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1993 film by Alan J. Pakula
The Pelican Brief is a 1993 American legal thriller film based on John Grisham's 1992 novel. Written and directed by Alan J. Pakula, the film stars Julia
The_Pelican_Brief_(film)
1992 novel by John Grisham
The Pelican Brief is a legal-suspense thriller by John Grisham, published in 1992 by Doubleday. It is his third novel after A Time to Kill and The Firm
The_Pelican_Brief
Topics referred to by the same term
Finnish fantasy film Pelikan (disambiguation) The Pelican Brief, a legal-suspense thriller by John Grisham (1992) The Pelican Brief (film), 1993 This disambiguation
Pelican_(disambiguation)
Genus of large water birds with a throat pouch
Pelicans (genus Pelecanus) are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat
Pelican
Species of bird
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that
Brown_pelican
American actor (1969–2005)
double homicide, and was sentenced to life in prison. He was murdered at Pelican Bay State Prison. Lloyd Avery was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lloyd
Lloyd_Avery_II
American film director, writer and producer (1928–1998)
notable films included Comes a Horseman (1978), Starting Over (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982), Presumed Innocent (1990), and The Pelican Brief (1993).
Alan_J._Pakula
1950 American animated television series
The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican is an American animated television series that debuted on local stations in Chicago during the 1950s. In the cartoon
The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican
The_Adventures_of_Paddy_the_Pelican
Nothing (1993), the thriller The Pelican Brief (1993), the AIDS drama Philadelphia (1993), the action thriller Crimson Tide (1995), the war drama Courage
Denzel Washington on screen and stage
Denzel_Washington_on_screen_and_stage
American actor (1946–2017)
Cuba Gooding Jr. He played Daugherty in the film Radio Flyer (1992), FBI agent Gavin Vereek in The Pelican Brief (1993), and Vice President Ted Matthews
John_Heard_(actor)
Filmography of an actress: Julia Roberts
in the legal thriller The Pelican Brief, an adaptation of the John Grisham novel of the same name. During the late 1990s, she played the lead in the romantic
Julia_Roberts_filmography
American writer and lawyer (born 1955)
into films: The Chamber, The Client, A Painted House, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, and Skipping Christmas. Grisham, the second
John_Grisham
American legal thriller film by Sydney Pollack
adapted from a Grisham novel, the other being The Pelican Brief. The film was released on VHS in December 1993, with the cassettes specially made of blue
The_Firm_(1993_film)
American actor (born 1952)
(1994), The Pelican Brief (1993), and Glory (1989). TV series that Finn has had recurring roles on include Dawson's Creek, The Practice, The X-Files,
John_Finn
American actor
as varied as Where the Red Fern Grows, The New York Times bestsellers such as The Pelican Brief, Jurassic Park and Midnight in the Garden of Good and
Anthony_Heald
2010 film by Adam McKay
scheme In the Line of Fire The Pelican Brief Conspiracy Theory The Peacemaker Enemy of the State Absolute Power Money Monster "The Other Guys (2010)". AFI
The_Other_Guys
American actor
Pakula, See You in the Morning (1989) and The Pelican Brief (1993). He has also appeared in the films I Am the Cheese (1983), And God Created Woman (1988)
Christopher_Murray_(actor)
American character actor (1939–2018)
Anderson's films include Deceived, RoboCop 3 and The Pelican Brief. He appeared in Michael Bay's movies The Rock and Armageddon; in both films, he played the role
Stanley_Anderson
American actor (born 1947)
(1990). Other film credits include No Mercy (1986), The Pelican Brief (1993), Bio-Dome (1996), Mad City (1997), The Crow: Salvation (2000), The Last Samurai
William_Atherton
American actor (born 1955)
television role was on the 1990s TV series Stat. He has appeared in movies such as The Pelican Brief, Broken Arrow, Dragonfly and the Star Trek documentary
Casey_Biggs
Sexual content in mainstream film
in the Film. Horizon Books --do.--(1971) --do.-- (Pelican Book A1302.) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books ISBN 0-14-021302-3 Walker, Alexander (1966) The Celluloid
Sexual_content_in_film
American actor
The Rose Tattoo (1995), Flyovers, Side Man (both 1998) and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He appeared in the films A Force of One (1979), The Pelican Brief
Kevin_Geer
1993 film by George P. Cosmatos
release throughout the United States. During its opening weekend, the film opened in third place at the US box office behind The Pelican Brief and Mrs. Doubtfire
Tombstone_(film)
American actress (born 1955/1956)
for numerous Hollywood productions throughout the 1990s, including Philadelphia (1993), The Pelican Brief (1993), Wolf (1994), Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire
Adrienne_King
American art director
See You in the Morning (1989), Family Business (1989), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Pelican Brief (1993), The Portrait (1993), The Devil's Own
Robert_Guerra_(art_director)
American actor (1894–1953)
with heart trouble and was forced to leave The Cisco Kid. After a brief return to the show, he died from a heart attack on August 5, 1953, at his home
Harry_E._Lang
American newscaster, journalist and author
WNET. He was in demand to play himself in films and on television. Among his film credits were The Pelican Brief, Spies Like Us, and My Fellow Americans;
Edwin_Newman
Newspaper published in Washington, D.C.
