Ever since 1989, John Grisham has been a preferred American author. Focusing frequently on legal fiction, his books have sold over 250 million copies globally. At the time of this writing, he has written 17 legal fiction books with an additional expected for November 2009, 4 non-legal fiction books and one non-fiction book. There have been 10 movies made from his books, with one in the works.
The first motion picture from one of his books was "The Firm" in 1993. Tom Cruise plays a Harvard law school graduate who starts working for a Memphis law firm with links to the underworld. Also starring Jeanne Tripplehorn and Gene Hackman. Again in 1993, the second motion picture from a Grisham novel came out. "The Pelican Brief" starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.
In 1994, "The Client" was released. In this movie a adolescent boy by accident witnesses a suicide and he is as a result chased by the mafia for what they think the dying man may have told him. "The Client" starred Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones and the late Brad Renfro.
The very 1st published and the one that many judge to be Grisham's finest book to date is "A Time to Kill". This storyline was made into a picture in 1996. The motion picture introduced a new and upcoming actor in the lead role, Matthew McConaughey, also starring Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. A further show from 1996 was "The Chamber" starring Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman and Faye Dunaway.
In 1997, "The Rainmaker" starring Matt Damon as a rookie attorney who takes on the suit of a boy turned down for medical treatment by a powerful insurance corporation. In 1998, the only movie from Grisham that was based upon an unpublished manuscript was released, "The Gingerbread Man" starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert Downey, Jr.
Of the 4 non-legal fiction works by Grisham, 2 have been turned into movies, "A Painted House" in 2003 and the holiday favorite, "Christmas with the Kranks" starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis and adapted from the story "Skipping Christmas".
"The Runaway Jury" starring Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, John Cusack and Rachel Weisz was released in 2003. The next motion picture is intended for release in the year 2012. It is "The Associate", which was released as a novel in January 2009.
With 22 books and another expected in November 2009, 10 movies and another projected in 2012, John Grisham has been one of the most prolific and admired authors in modern time. You can now download the any of the movies that you missed and watch right from your computer or Television set.
The first motion picture from one of his books was "The Firm" in 1993. Tom Cruise plays a Harvard law school graduate who starts working for a Memphis law firm with links to the underworld. Also starring Jeanne Tripplehorn and Gene Hackman. Again in 1993, the second motion picture from a Grisham novel came out. "The Pelican Brief" starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.
In 1994, "The Client" was released. In this movie a adolescent boy by accident witnesses a suicide and he is as a result chased by the mafia for what they think the dying man may have told him. "The Client" starred Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones and the late Brad Renfro.
The very 1st published and the one that many judge to be Grisham's finest book to date is "A Time to Kill". This storyline was made into a picture in 1996. The motion picture introduced a new and upcoming actor in the lead role, Matthew McConaughey, also starring Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. A further show from 1996 was "The Chamber" starring Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman and Faye Dunaway.
In 1997, "The Rainmaker" starring Matt Damon as a rookie attorney who takes on the suit of a boy turned down for medical treatment by a powerful insurance corporation. In 1998, the only movie from Grisham that was based upon an unpublished manuscript was released, "The Gingerbread Man" starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert Downey, Jr.
Of the 4 non-legal fiction works by Grisham, 2 have been turned into movies, "A Painted House" in 2003 and the holiday favorite, "Christmas with the Kranks" starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis and adapted from the story "Skipping Christmas".
"The Runaway Jury" starring Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, John Cusack and Rachel Weisz was released in 2003. The next motion picture is intended for release in the year 2012. It is "The Associate", which was released as a novel in January 2009.
With 22 books and another expected in November 2009, 10 movies and another projected in 2012, John Grisham has been one of the most prolific and admired authors in modern time. You can now download the any of the movies that you missed and watch right from your computer or Television set.
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