Summaries

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.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • murder
  • murder of a child
  • courtroom
  • murder of a family
  • 1st amendment
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Drama
Release date Aug 5, 2000
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies 20th Century Fox Television Jaffe/Braunstein Films FX Network

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

A legal thriller based on the true story of an independent hit man hired by a former Motown recording engineer, who commits a triple murder by following the instructions given in a "how-to" manual.

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