The Pelican Brief

(warner bros.) Release Date: December 17, 1993 Director: Alan J. Pakula Cast: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn Plot: Law student Darby Shaw writes a brief about the assassination of two Supreme Court justices. Her brief makes its way into the wrong hands, marking her for death. She turns to Washington newspaper reporter Gray Grantham for help, and as he learns her story, an incredible conspiracy unfolds.