recognized that this was good advice.
The closing courtroom scene was filmed on the first take.
The film is famous for its line "You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order!" (often misquoted as "I'm out of order! You're out of order! This whole courtroom is out of order!"). The line of dialogue has been frequently referenced and parodied in popular culture.
"Arthur Kirkland: The one thing that bothered me, the one thing that stayed in my mind and I couldn't get rid of it, that haunted me, was 'why?' Why would she lie? What was her motive for lyin'? If my client is innocent, she's lying. Why? Was it blackmail? No. Was it jealousy? No. Yesterday, I found out why. She doesn't have a motive. You know why? Because she's not lying. And ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the prosecution is not gonna get that man today. No! Because I'm gonna get him! My client, the Honorable Henry T. Fleming, should go right to fuckin' jail! The son of a bitch is guilty! This man is guilty! That man, there, that man is a slime! He is a slime! If he's allowed to go free, then something really wrong is goin' on here! That man is guilty! That man, there, that man is a slime! he is a *slime*! If he's allowed to go free, then something really wrong is goin' on here! Judge Rayford: Mr. Kirkland you are out of order! Arthur Kirkland: You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They're out of order! That man, that sick, crazy, depraved man, raped and beat that woman there, and he'd like to do it again! He *told* me so! It's just a show! It's a show! It's "Let's Make A Deal"! "Let's Make A Deal"! Hey Frank, you wanna "Make A Deal"? I got an insane judge who likes to beat the shit out of women! Whaddya wanna gimme Frank, 3 weeks probation? Frank Bowers: *DAMMIT!* Arthur Kirkland: [to Judge Fleming] You, you sonofabitch, you! You're supposed to *stand* for somethin'! You're supposed to protect people! But instead you fuck and murder them! [dragged out of court by bailiffs] Arthur Kirkland: You killed McCullough! You killed him! Hold it! Hold it! I just completed my opening statement!"
"Judge Rayford: I found out what the meaning of life is. Arthur Kirkland: What's that? Judge Rayford: It sucks."
