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About
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Theatrical
Oct 12, 2007
Box Office
$93.0M
Budget
$25.0M
Return
3.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 19, 2008
Theaters
4
Director
Tony Gilroy
Producers
Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox, Steve Samuels
Music
James Newton Howard
Studio
Castle Rock Entertainment, Mirage Enterprises, Section Eight, Samuels Media
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Quotes
See all →Transaction in a Taxi
Taxi driver
So what are we doin'?
Michael Clayton
Give me fifty dollars worth. Just drive.
Conflict Over Money and Boundaries
Karen Crowder
You don't want the money?
Michael Clayton
Keep the money. You'll need it.
Don Jefferies
Is this fellow bothering you?
Michael Clayton
Am I bothering you?
Don Jefferies
Karen, I've got a board waiting in there. What the hell's going on? Who are you?
Michael Clayton
I'm Shiva, the God of death.
Questioning Allegiances and Perspectives in U-North
Michael Clayton
What if Arthur was onto something?
Marty Bach
What do you mean? Onto what?
Michael Clayton
U-North. What if he wasn't crazy? What if he was right?
Marty Bach
Right about what? We're on the wrong side?
Michael Clayton
Wrong side, wrong way. Anything. All of it.
Marty Bach
This is news? This case reeked from day one. Fifteen years in, I gotta tell you how we pay the rent?
Michael Clayton
But what would they do? What would they do if he went public?
Marty Bach
What would they do? Are you fucking soft? They're doing it! We don't straighten this settlement out in the next twenty-four hours, they're gonna withhold nine million dollars in fees. Then they're gonna pull out the video of Arthur doing his flashdance in Milwaukee. They're gonna sue us for legal malpractice. Except there won't be anything for them to win, because by then, the merger with London will be dead, and we'll be selling off the goddamn furniture!
Inner Strength and Resilience Explained
Henry Clayton
What?
Michael Clayton
Your uncle Timmy, and I mean this, on his best day, is never as tough as you. I'm not talking about crying or drugs or anything like that. I'm talking about in his heart. In his heart. Do you understand me? And all this charming bullshit. This "Big Tim, Uncle Boss" bullshit… and I know you love him, and I know why… but when you see him like that, you don't have to worry… because that's not how it's going to be for you. You're not going to be one of these people who goes through life wondering why shit keeps falling out of the sky around them. I know that. I know it. Okay?
Michael Clayton
I see it every time I look at you. I see it right now. I don't know where you got it from, but you got it. Okay? Hold on…
[phone rings]
Cast
Full credits →G
George Clooney
Michael Clayton
T
Tom Wilkinson
Arthur Edens
T
Tilda Swinton
Karen Crowder
S
Sydney Pollack
Marty Bach
M
Michael O'Keefe
Barry Grissom
K
Ken Howard
Don Jeffries
S
Sean Cullen
Gene Clayton
M
Merritt Wever
Anna
A
Austin Williams
Henry Clayton
R
Robert Prescott
Mr. Verne
T
Terry Serpico
Mr. Iker
D
David Lansbury
Timmy Clayton
B
Bill Raymond
Gabe Zabel
D
David Zayas
Detective Dalberto
C
Christopher Mann
Lieutenant Elston
D
Denis O'Hare
Mr. Greer
J
Julie White
Mrs. Greer
F
Frank Wood
Gerald
H
Heidi Armbruster
Anna's Sister
S
Sharon Washington
Pam
