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DramaTV Movie

Phil Spector

- The truth is somewhere in the mix.

A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.

Release Date : 2013-06-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : HBO Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Helen Mirren

Character Name : Linda Kenney Baden

Original Name : Helen Mirren

Gender : Female

Al Pacino

Character Name : Phil Spector

Original Name : Al Pacino

Gender : Male

Jeffrey Tambor

Character Name : Bruce Cutler

Original Name : Jeffrey Tambor

Gender : Male

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Character Name : Mock Prosecutor

Original Name : Chiwetel Ejiofor

Gender : Male

Rebecca Pidgeon

Character Name : Dr. Fallon

Original Name : Rebecca Pidgeon

Gender : Female

John Pirruccello

Character Name : Nick Stavros

Original Name : John Pirruccello

Gender : Male

James Tolkan

Character Name : Judge Fidler

Original Name : James Tolkan

Gender : Male

David Aaron Baker

Character Name : ADA Alan Jackson

Original Name : David Aaron Baker

Gender : Male

Matt Malloy

Character Name : Dr. Spitz

Original Name : Matt Malloy

Gender : Male

Jenn Lyon

Character Name : Focus Group Woman #3

Original Name : Jenn Lyon

Gender : Female

Suzanne Turner

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Suzanne Turner

Gender : Female

Yolonda Ross

Character Name : Kelly

Original Name : Yolonda Ross

Gender : Female

Jack Wallace

Character Name : Music Store Owner

Original Name : Jack Wallace

Gender : Male

Dominic Hoffman

Character Name : Mr. Brown

Original Name : Dominic Hoffman

Gender : Male

Philip Martin

Character Name : James

Original Name : Philip Martin

Gender : Male

Anthony Quarles

Character Name : Bodyguard

Original Name : Anthony Quarles

Gender : Male

Vernon Campbell

Character Name : Bodyguard

Original Name : Vernon Campbell

Gender : Male

Adalgiza Chermont

Character Name : Focus Group Woman

Original Name : Adalgiza Chermont

Gender : Female

Gail Silver

Character Name : Focus Group Woman

Original Name : Gail Silver

Gender : Male

Steve Park

Character Name : Focus Group Man

Original Name : Steve Park

Gender : Male

Ella Dershowitz

Character Name : Maggie - Paralegal

Original Name : Ella Dershowitz

Gender : Female

Noah Mamet

Character Name : Barbarian Boy

Original Name : Noah Mamet

Gender : Male

Geisha Otero

Character Name : Cleaning Woman

Original Name : Geisha Otero

Gender : Female

Tatiana Godfrey

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Tatiana Godfrey

Gender : Male

Kate Blumberg

Character Name : Woman on Stand

Original Name : Kate Blumberg

Gender : Female

Gordon De Vol

Character Name : Anchorman

Original Name : Gordon De Vol

Gender : Male

Mary B. McCann

Character Name : Court Newscaster

Original Name : Mary B. McCann

Gender : Female

Lauren Schacher

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Lauren Schacher

Gender : Female

Clara Mamet

Character Name : Back to Mono Girl

Original Name : Clara Mamet

Gender : Female

Natalija Nogulich

Character Name : Giovanetta Ricci

Original Name : Natalija Nogulich

Gender : Female

Beverly Brooks

Character Name : Mansion Newscaster

Original Name : Beverly Brooks

Gender : Female

Neil Pepe

Character Name : Interviewer

Original Name : Neil Pepe

Gender : Male

Tony Mamet

Character Name : Barry

Original Name : Tony Mamet

Gender : Male

Linda Kimbrough

Character Name : Mock Judge

Original Name : Linda Kimbrough

Gender : Male

Martin Jarvis

Character Name : British TV Interviewer

Original Name : Martin Jarvis

Gender : Male

Bob Jennings

Character Name : LAPD Officer Smith

Original Name : Bob Jennings

Gender : Male

Thomas J. Calagna

Character Name : Recording Mixer

Original Name : Thomas J. Calagna

Gender : Male

Richard L. Friedman

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Richard L. Friedman

Gender : Male

Matthew Rauch

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Matthew Rauch

Gender : Male

Meghan Marx

Character Name : Lana Clarkson

Original Name : Meghan Marx

Gender : Male

Jessica Wood

Character Name : Gun Test Woman

Original Name : Jessica Wood

Gender : Male

Joey Auzenne

Character Name : Bellhop

Original Name : Joey Auzenne

Gender : Male

Linda Miller

Character Name : Ronnie Spector

Original Name : Linda Miller

Gender : Male

Alfredo Narciso

Character Name : Assistant

Original Name : Alfredo Narciso

Gender : Male

Stephen Tyrone Williams

Character Name : Producer

Original Name : Stephen Tyrone Williams

Gender : Male

Kimko

Character Name : Mock Bailiff

Original Name : Kimko

Gender : Male

Jehan-Pierre 'The Preacher' Vassau

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Jehan-Pierre 'The Preacher' Vassau

