“The Devil's Advocate” quotes
(1997)
Taylor Hackford
directed this movie
in 1997
Title The Devil's Advocate
Year 1997
Director Taylor Hackford
Genre Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Year 1997
Director Taylor Hackford
Genre Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Plot – At the end of the second millennium, the devil is still healthy, he loves to go to the courtrooms and he doesn’t hesitate to put the life of Faust on stage. Mephistopheles is John Milton, the boss of the most important forensic office in New York, while the role of Faust is up to Kevin Lomax, a young and promising provincial lawyer. Preceded by a solid reputation of being a successful man, Lomax is called to New York by Milton and he soon gains a prominent role in the office.
All actors – Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Connie Nielsen, Craig T. Nelson, Tamara Tunie, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Debra Monk, Vyto Ruginis, Laura Harrington, Pamela Gray, George Wyner, Chris Bauer, Connie Embesi, Jonathan Cavallary, Heather Matarazzo, Murphy Guyer, Leo Burmester, Bill Moor, Neal Jones, Eddie Aldridge, Mark Deakins, Rony Clanton, George Gore II, Alan Manson, Brian Poteat, Daniel Oreskes, Kim Chan, Caprice Benedetti, Don King, Ray Garvey, Rocco Musacchia, Susan Kellermann, James Saito, Harsh Nayyar, Mohammed Ghaffari, Nicki Cochrane, Fenja Klaus, Gino Lucci, Novella Nelson, Vincent Laresca, Benny Nieves, Franci Leary, Gloria Lynne Henry, Jorge Navarro, Jose Fernandes Torres, Antonio Vargas Cortés, Elena Camunez Andújar, Monica Keena, Linda Atkinson, William Hill, Juan Carlos Hernández, Wei Mei, E. Katherine Kerr, Liza Harris, Bill Boggs, Bo Rucker, Michael Lombard, Marc Manfro, J. Nester, John Rothman, George Sperdakos, Hollis Granville, Edward Seamon, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Gregory Lichtenson, Socorro Santiago, Marcia DeBonis, Marie Stuart Vassallo, Tom Riis Farrell, Harold Surratt, Alfonse D'amato, Charles A. Gargano, Lou Rudin, Ernie Grunfeld, Alan Grubman, Al Cerullo, Cadillac Moon, Nikita Ager, Paul Benedict, Cindy Birch, Rich Campbell, Christopher Del Gaudio, Joyce Garland, Roy Jones Jr., Christopher King, Omar Koury, Adrian Lee, Frank Licari, Delroy Lindo, Anibal O. Lleras, Al Santoriello, Todd Wall
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“Free will. It's like butterfly wings: once touched, they never get off the ground.”
“Guilt is like a bag of fuckin' bricks. All ya gotta do is set it down.”
“Who, in their right mind Kevin, could possibly deny the twentieth century was entirely mine?”
“Lawyers are the devil's ministry.”
“Freedom, baby... is never having to say you're sorry.”
“Law is the ultimate backstage pass. There are now more students in law schools than lawyers walking the streets.”
“- Kevin Lomax: What about love?
- John Milton: Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate.”“God likes to watch. He's a prankster.”
“Don't get too cocky, my boy. No matter how good you are, don't ever let them see you coming. That's the gaffe, my friend. You gotta keep yourself small. Innocuous. Be the little guy. You know, the nerd, the leper, shit-kicking surfer.”
“Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition.”
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