![]() ![]() The filming dates for "A Time to Kill" took place from September to December of 1995. Donald Sutherland reportedly wanted Lucien Wilbanks to be much more of a radical drunkard, but Joel Schumacher wanted a mostly serious drama and said that it would be too much comic relief. Paul Newman turned down the role of Lucien Wilbanks because he found the film's message distasteful. He went to director Joel Schumacher, who granted him a private screen test. Matthew McConaughey was originally cast as Freddie Lee Cobb, but after reading the script, he preferred the role of Jake Brigance. ![]() Other actors considered for the lead role included Alec Baldwin, Brad Pitt, Bill Paxton, Ralph Fiennes and Aidan Quinn. Woody Harrelson wanted to play the role of Jake Brigance, but John Grisham objected to his casting. Kevin Costner was considered for the role of Jake Brigance, but he wanted complete control of the project, but John Grisham objected to it and Costner ended up passing on the project. Joel Schumacher originally offered the lead role to Val Kilmer during the production of Batman Forever, but Kilmer declined. ![]() Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly as Tonya Hailey.Doug Hutchison as James Louis "Pete" Willard.The movie ends when Brigance brings his wife and daughter to a family cookout at Carl Lee's house to celebrate Carl's freedom. Meanwhile, Sheriff Ozzie Walls manages to arrest Freddie Lee for his crimes as well as a corrupted deputy that was by Freddie's side. Enraged, The Klan begins yelling in anger. It also implies that if the jury can - at any time - be compelled to spare the life of a white man for a vengeful murder, then they must do the same for a black man.Īfter deliberation, an African-American child runs out of the courthouse and screams, "He's innocent!" Jubilation ensues amongst the supporters outside. The statement implies that, had the defendant been white, the father's motive in murdering the rapists would have been seen by the public as justified, and there would have been no prosecution. He then asks the jury, in his final comment, to "now imagine she's white." He describes in slow and painful detail the rape of a young 10-year-old girl, recalling the story of Tonya's rape. Brigance seeks help from his defense team: law student Ellen Roark (Sandra Bullock), close friend Harry Rex Vonner (Oliver Platt) and former mentor and long-time liberal activist Lucien Wilbanks (Donald Sutherland), a once-great civil rights lawyer.ĭuring closing arguments, Brigance tells the jury to close their eyes and listen to a story. The district attorney, Rufus Buckley (Kevin Spacey), decides to seek the death penalty, and presiding Judge Omar Noose (Patrick McGoohan) denies Brigance a change of venue. Freddie Lee Cobb (Kiefer Sutherland), the brother of Billy Ray, calls Brigance and makes death threats and escalating, supportive acts of violence. The Ku Klux Klan begins to organize in the area. The rape and subsequent revenge killing gain national media attention. Carl Lee goes to the county courthouse and opens fire with a 5.56mm M-16 full-automatic rifle, killing both rapists and unintentionally injuring Deputy Looney (Chris Cooper). Brigance admits the possibility that the rapists will walk free. Jackson), contacts Jake Brigance (Matthew McConaughey), a white lawyer. Tonya's father, Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. They violently rape and beat Tonya and dump her in a nearby river after a failed attempt to hang her she survives, and the men are arrested. Two white supremacists (Nicky Katt and Doug Hutchison) come across a ten-year-old black girl named Tonya (Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly) in rural Mississippi. ![]() Plot Spoiler Warning: The following contains important plot details of the entire film. ![]()
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