Live chronicle of the landmark federal trial of California's Prop. 8 using the actual court transcripts and first-hand interviews.
Writing
Real transcripts hit harder than any scripted dialogue could.
Acting
Clooney and Bacon going full lawyer-mode is weirdly mesmerizing.
Director
Rob Reiner
Kevin Bacon
Charles J. Cooper
Matt Bomer
Jeff Zarrillo
George Clooney
David Boies
Chris Colfer
Ryan Kendall
Jamie Lee Curtis
Sandy Stier
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Ilan Meyer
Cleve Jones
Evan Wolfson
Christine Lahti
Kris Perry
Jane Lynch
Maggie Gallagher
Matthew Morrison
Paul Katami
Rory O'Malley
Gregory M. Herek
Jansen Panettiere
Elliot Perry
James Pickens Jr.
Gary Segura
Brad Pitt
Judge Vaughn Walker
John C. Reilly
David Blankenhorn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real trial was not televised—this filmed reenactment exists because the Supreme Court blocked broadcast access.
Rob Reiner—who directed—also helped fund the original legal challenge to Prop 8, making this basically expensive homework he assigned himself.
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