Class Action

"A father and a daughter, divided by a case, endangered by the truth."

Mar 15 1991 R 1h 50m
Drama, Thriller

A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty.

Plot

Jed Ward is an attorney who specializes in whistle blower, David vs. Goliath, type cases. He finds a client who is suing an auto company over a safety problem that has had a severe effect on his life after the accident. He must replace the current attorney and be ready for trial quickly, and then he finds that the defense attorney will be his estranged daughter.

Written by

Carolyn Shelby, Christopher Ames, Samantha Shad

Directed by

Michael Apted

Cast

Gene Hackman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Colin Friels

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Interscope Communications, 20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Class Action ~ Trailer
Class Action ? 1991 ? Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
8,619
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
NA