The Pelican Brief

6.595

141 minutes

9/17/1993

Overview

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

Cast List

Julia Roberts
as Darby Shaw
Denzel Washington
as Gray Grantham
Sam Shepard
as Thomas Callahan
John Heard
as Gavin Vereek
Tony Goldwyn
as Fletcher Coal
James B. Sikking
as Denton Voyles
William Atherton
as Bob Gminski
Robert Culp
as The President
Stanley Tucci
as Khamel
Hume Cronyn
as Justice Rosenberg
John Lithgow
as Smith Keen
Anthony Heald
as Marty Velmano
Nicholas Woodeson
as Stump
Stanley Anderson
as Edwin Sneller
John Finn
as Matthew Barr
Cynthia Nixon
as Alice Stark
Jake Weber
as Curtis Morgan
Casey Biggs
as Eric East
Christopher Murray
as Rupert
Sonny Jim Gaines
as Sarge
Kevin Geer
as K.O. Lewis
Joe Chrest
as Song and Dance Man from Bar
Richard Bauer
as Managing Editor
Michelle O'Neill
as Sara Ann Morgan
Peter Carlin
as Edward Linney
Ralph Cosham
as Justice Jensen
Terrence Currier
as Rosenberg's Nurse
Edwin Newman
as Edwin Newman
Helen Carey
as Federal Clerk
Howard Shalwitz
as Washington Herald Journalist
Kyle Prue
as News Desk Reporter
Jewell Robinson
as Senior Washington Herald Editor
Kim Peter Kovac
as Senior Washington Herald Editor
Norman Aronovic
as Senior Washington Herald Editor
Carl Palmer
as Cop in Cowboy Boots
Carol Sutton
as New Orleans Policewoman
Scott M. Jefferson
as Lieutenant Olsen
Danny Kamin
as Hooten
Mark McLaughlin
as CIA Agent in Hotel Room
Robert Pavlovich
as CIA Agent in Hotel Room
Magee Hickey
as Magee Hickey
Constance Yelverton
as Clerk at Sheraton Hotel
Kim Kettle
as Gavin Verheek's Wife
Ellie K. Wang
as Reporter at National Cathedral
Franchelle Stewart Dorn
as University Registrar
Karen Bralove
as University Placement Clerk
Teagle F. Bougere
as Male University Student
Carey Varner
as Female University Student
Sandra Quarterman
as Laura Kass
Cynthia Hood
as Parklane Receptionist
Alan Wade
as Parklane Administrator
Harold Surratt
as Parklane Security Officer
Paul Morella
as White & Blazevich Attorney
Ed Johnson
as White & Blazevich Security Guard
Jurian Hughes
as White & Blazevich Receptionist
Dick Stilwell
as White & Blazevich Security
Tom Quinn
as Sara Ann Morgan's Father
Beverly Brigham
as Safe Deposit Teller
Eliza Coleman
as Female Pursuer with Gun
Doug Coleman
as Male Pursuer with Gun
Michael Port
as Tulane Law Student
Shanna Connell
as Tulane Law Student
Gene Babb
as Reporter
Kyle Duvall
as Reporter
Karl Warren
as Reporter
Carrie Boren
as Reporter
James Earl Reed
as Reporter
Marianne Hettinger
as Eyewitness (uncredited)
Shane LeCocq
as Mardi Gras Party Patron (uncredited)
Kimberley Roper
as French Quarter Prostitute (uncredited)
Codie Scott
as Man Partying in Quarter (uncredited)
William Shipman
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Joe James
as Runner (voice,uncredited)
Saundra Quarterman
as Laura Kass