The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate (marketed as Devil's Advocate) is a 1997 American supernatural horror film directed by Taylor Hackford, written by Jonathan Lemkin and Tony Gilroy, and starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, and Charlize Theron. Based on Andrew Neiderman's 1990 novel of the same name, it is about a gifted young Florida lawyer invited to work for a major New York City law firm. As his wife becomes haunted by frightening visions, the lawyer slowly realizes the firm's owner, John Milton, is in fact, the Devil. The name John Milton is one of several allusions to Paradise Lost, as well as Dante Alighieri's Inferno, and the legend of Faust. An adaptation of Neiderman's novel went into a development hell during the 1990s, with Hackford gaining control of the production. Filming took place around New York City and Florida. The Devil's Advocate received mixed reviews, with critics crediting it for entertainment value and Pacino's performance. It grossed $153 million at the box office and won the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. It also became the subject of the copyright lawsuit Hart v. Warner Bros., Inc. for its visual art.

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Have other teachers asked you to stay after class? Once or twice. - Did they want to talk about your behavior? - Objection. Immaterial. - Goes to motive. - Overruled. You may answer the question. I don't know what the other teachers wanted. You'd have to talk to them.

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You ever pass notes in class, Barbara?

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Maybe a note that... made fun of Mr. Gettys? - No. - No? Never called him a disgusting pig monster?

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Order. No. Your Honor, I've pre-marked this Defense Exhibit A. Objection. We've had plenty of time for discovery here. I'm going to let this in, Mr. Lomax. I'm also going to suggest that if you have any other exhibits... you present them in a timely fashion, or not at all.

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I'm sorry, Barbara, I was wrong. It's huge hog beast.

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This is your handwriting, isn't it? - Yes, but... - You wrote this in Gettys' class. - It's a joke. - "He's a huge hog beast." He probably eats a thousand pancakes for breakfast."

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You're writing about Mr. Gettys, aren't you? It was meant to be a joke.

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Have you ever had a party at your house, Barbara... when your parents were away? Objection. Your Honor, this is way out of line. - Credibility and bias. - Overruled. Answer the question. Yes.

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Have you ever heard of a game called "Special Places"?

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You're under oath, Barbara. A man's career... his reputation... his life is on the line. This is not a joke. Have you ever played the game "Special Places"? Yes. Is this game sexual in nature?

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Is this game sexual in nature? We only played it once. This special party, Barbara... this was the first time you told the story about Mr. Gettys, wasn't it? Yes. I've spoken to other children who were there that day. Is there anything else they may have told me about the party? Objection. If he has other witnesses, let him call them. If I need to call those other children, I will. I'm going to sustain that, Mr. Lomax. Rephrase your question.

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You threatened those children, didn't you? That's not the way it happened. You told them to lie, to falsely claim that Mr. Gettys had hurt them. These things did happen. If they didn't, you were going to tell everyone about this special party. They happened to me. So you made up a story. A special story. A story about a math teacher... who was tough on you, who kept you after class. A huge hog beast you didn't like! That's what really happened, isn't it? No. I didn't want to be the only one.

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You goddamn lowlife, son of a bitch... You leave that girl alone, that's enough.

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Bailiff, evict that man. No further questions, Your Honor. I'm going to adjourn for the day. We'll be back here at 9:00 in the morning and people will behave themselves... You made me proud. Or find themselves in contempt. Good evening.

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Pack it up, baby. You need a drink.

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- You go, Gators. - Yeah. In the event that we all get drunk, let's front-load the ceremonial bullshit. To the best trial lawyer in Alachua County. Damn straight.

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So, Kev, off the record... how's it feel to squeeze a man like Gettys... through the door of reasonable doubt? Larry. Why don't you quit being a party pooper? Have yourself a drink. We're not going to discuss the damn case anymore. Am I right? I'll drink to that.

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No shop talk.

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- Pour me another. - Hey, baby. Lomax, you're wild. I feel one of them nights coming on.

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I've seen the Eiffel Tower And I've seen the Taj Mahal And I've even been to China And I've seen the Great Wall I've seen the Pacific Ocean The Statue of Liberty I gotta go piss. - What? - I gotta go piss. I gotta go piss!

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