with The Washington Post. The Washington Herald appears as a fictional newspaper in the 1993 film The Pelican Brief, in The X Files (3x15) 1996, the 1996
The_Washington_Herald
2001 film directed by Antoine Fuqua
2012, a triple feature Blu-ray pack with Training Day, John Q. and The Pelican Brief premiered. Training Day opened at number one, grossing $22.5 million
Training_Day
American actor (1936–2014)
Justice Jensen in The Pelican Brief (1993), Judge Assel Steward in Suspect (1987); a Marine Lieutenant in Starman (1984); and played the part of Braddock's
Ralph_Cosham
Dutch film producer (born 1955)
(1992) The Vanishing (1993) Fatal Instinct (1993) Heat (1995) Bosch (2014–2017) Producer The Pelican Brief (1993) Clifford (1994) Bulworth (1998) The Insider
Pieter_Jan_Brugge
Actor for his role as Chuck Yeager in the film The Right Stuff (1983). The following year, he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Sam_Shepard_filmography
2011 superhero film
Green Lantern is a 2011 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Hal Jordan / Green Lantern. It was directed by Martin Campbell, from
Green_Lantern_(film)
British author & civil servant (1909–1987)
Experiment in the Film Film (1944) Film and The Public (annual Pelican film review) Film and the Second World War (1974) The German Cinema History of the British
Roger_Manvell
English actor (born 1963)
directors as Sidney Lumet (A Stranger Among Us, 1992), Alan J. Pakula (The Pelican Brief, 1993) and Martin Brest (Meet Joe Black, 1998). He scored one of his
Jake_Weber
Film genre evoking excitement and suspense
functioning as one of the characters. Examples include The Pelican Brief, Presumed Innocent, A Time to Kill, The Client, The Lincoln Lawyer and The Firm. Political
Thriller_film
Cinema related to the philosophy of minimalism
Minimalist film is related to the art and philosophy of minimalism with films. In film, minimalism usually is associated with filmmakers such as Robert
Minimalist_film
German actor
international film and television productions, including the 2020 film My Little Sister, the German series Babylon Berlin (2017–2022), the 2023 American
Lars_Eidinger
Name list
Kavanagh Darby Carter, on the television series Love Life as portrayed by Anna Kendrick Darby Shaw, in the film The Pelican Brief played by Julia Roberts
Darby_(name)
of the Audience' for 'Conclave' and Status of 'The Devil Wears Prada' Sequel". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2025. "Stanley Tucci names 'horrible' film role
Stanley Tucci on screen and stage
Stanley_Tucci_on_screen_and_stage
American actor (born 1954)
Israel, Esq. (2017), and The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). Washington has starred in other notable films, including The Pelican Brief, Philadelphia (both 1993);
Denzel_Washington
American actor
and The Pelican Brief (1993), where he was reunited with Washington. He was cast in a main role in the 1996 television sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun,
John Lithgow on screen and stage
John_Lithgow_on_screen_and_stage
1993 film by Gary Ross
at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and would be reused more than 25 times, for television shows and films such as The Pelican Brief, In the Line
Dave_(film)
American costume designer
Albert Wolsky on numerous films, first as costume supervisor on Barry Levinson's Bugsy and Toys and Alan J. Pakula's The Pelican Brief and later as assistant
George_L._Little
American actor and author (born 1960)
in films such as the legal thriller The Pelican Brief (1993) starring Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts, and the romantic comedy It Could Happen to You
Stanley_Tucci
American actress (1944–2020)
supporting roles in American film and television, participating in productions such as The Pelican Brief, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, American Horror Story:
Carol_Sutton_(actress)
American artist (1910–2007)
her film debut in Diamond Trail (1933), after which she acted in Zoo in Budapest (1933) and Pilgrimage (1933). She also appeared on Broadway in Brief Moment
Frances_Rich
American sound engineer
(1987) The Accused (1988) Bob Roberts (1992) The Pelican Brief (1993) Dead Man Walking (1994) Apollo 13 (1995) Ransom (1996) Broadway Damage (1997) "The 68th
Rick_Dior
2017 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths
2017_in_film
American actress (born 1967)
starred with Denzel Washington in the thriller The Pelican Brief (1993), based on John Grisham's 1992 novel of the same name. In it, she played a young
Julia_Roberts
1992 novel by Donna Tartt
acquired film rights at the book's publishing in 1992 but put the project aside to work on The Pelican Brief and later The Devil's Own. He returned to The Secret
The_Secret_History
Short film series
comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1928 with Steamboat Willie with 2013's Get a Horse! being the most recent
Mickey_Mouse_(film_series)
2024). "Watch: Pelican captured on Dutch golf course after Belgian zoo escape - UPI.com". UPI. Retrieved 20 September 2025. "Pink Pelican rescued in Vught
List_of_zoo_escapes
Swedish film editor (1931–2014)
Pakula (The Pelican Brief and The Devil's Own). Additionally, he edited two television productions for Lawrence Schiller: the 1982 movie The Executioner's
Tom_Rolf
American awards show
The 1994 MTV Movie Awards was hosted by Will Smith and took place at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, and aired on MTV on Saturday, June
1994_MTV_Movie_Awards
(1973)". The Postmodern Pelican. 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2025-08-29. Soylent Green is one of the most notable science fiction films produced under the New Hollywood
List of films considered as New Hollywood
List_of_films_considered_as_New_Hollywood
Superhero team
Thor". /Film. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015. Brady, Matt (March 10, 2009). "Cast-Off: Thor! Who Should Play Thor?"
Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Avengers_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)
2003 film by Andrew Stanton
subject five times before finishing one sentence". The pelican character named Gerald (who in the final film ends up swallowing and choking on Marlin and Dory)
Finding_Nemo
1980 American sports comedy film by Harold Ramis
was the directorial debut of Ramis and the film boosted the career of Dangerfield, who was then known primarily as a stand-up comedian. The film was produced
Caddyshack
British music therapist (1925–2015)
therapy (AMT), one of five models recognized by the World Congress of Music Therapy in 1999. AMT draws on the psychoanalytic theories of Carl Jung, Sigmund
Mary_Priestley
2010 Film by Tim Burton
film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay written by Linda Woolverton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars Mia Wasikowska in the live-action
Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)
Alice_in_Wonderland_(2010_film)
English actor (born 1949)
others, The Russia House (1990), The Pelican Brief (1993), Shooting Fish (1997), The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) Titanic Town (1998), The Avengers
Nicholas_Woodeson
1993 American comedy film by Harold Ramis
"The Year In Movies : '93 A Record-smasher At The Box Office : 'Mrs. Doubtfire,' 'Pelican Brief' Propel Final Week And 'Jurassic Park' Chews Up The Competition
Groundhog_Day_(film)
American actor (born 1955)
provide the English language voice for Elder Pelican for Hayao Miyazaki's animated film The Boy and the Heron. The following year he reunited with Yorgos Lanthimos
Willem_Dafoe
American manufacturer of kayaks, canoes, and related accessories
Pelican International USA Inc. (formerly known as Confluence Outdoor and Confluence Watersports) is an American manufacturer of kayaks, canoes, and related
Confluence_Outdoor
Film genre in which two people of the same sex are non-romantically paired
Sarandon, and the 1993 film The Pelican Brief featured a male–female platonic pairing of Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington. The 1998 film Rush Hour featured
Buddy_film
British publishing house
Only paperback editions were published until the King Penguin series debuted in 1939 and latterly the Pelican History of Art was undertaken; these works
Penguin_Books
American security consultant and convicted fraudster
claims formed the basis of his 1980 autobiography, Catch Me If You Can, co-written with Stan Redding. The book inspired the film of the same name, directed
Frank_Abagnale
9th episode of the 20th season of The Simpsons
soundtrack to The Pelican Brief. In the scene when the girls visit the folk art museum, a version of "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris is played. Here the girls see
Lisa_the_Drama_Queen
received various accolades including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, three Golden Globe Awards and a Screen
List of awards and nominations received by Julia Roberts
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Julia_Roberts
1926 film by Vsevolod Pudovkin
(1955). The Film and the Public. Pelican Books. pp. 112–116. "Мать". VokrugTV. Vsevolod Pudovkin (1954). Film technique and Film acting. The cinema writings
Mother_(1926_film)
Anti-government protests in Albania
including flamingos and pelicans. Over 10,000 accommodation units are planned. Kushner said that he wanted "to create the ideal resort that I'd want
Flamingo_Revolution
American restaurant company
Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra in the 1940 Walt Disney's animated film Fantasia (1940). In 2010, Landry's, Inc., acquired three
Landry's
1954 film
tanks. Dan acknowledges the gamble they took and walks away, limping and whistling into the night. "So long ... you ancient pelican", Garfield mutters to
The High and the Mighty (film)
The_High_and_the_Mighty_(film)
American actor (1934–2014)
various films, including a stint as Detective Patrick Mahon on HBO's The Wire. Born in Queens, New York, Quinn had small roles in the films Major League
Tom_Quinn_(actor)
Stearns, and Kidlow, DC law firm in The Pelican Brief by John Grisham The Law Offices of J. Clay Carter II in The King of Torts by John Grisham Dennard
Law_firms_in_fiction
1993 film by Stephen Surjik
and The Pelican Brief. Beginning in 2006, DirecTV began a series of commercials in which characters from popular movies and television shows break the fourth
Wayne's_World_2
