Class Action

March. 15,1991      R
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affairs. Now a conservative corporate lawyer, Maggie agrees to go up against her father in court. To gain promotion, she must defend an auto manufacturer against charges that their explosion-prone station wagons are unsafe. As her mother begs for peace, Maggie takes on her dad in a trial that turns increasingly personal and nasty.

Gene Hackman as  Jedediah Tucker Ward
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as  Maggie Ward
Colin Friels as  Michael Grazier
Joanna Merlin as  Estelle Ward
Laurence Fishburne as  Nick Holbrook
Donald Moffat as  Quinn
Jan Rubeš as  Pavel
Matt Clark as  Judge Symes
Fred Thompson as  Dr. Getchell
Jonathan Silverman as  Brian

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