A Civil Action

A Civil Action1998

Stars: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 115 minutes

A Civil Action is a non-fiction book by Jonathan Harr about a water contamination case in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. The book became a best-seller and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction. The case is Anderson v. Cryo… more »



James Gordon:
[Seeing Uncle Pete for another loan after Schlichtmann's firm is in serious financial trouble] You'll never guess what I did last night. You'll like this. I pledged $200 to a tele-evangelist. I'm not kidding. He said, "Give and ye shall receive." I called him right up. I know, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Gordon's losing it. He's falling apart. He's probably buying lottery tickets." I bought a few, I'll admit it. I know. But, seriously, the jackpot's $45 million. That's just this week. You should see the lines out there.

Uncle Pete:
[Nods to a bulge in Gordon's pocket] Is that a gun?

James Gordon:
What? This? No. No, this is for you. [Empties bag that was in his pocket full of coins] My Krugerrands. I've had them forever. I want you to have them. And... this is the deed to my house. And here is Conway's and Crowley's and Jan's. See? I come bearing gifts. We really need the money.

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