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About
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.
Theatrical
Apr 20, 2007
Box Office
$91.4M
Budget
$10.0M
Return
9.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 14, 2007
Theaters
2
Director
Gregory Hoblit
Writers
Glenn Gers, Daniel Pyne
Producers
Liz Glotzer, Michael Disco, Beverly J. Graf
Music
Jeff Danna
Studio
M7 Filmproduktion, New Line Cinema, Castle Rock Entertainment, Weinstock Productions
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Quotes
See all →Life and Power in the Balance
Ted Crawford
You really need to be nice to me now, Willy.
Willy Beachum
Why?
Ted Crawford
Because... what's left of a life depends on a machine powered by a cord that leads to a plug in an electrical outlet... and I decide when it gets pulled. That's why.
Provocative Claims in the Courtroom
Willy Beachum
This is getting out of hand, Your Honor. He just provoked my witness with an outrageous allegation …
Ted Crawford
My dick has evidence.
Judge Robinson
Excuse me?
Ted Crawford
My dick, my private investigator. I call him Dick. Perhaps I should call him as a rebuttal witness, because since the tragedy, he's dug up hotel records and witnesses that confirm that my wife and Mr. Nunally were having an affair. My dick is good.
Willy Beachum
Your Honor, so what if he was?
Judge Robinson
Mr Beachum.
Willy Beachum
Even if he was...
Judge Robinson
Your witness was intimate with the victim and assaulted the defendant during the arrest.
Confession of a Sudden Crime
Willy Beachum
Did Mr. Crawford seem confused, intoxicated, or impaired in any way?
Lt. Robert Nunally
No, not at all. He knew exactly what was going on.
Willy Beachum
Detective Nunally, what did Mr. Crawford say?
Lt. Robert Nunally
He said: It was like I just suddenly snapped. I got the gun and I shot my wife. I shot her in the head
Ted Crawford
Objection.
[whispering into the air with his head leaned back]
Judge Robinson
I'm sorry, Mr. Crawford, did you say something?
Ted Crawford
Yes, I wish to object.
Judge Robinson
On what grounds?
Identifying Weaknesses Through Egg Candle Testing
Ted Crawford
You know, my grandfather was an egg farmer.
Willy Beachum
This isn't going to be about your "rough childhood", is it?
Ted Crawford
No, I used to candle eggs at his farm. Do you know what that is? You hold an egg up to the light of a candle and you look for imperfections. The first time I did it, he told me to put all the eggs that were cracked or flawed into a bucket for the bakery. And he came back an hour later, and there were 300 eggs in the bakery bucket. He asked me what the hell I was doing. I found a flaw in every single one of them – you know, thin places in the shell; fine, hairline cracks. You look closely enough, you'll find that everything has a weak spot where it can break, sooner or later.
Willy Beachum
You looking for mine?
Ted Crawford
I've already found yours.
Willy Beachum
What is it?
Ted Crawford
You're a winner, Willy.
Willy Beachum
Yeah. Well, I guess the joke's on me then, isn't it?
Cast
Full credits →A
Anthony Hopkins
Theodore Crawford
Ryan Gosling
William Beachum
D
David Strathairn
Joe Lobruto
R
Rosamund Pike
Nikki Gardner
E
Embeth Davidtz
Jennifer Crawford
B
Billy Burke
Lt. Rob Nunally
C
Cliff Curtis
Detective Flores
F
Fiona Shaw
Judge Robinson
B
Bob Gunton
Judge Gardner
J
Josh Stamberg
Norman Foster
X
Xander Berkeley
Judge Moran
Z
Zoe Kazan
Mona
J
Judith Scott
Resident
G
Gary Carlos Cervantes
Ciro
P
Petrea Burchard
Dr. Marion Kang
G
Garz Chan
Assistant Hotel Manager
W
Wendy Cutler
Gladys
L
Larry Sullivan
Lee Gardner
V
Valerie Dillman
Peg Gardner
G
Gonzalo Menendez
Uniform Cop
