Directed by: Rod Lurie
Starring: Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Joan Allen, William Petersen
Laine Hanson: Principles only mean something when you stick to them when its inconvenient.
President Jackson Evans: Mr. Chairman, let's just say..."I'm guilty but not responsible", hmm?
Shelly Runyon: We're both sticking to our guns. The difference is, mine are loaded.
President Jackson Evans: You're the future of the Democratic party. And you always will be.
President Jackson Evans: I'll die before Shelly Runyon checkmates me.
Continuity mistake: In the beginning of the movie there is a scene where Joan Allen is walking next to the President. If you look closely at her feet, she is wearing two different colored high heels.
Trivia: Judging by his looks, one would think Gary Oldman is paying homage to that Sean Penn's also somewhat 'offbeat' lawyer-characterization in "Carlito's Way".