The year 1993 in film produced many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive, and The Firm. Krzysztof Kieślowski's
1993_in_film
- (The Night of the Camera, The Night of Miguelito's Revenge, The Night of the Pelican, The Night of the Janus) Edward Andrews - (The Night of the Brain)
List of The Wild Wild West episodes
List_of_The_Wild_Wild_West_episodes
American actor
performances in Landscape of the Body and The Dybbuk. Weil, Martin (March 2, 1999). "Actor Richard Bauer Dies at 59". The Washington Post. Retrieved August
Richard_Bauer
Subgenre of dramatic fiction
is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI)
Legal_drama
1958 film by Michael Curtiz
drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and based on the 1952 novel A Stone for Danny Fisher by Harold Robbins. Produced by Hal B. Wallis, the film stars
King_Creole
American actor (1934–2024)
Final Approach (1991), The Pelican Brief (1993), and Whisper of the Heart (1995). In the 2000s he was in Made of Honor (2008). In the 1960s, Sikking was in
James_B._Sikking
American law enforcement officer (1884–1955)
Barrow Scoma (2000). The Family Story of Bonnie and Clyde. Pelican Publishing Company. ISBN 1-56554-756-X. Shelton, Gene (1997). The Life and Times of Frank
Frank_Hamer
Canadian actor and writer (1911–2003)
the films The Pelican Brief (1993), Marvin's Room (1996) and the Showtime TV film 12 Angry Men (1997). Cronyn's first marriage was to the philanthropist
Hume_Cronyn
American basketball player (born 1984)
offseason, the Lakers traded several players to the New Orleans Pelicans for "big man" Anthony Davis. James moved to full-time point guard, and the Lakers
LeBron_James
Dinosaurs in sci-fi media franchise
helped the team determine how to create realistic shots where the Mosasaurus leaps from the water. The Mosasaurus makes a brief return in the short film Battle
Dinosaurs_in_Jurassic_Park
American actor (1930–2010)
Beep Beep of the Tom Tom") as Simon 1991 Timebomb as Mr. Phillips 1993 The Pelican Brief as The President of The United States 1994 The Nanny (TV series)
Robert_Culp
Fiction genre
cases taking place at the time. Some of the novels were later adapted into early television series and film productions during the 1950s. Many legal professionals
Legal_thriller
American drug smuggler (1939–1986)
in the American crime drama film The Infiltrator (2016), in two brief, historically inaccurate scenes that exercise dramatic license to depict the film's
Barry_Seal
American music manager (1949–1995)
through Pelican Publishing Company. The book contains photographs by her longtime friend Michael P. Smith and descriptions and stories of the early days
Allison_Miner
Dutch actress and filmmaker (born 1975)
Reijn appeared in the ensemble cast of 2012's Goltzius & The Pelican Company, written and directed by Peter Greenaway. In the film about the Dutch printmaker
Halina_Reijn
Video game series
tensions between the UNSC and rebels resume. The Master Chief and Cortana accidentally free the Forerunner commander Didact and he briefly returns to assert
Halo_(franchise)
British actor
in the TV series Hornblower. Fulford was featured as the murderer in the Hollywood film D-Tox (2002, with Sylvester Stallone) and starred as the sadistic
Christopher_Fulford
announces Don't Look Down". The Music Universe. Retrieved June 17, 2026. "Russian Circles announce new LP and tour with Pelican & Primitive Man (hear "Empath")"
List_of_2026_albums
This is a list of feature films set in Washington, D.C. Williams, Julien (September 1, 2016). "DC's Biggest Landmarks, Ranked by How Frequently They're
List of films set in Washington, D.C.
List_of_films_set_in_Washington,_D.C.
American film producer
Celia D. Costas is a film producer. She won two Emmy Awards for the HBO miniseries Angels in America and the television film Warm Springs and was nominated
Celia_D._Costas
1942 adventure color film made in USA
'Claiborne' Lookout Davison Clark as Judge Marvin Louis Merrill as Captain of the 'Pelican' Frank M. Thomas as Dr. Jepson Victor Varconi as Lubbock Sue Thomas as
Reap_the_Wild_Wind
17th episode of the 3rd season of 30 Rock
30 Rock featured a number of cultural references to the legal crime thriller film The Pelican Brief (1993), and Liz Lemon parodying Steve Jobs's attire
Cutbacks_(30_Rock)
American actor and director (born 1960)
Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) and had his breakthrough starring as Carl Bruner in the fantasy thriller film Ghost
Tony_Goldwyn
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