``The Verdict'' Paul Newman makes a comeback as Reborn, an elderly lawyer addicted to alcohol.

“The Verdict” synopsis

Frank Galvin, an alcoholic lawyer, spends his miserable days searching newspaper obituaries for cases that are likely to go to trial, sneaking into strangers' funerals, and handing out business cards in hopes of receiving requests. Ta. One day, a job request comes to Galvin. His job was to defend a patient who had been turned into a plant-human due to a medical error. At first, Galvin accepted the job just for the money, but as the investigation progresses, he regains his passion as a lawyer. Galvin is determined to fight for his client in court, but the hospital has prepared a powerful defense team...

Index

• A project for the disappointed Paul Newman
• Initial scenario with no The Verdict scene
• Characters far different from before
• Reborn as a Hollywood star

A project for the disappointed Paul Newman

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Paul Newman was the undisputed "money-making star" of Hollywood.

A young billiards player in ``The The Hustler '' (61), a hard-boiled private investigator in `` Moving Target '' (66), a Wild West robber in `` Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid '' (69), and `` The Sting '' (73). He is a legendary gambler in `` Slap Shot '' (1977), and a player and coach of a third-rate ice hockey team in ``Slap Shot'' (1977). No, it's just masterpieces and masterpieces that color American film history. Movie fans around the world were transfixed by his fearless mask, blue eyes, and Actors Studio method acting.

However, dark clouds loom over such a smooth sailing life. Their only son, Scott Newman, died suddenly at the young age of 28. He followed in the footsteps of his great father and pursued a career as an actor, but due to the excessive pressure, he became addicted to alcohol. The cause of death is said to have been an overdose.

As if to punish the depressed Paul Newman, the movie ``Prelude to the Collapse of the World'' (1980), which had a budget of 20 million dollars, was a huge disappointment, earning only 1.7 million dollars at the box office. It was criticized as ``the worst panic movie ever made'', and Paul Newman himself made a parade of self-deprecating comments such as ``the movie was made entirely for money'' and ``he knew from day one that it was going to be a huge failure.'' His next police drama, ``Fort Apache: The Bronx'' (1981), also did not perform well at the box office, and his rosy career as an actor suddenly fell from grace.

“The Verdict” preview

When he was feeling discouraged, a project came to him to make a movie based on the best-selling novel `` The Verdict. '' This work was inspired by author Barry Reed's own experiences as a lawyer, and is a courtroom suspense story about an elderly alcoholic lawyer who takes on the church and the legal community on his own in the wake of a medical malpractice lawsuit.

Originally, 20th Century Fox's David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck acquired the film rights to this project, with Arthur Hiller, known for `` A Love Poem '' (1970) as director, and famous playwright as the scriptwriter. The team started with David Mamet. Robert Redford was considered for the lead role. Yes, they are close friends who co-starred in `` Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid '' and `` The Sting .''

Initial scenario with no The Verdict scene