A Lawyer Walks into a Bar
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| A Laywer Walks Into a Bar... | |
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 To Sue or Not to Sue… That is the question |
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| Directed by | Eric Chaikin |
| Produced by | Tasha Oldham Eric Chaikin Brandon Camp (executive producer) Mike Thompson (executive producer) Jonathan Osborne (executive producer) Evan Fitzmaurice Charles Martin |
| Starring | Alan Dershowitz Joe Jamail Mark Lanier Robert Shapiro Nancy Grace Len Jacoby Eddie Griffin Michael Ian Black Sam Garrett Tricia Zunker Donald Baumeister Magda Madrigal Megan Meadows Cassandra Hooks |
| Music by | Daniel Fickle |
| Cinematography | Stephanie Martin |
| Editing by | Deborah Barkow |
| Distributed by | Camel's Back Films |
| Running time | 92 Mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... is an independent film about lawyers, law school, the California Bar exam, and the obsession America has with its legal system. The film has garnered many positive reviews including coverage from the The Wall Street Journal, The Dallas Morning News, Premiere.com and on nationally syndicated television show At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper.[1][2][3][4]
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[edit] Film content
This film highlights the trials and tribulations of trying to pass the State Bar of California exam and follows six wanna-be lawyers struggling to prepare and actually pass the test with the lowest national pass rate.[5] One of the test takers in the documentary is Donald Baumeister, an ex-Marine, who had failed the California bar 41 times and is shown in the movie gearing up for attempt #42. A working father, Baumeister never had the time to properly study for the exam. [6]
This movie portrays what we all know – that, in the time of trouble, whether it be civil or criminal, Americans depend on lawyers to navigate the tough waters of today’s judicial system. [7] Many Americans can say they hate lawyers, but the truth is we depend on them everyday.
[edit] Festival Accolades
A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... has been lauded and won awards at many independent film festivals including having won the Grand Jury Prize at AFI Dallas's Texas Competition, and Boulder Colorado's Toofy Fest's Best Narrative Feature.[8][9]
[edit] A Focus On Minorities
A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar... is a movie that not only portrays the fight of the average law school student, but also of the minority and not so fortunate law student trying to pass and be admitted to a major state bar. The movie follows Magda Madrigal as she attends The People’s College of Lawso that she can take the bar and be an advocate for people in her local Hispanic community. [10]
[edit] References
- ^ Wall Street Journal: Bar Exam, The Movie!. February 23, 2007
- ^ Filmmakers Put to the Test. Dallas Morning News, January 26, 2007
- ^ SXSW Roundup Day 8. March 17, 2007
- ^ At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, Now on DVD. At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, September 22, 2007
- ^ A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar!. Counsel to Counsel, March 14, 2007
- ^ Wall Street Journal: Bar Exam, The Movie!. February 23, 2007
- ^ On Lawyers. YouTube, June 21, 2007
- ^ AFI Dallas Awards 2007. AFI Dallas April 1, 2007
- ^ Toofy Fest Awards 2007. Toofy Fest Boulder CO September 9, 2007
- ^ So, This Lawyer Walks Into A Bar. ABA Journal, June 21, 2007
