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True Believer

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True Believer
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R,1hr 43min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1989
Director:
Joseph Ruben
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Yuji Okumoto  ...more
Synopsis: The only True Believer at the beginning of this drama is idealistic young attorney Robert Downey Jr., who apprentices under the guidance of celebrated civil-rights activist James Woods. Alas, in the years since the sixties, Woods has become a disillusioned, dope-smoking ambulance chaser. Goaded by Downey, Woods takes up one last "lost cause:" that of Korean-American prison inmate Yuji Okomoto, who is about to be tried for the self-defense slaying of another prisoner. As Woods investigates, he unearths ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Joseph Ruben's legal thriller about the awakening of a former '60s activist lawyer is James Woods' show all the way, and his passion takes the script to another level. While the story of a cynical older character who's reignited by an idealistic neophyte is hardly new, Strick's sharp, engaging, and fast-moving script, studded with '60s references, and threaded through with the theme of racism, would ... Full Review
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James Woods
Eddie Dodd
Robert Downey Jr.
Roger Baron
Yuji Okumoto
Shu Kai Kim
Margaret Colin
Kitty Greer
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