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"Primal Fear" quotes

Primal Fear poster
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.

Director: Gregory Hoblit
Writer: William Diehl, Steve Shagan, Ann Biderman
Production: N/A
Genre: crime, drama, mystery, thriller
Year: 1996
MetaScore: 47/100
ImdbRating: 7.7
BoxOffice: $56,116,183
Released: 03 Apr 1996
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 10 wins & 12 nominations total

27 video clips

Martin VailAaronJack ConnermanJanet VenableJudge Miriam ShoatCopChoirboyJoey PineroJohn ShaughnessyTommy GoodmanNaomi ChanceVail's Secretary
Pinero has never been convicted of anything - Primal Fear 01:25 Pinero has never been convicted of anything Preach the gospel to every - Primal Fear 00:57 Preach the gospel to every What happened - Primal Fear 02:39 What happened You blacked out - Primal Fear 05:43 You blacked out All you have to do is turn around - Primal Fear 01:14 All you have to do is turn around On my first day of law school - Primal Fear 00:09 On my first day of law school I'll tell you - Primal Fear 00:46 I'll tell you You either run for office or you wind up a judge - Primal Fear 00:09 You either run for office or you wind up a judge Your honor - Primal Fear 00:27 Your honor The Butcher Boy - Primal Fear 00:14 The Butcher Boy You do not speak - Primal Fear 00:07 You do not speak Well now that she brings it up - Primal Fear 00:23 Well now that she brings it up I'm your mother - Primal Fear 00:11 I'm your mother I would stab him 78 times - Primal Fear 00:22 I would stab him 78 times First thing that I ask a new client is - Primal Fear 00:12 First thing that I ask a new client is See this lot here - Primal Fear 00:16 See this lot here Now that you bring it up - Primal Fear 00:11 Now that you bring it up I suggest you start representing your client and stop representing yourself - Primal Fear 00:11 I suggest you start representing your client and stop... Bullshit story - Primal Fear 00:09 Bullshit story Didn't you - Primal Fear 00:20 Didn't you He couldn't kick his own ass - Primal Fear 00:04 He couldn't kick his own ass Here's motive Aaron - Primal Fear 00:04 Here's motive Aaron How are they going to kill a man who never sleeps - Primal Fear 00:05 How are they going to kill a man who never sleeps Which you can't do mid trial - Primal Fear 00:08 Which you can't do mid trial You are sorely mistaken - Primal Fear 00:26 You are sorely mistaken Do I seem OK - Primal Fear 01:07 Do I seem OK You ever come in here and pull any of that tough guy shit on Aaron again - Primal Fear 00:07 You ever come in here and pull any of that tough guy shit on...

Cast

Martin Vail - Richard Gere
Janet Venable - Laura Linney
Shaughnessy - John Mahoney
Shoat - Alfre Woodard
Molly - Frances McDormand
Aaron - Edward Norton
Yancy - Terry O'Quinn
Goodman - Andre Braugher
Pinero - Steven Bauer
Stenner - Joe Spano
Martinez - Tony Plana
Rushman - Stanley Anderson
Naomi - Maura Tierney
Alex - Jon Seda
Connerman - Reg Rogers
Weil - Kenneth Tigar
Woodside - Brian Reddy
M.C. - Christopher Carroll
Lou - Wendy Cutler
Turner - Ron O.J. Parson
Vail's Secretary - Sigrid K. Zahner
WLS Anchor - Diann Burns
WLS Anchor - Linda Yu
WLS Location Reporter - Andy Shaw
WBBM Anchor - Mary Ann Childers
WBBM Anchor (as Lester D. Holt) - Lester Holt
WBBM Location Reporter - Sylvia Gomez
WBBM Location Reporter - Jon Duncanson
WGN Anchor - David Eckert
WGN Anchor - Robert Jordan
WGN Location Reporter - Joanie Lum
WGN Location Reporter - Randy Salerno
Postman - Kyle Colerider-Krugh
Joe - Joseph Luis Caballero
Young Boy - Randall Slavin
Sergeant - Mike Bacarella
Precinct Jailer - Turk Muller
Cop - Joseph F. Kosala
Bartender - Lenny Wilson
Bailiff - Peter Schreiner
Old Man - Joseph R. Ryan
Linda - Azalea Davila
Court Clerk - Wayne Wright
Duty Officer - Tony Fitzpatrick
Arresting Cop - Clarence Williams Jr.
Stenographer - Rosalie V. Lewis
Prison Guard - Dwight Brad Dyer
Pilot - Larry Cook
Pilot - Bob Kenney
Choirboy - Antonio Bardales
Cop - Mike Boss
Banquet Patron - Greg Bronson
Inmate - Richard Hempton
Juror - Lucille M. Oliver