The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate is a 1997 American horror film directed by Taylor Hackford starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron, and based on a novel by Andrew Neiderman. The film's title is a reference to the common phrase "devil's advocate", and Pacino's character is named after the author of Paradise Lost, John Milton. The movie has some minor allusions to Milton's epic, such as the famous quotation "Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heaven". Kevin Lomax , a defense attorney in Gainesville, Florida, has never lost a case. He defends a schoolteacher, Mr. Gettys , against a...
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quick facts
Release date:October 17, 1997
Directed by:Taylor Hackford
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:144 Minutes
Producer:Arnon Milchan, Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson
Editor:Mark Warner
Music by:James Newton Howard
Cinematography:Andrzej Bartkowiak
Screenplay by:Jonathan Lemkin, Tony Gilroy
Estimated budget:$57,000,000
Adapted from:The Devil's Advocate
Genre:Thriller

Cast of The Devil's Advocate

Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
Kevin Lomax
Born:September 2, 1964
Age:47
Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Devil
Born:April 25, 1940
Age:72
Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson
Alexander Cullen
Born:April 4, 1944
Age:68
Delroy Lindo
Delroy Lindo
Born:November 18, 1952
Age:59
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Mary Ann Lomax
Born:August 7, 1975
Age:36
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones
Eddie Barzoon
Born:September 28, 1946
Age:65

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
1998 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, Al Pacino
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Film director of The Devil's Advocate

Taylor Hackford
Taylor Hackford
Born: December 31, 1944
Age: 67

Taylor Edwin Hackford is an American film director, and the current president of the Directors Guild of America. Hackford was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Mary , a waitress, and Joseph Hackford. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1968, where he was a...
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Music contributors for The Devil's Advocate

James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard

James Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for...
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Filming locations for The Devil's Advocate

New York City
New York City

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