The 1993 film ‘The Pelican Brief’ was based on whose 1992 book?
The Pelican Brief (film) The Pelican Brief (film) The Pelican Brief is a 1993 American legal political thriller based on the novel of the same name by John Grisham. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, the film stars Julia Roberts in the role of young law student Darby Shaw and Denzel Washington as "Washington Herald" reporter Gray Grantham. The film, which features music composed by James Horner, was the last film that featured Pakula as a writer or producer before his death. After two Supreme Court justices are killed by an assassin named Khamel, Tulane University law student Darby Shaw writes a legal brief detailing
The Pelican Brief (film) she is "almost" too good to be true. Darby smiles. "The Pelican Brief" was released on VHS on April 22, 1997, by Warner Home Video. The film was released on Blu-ray on February 10, 2009, by Warner Home Video. "The Pelican Brief" was released on DVD on September 7, 2010, by Warner Home Video. "The Pelican Brief" has grossed $100.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $94.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $195.3 million, against a production budget of $45 million. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of