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The Paper Chase

A first-year law student at Harvard Law School struggles with balancing his coursework and a woman, unaware that she has a connection that affects their relationship.

Director

James Bridges

Year

Genre

Box Office

$1,851,898

Production

Thompson-Paul Productions,20th Century Fox

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 4 nominations total

James T. Hart

Timothy Bottoms

Susan Kingsfield Fields

Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.

Franklin Ford III

Kevin Brooks

Thomas Craig Anderson

Edward Herrmann

Willis Bell

Craig Richard Nelson

O'Connor

Moss

Toombs

Asheley Brooks

Mrs. Weasal

Philip Fields

Miss Farranti

Pruit

Sanders

Knight

Fisher

Hotel Manager

Tony Silverthorne

Hotel Clerk

1st Hotel Maid

2nd Hotel Maid

Law Student

Law Student

Law Student

Law Student

Law Student

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Will you recite the facts of Hawkins vs McGee - The Paper Chase

Will you recite the facts of Hawkins vs McGee

Kingsfield drove him mad - The Paper Chase

Kingsfield drove him mad

When I was a freshman at college I had 3 roommates - The Paper Chase

When I was a freshman at college I had 3 roommates

You teach yourselves the law - The Paper Chase

You teach yourselves the law

Ford? - The Paper Chase

Hey... - The Paper Chase

We're gonna have to get up
so early to keep up with him. - The Paper Chase

We're gonna have to get up so early to keep up with him...

I was walking by and I saw your light - The Paper Chase

I was walking by and I saw your light

Damn good A good answer - The Paper Chase

Damn good A good answer

I'm telling you the worst thing a law student can do - The Paper Chase

I'm telling you the worst thing a law student can do

Susan? - The Paper Chase

Susan? - The Paper Chase

"Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. - The Paper Chase

"Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr.

Why don't I take you to meet him - The Paper Chase

Why don't I take you to meet him

I don't like the way
you're looking at me. - The Paper Chase

I don't like the way you're looking at me.

Now... - The Paper Chase

Mr. Brooks. - The Paper Chase

I am waiting, Mr. Brooks. - The Paper Chase

I am waiting, Mr. Brooks.

Justice Douglas... - The Paper Chase

Justice Douglas...

Helen Keller. - The Paper Chase

I played in this study
when I was a little girl. - The Paper Chase

I played in this study when I was a little girl.

Have you ever
told him about me? - The Paper Chase

Have you ever told him about me?

- So what did he say?
- Well, he just said he hoped
it wasn't a law student. - The Paper Chase

- So what did he say? - Well, he just said he hoped it wasn&...

I'm gonna walk
on the water! - The Paper Chase

I'm gonna walk on the water!

Here. - The Paper Chase

Get out, Hart. - The Paper Chase

Think about me... - The Paper Chase

Think about me...

So you flunked every one of your practice exams huh - The Paper Chase

So you flunked every one of your practice exams huh

May I see
those notes, please? - The Paper Chase

May I see those notes, please?

Thank you very much. - The Paper Chase

Thank you very much.

I found something - The Paper Chase

I found something

Jesus. - The Paper Chase

This is the ageless
passing of wisdom. - The Paper Chase

This is the ageless passing of wisdom.

Hey. - The Paper Chase

What the hell is it? - The Paper Chase

What the hell is it?

- Hart.
- Yeah? - The Paper Chase

- Hart. - Yeah?

Hello. - The Paper Chase

Thank you. - The Paper Chase

They finally got you didn't they Hart - The Paper Chase

They finally got you didn't they Hart

You don't even care. - The Paper Chase

You don't even care.

Susan. - The Paper Chase

O'Connor, why don't
the federal courts... - The Paper Chase

O'Connor, why don't the federal courts...

Do you do this often? - The Paper Chase

Do you do this often?

Who's that? - The Paper Chase

If you ever say pimp in front of me again - The Paper Chase

If you ever say pimp in front of me again

Well, hello, Hart. - The Paper Chase

Well, hello, Hart.

Well... - The Paper Chase

I brought these notes... - The Paper Chase

I brought these notes...

How about another drink - The Paper Chase

How about another drink

Please, I don't want you
to see this. Don't... - The Paper Chase

Please, I don't want you to see this. Don't...

Brooks vs. Scoville
illustrates the distinctions... - The Paper Chase

Brooks vs. Scoville illustrates the distinctions...

Oh, God! Kevin's party! - The Paper Chase

Oh, God! Kevin's party!

Ford! - The Paper Chase

I'm sorry, Asheley, but, uh,
I forgot about the party. - The Paper Chase

I'm sorry, Asheley, but, uh, I forgot about the party.

Please... - The Paper Chase

Mr Hart here's a dime - The Paper Chase

Mr Hart here's a dime

You... - The Paper Chase

I made extra copies
of my outlines for Kevin. - The Paper Chase

I made extra copies of my outlines for Kevin.

Kevin's outline. - The Paper Chase

Kevin's outline.

Three left out of six. - The Paper Chase

Three left out of six.

I suggest that you particularly
address yourselves... - The Paper Chase

I suggest that you particularly address yourselves...

Oh, say, listen, Hart, can you explain
that Swiss Atlantic case to me? - The Paper Chase

Oh, say, listen, Hart, can you explain that Swiss Atlantic c...

Hey, I'm getting out. - The Paper Chase

Hey, I'm getting out.

Where the hell
are you going? - The Paper Chase

Where the hell are you going?

Ford! Hart! - The Paper Chase

How long you gentlemen
planning to stay? - The Paper Chase

How long you gentlemen planning to stay?

Let's start with
civil procedure... - The Paper Chase

Let's start with civil procedure...

Uh you Your hand - The Paper Chase

Uh you Your hand

Okay. - The Paper Chase

Professor Kingsfield? - The Paper Chase

Professor Kingsfield?

Here's your mail. - The Paper Chase

Here's your mail.

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A first-year law student at Harvard Law School struggles with balancing his coursework and a woman, unaware that she has a connection that affects their relationship.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: James Bridges

Writer: John Jay Osborn Jr., James Bridges

Production: Thompson-Paul Productions,20th Century Fox

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 1973

MetaScore: 65/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: $1,851,898

Released: 16 Oct 1973

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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