Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
Acting
Spader's reptilian charm makes you root for pure evil.
Writing
Dialogue that stings like a handshake with a knife.
Director
Herbert Ross
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Herbert Ross directed this between Steel Magnolias and The Secret of My Success, proving he could do literally any genre.
Released during peak 'greed is good' hangover, it predicted how Yale Law friendships would curdle into political warfare.
US