Gender : Male

Steve McAuliff

Character Name : Bodyguard

Original Name : Steve McAuliff

Gender : Male

Lizza Monet Morales

Character Name : Irene

Original Name : Lizza Monet Morales

Gender : Male

Stephen A. Pope

Character Name : Ms. Baden's Chauffeur

Original Name : Stephen A. Pope

Gender : Male

George Aguilar

Character Name : Mr. Spector's Chauffeur

Original Name : George Aguilar

Gender : Male

Chris Cenatiempo

Character Name : LAPD Policeman

Original Name : Chris Cenatiempo

Gender : Male

Tom Bruno

Character Name : Court House Policeman

Original Name : Tom Bruno

Gender : Male

Jonathan Forte

Character Name : Musician in Recording Session

Original Name : Jonathan Forte

Gender : Male

Peter Conboy

Character Name : L.A. Country Sheriff (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Conboy

Gender : Male

Jill DeMonstoy

Character Name : Protester (uncredited)

Original Name : Jill DeMonstoy

Gender : Male

Angel Dillemuth

Character Name : Valet (uncredited)

Original Name : Angel Dillemuth

Gender : Male

David Henry Gerson

Character Name : Interviewer (uncredited)

Original Name : David Henry Gerson

Gender : Male

Don Gomez

Character Name : George - Bodyguard (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Gomez

Gender : Male

Jordan Lage

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Jordan Lage

Gender : Male

Dennis Lauricella

Character Name : Juror (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis Lauricella

Gender : Male

Michael Maren

Character Name : Courtroom Journalist (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Maren

Gender : Male

Stevan Lee Mraovitch

Character Name : Adriano de Souza (uncredited)

Original Name : Stevan Lee Mraovitch

Gender : Male

George Peck

Character Name : Courtroom Attorney (uncredited)

Original Name : George Peck

Gender : Male

Cynthia Silver

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Cynthia Silver

Gender : Male

Tom Stratford

Character Name : Los Angeles County Sheriff (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Stratford

Gender : Male

Rick Toscano

Character Name : Young Phil (uncredited)

Original Name : Rick Toscano

Gender : Male

Steve Triebes

Character Name : Defense Lawyer (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Triebes

Gender : Male

Uzimann

Character Name : Business Traveler (uncredited)

Original Name : Uzimann

Gender : Male

Emilio Vitolo

Character Name : Protestor (uncredited)

Original Name : Emilio Vitolo

Gender : Male

Todd Weeks

Character Name : Interviewer (uncredited)

Original Name : Todd Weeks

Gender : Male

Reviews

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2022-09-03

Phil Spector begins by warning us that “This is a work of fiction. It is not based on a true story. It is a drama inspired by real people in a trial, but it is not an attempt to represent the real people, nor to comment on the trial or its outcome.” This raises several questions. First, if it’s not an attempt to represent real people, why are the characters named after real people? Are you trying to tell me that this is a movie about a record producer charged with murder named Phil Spector, but it's not a movie about actual record producer charged with murder Phil Spector? Second, the fictional Phil Spector is indicted for the murder of actress and model Lana Clarkson, just like the real Phil Spector; how then can the movie claim that it’s not based on a true story? Third, if it’s not an attempt to comment on the trial or its outcome, what’s the hell’s the point? This should have been either a film à clef or a documentary — to paraphrase John the Revelator, either hot or cold because I spit the lukewarm out of my mouth —; as it is, though, it’s neither fish nor fowl. What the movie actually is is the opposite of what it purports to be; i.e., behind its claim to objectivity, the film is subjective to the point of hagiography. According to writer/director David Mamet, Spector (Al Pacino) was nothing more than a "beloved eccentric" condemned, not by the evidence against him — little or none, according to the film but by public opinion and an incompetent defense lawyer. The latter is odd considering that Linda Kenney Baden (Helen Mirren), his defense attorney, served as a consultant for the film; apparently Baden was so entranced by Spector and grief-stricken that she couldn't save him from a wrongful conviction, that she simply forgot, when advising Mamet, about the prosecution's evidence that refutes her evidence — her evidence being the sole basis on which the movie swears by Spector's innocence. But the revisionism of the film is not limited to Spector, and reaches Baden as well; for example, the fictional Baden declares that she will not "attack the girl", that is, Clarkson, to defend Spector; in fact, the defense did attack Clarkson in court, going so far as to show a video of Clarkson in blackface imitating Little Richard, unlike the fictional Baden, who refuses to use this footage (this doesn’t mean by the way that the film as whole doesn’t attack Clarkson) — furthermore, Baden-Mirren appears to be clairvoyant; early in the film she says that since "they let O.J." go, Spector will pay the piper; “He will be tried for the murder of O.J.’s wife and he will be found guilty” (and if this isn't a comment on the trial or its outcome, I don't know what the hell it is). All things considered, it’s ironic when the movie asserts that “The prosecution has nothing except everyone's conviction that [Spector] is guilty”; it’s actually Mamet who has nothing except his conviction that Spector is innocent. Phil Spector amounts to nothing much other than a reminder that "even Homer nods"; Mamet wrote and/or directed some of the best films of the '90s-mid-2000s, and even his comparatively inferior work could never be accused of dishonesty or malice. However, with this one it becomes clear that this is the Al Pacino movie that should be called The Devil's Advocate.