Judicial Consent

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Judicial Consent
Directed byWilliam Bindley
Written byWilliam Bindley
Produced by
  • Douglas Curtis
  • Mark W. Koch
Starring Bonnie Bedelia
Billy Wirth
Lisa Blount
Will Patton
Dabney Coleman
Cinematography James Glennon
Edited by William Hoy
Music by Christopher Young
Production
company
Prelude Pictures
Distributed by Rysher Entertainment
Release date
  • October 21, 1994 (1994-10-21)(Hamptons)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Judicial Consent is a 1994 American thriller film written and directed by William Bindley and starring Bonnie Bedelia, Billy Wirth, Lisa Blount, Will Patton and Dabney Coleman.

Contents

The plot is

Cast

Release

The film was released on October 21, 1994 at the Hamptons International Film Festival. [1]

Reception

Caren Weiner Campbell of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B. [2]

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References

  1. Levy, Emanuel (October 30, 1994). "Judicial Consent". Variety. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. Weiner Campbell, Caren (June 9, 1995). "Judicial Consent". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 29, 2022.