Released:
2000-08-06

Overview:
A First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits a triple murder by allegedly following a how-to manual the book company published. They set out to put the company on trial for providing blueprints for would-be murderers. Arguing that the publisher is not protected by the First Amendment, the crusading lawyers seek monetary damages for the victims' families.

Director:
Andy Wolk

Runtime:
1h 25min

Genre:
Thriller, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Timothy Hutton
  as
  Rod Smolla
• 
  Ron Rifkin
  as
  Howard Siegel
• 
  Clark Johnson
  as
  James Perry
• 
  Penny Johnson Jerald
  as
  Laura Harmon
• 
  Cliff DeYoung
  as
  Tom Kelley