Final Verdict Scene | Philadelphia

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When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
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[@shaylah2725]

that main juror speaking was the perfect red herring. the way he was smirking while the defendants were testifying really made me think he was on their side. it was nice reversal hearing him talk in the deliberations.

[@sfchampionsbasketball9665]

Very true. They definitely subverted expectations with that. Almost as if he was smirking in disbelief at the arguments of the defendants…

[@SharinganMan]

well it's on-theme with the rest of the movie. denzel is homophobic, and he points out that their whole society is homophobic. that guy's facial expressions, you're right, point to him sharing the generalized homophobia, being disgusted by gay people. but like denzel he's still seeking to apply justice. there's a difference between the bigotry of cultural distance and the bigotry of wanting to use all institutions available against a target.

[@nizloc4118]

​@Him535 not sure if you saw the 90s version (12 angry men). Amazon has it, I liked it. As for movies with talking, give Conspiracy a look. It's about the Holocaust. Phenom movie

[@steveparish4209]

Kruger, you couldn't smooth a silk sheet if you had a hot date with a babe . . I lost my train of thought.

[@BillyButcher90]

I think his laughing and nodding is due to him knowing the law firm partners are making smooth-sounding bullshit claims about Andy.

[@JohnDoe-ce1kx]

I’m glad to see that one of the police guards from Silence of the Lambs has survived and become a judge.

[@BilliamBusey]

Not to mention, one of the SWAT guys from that very same scene is on the jury! Conflict of interest? 🤣

[@jimmalloy7279]

And George Costanza's dim-witted boss Mr. Kruger from Seinfeld seemed sharper at the head of the jury table.

[@Sensha4041]

Also the older juror in the back on the left hand side was the funeral director in Silence of the Lambs.

[@ForeverBennett]

Jonathan Demme had a handful of favourite character actors that he would regularly cast, like Charles Napier (the judge) and Tracey Walter (the librarian). There were some others too. He was a loyal guy.

[@brotheldan2009]

That was after he was a major in the army and turned his back on John Rambo

[@solidsnakeisme]

I absolutely love this movie. This might be my favorite movie from both Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.

[@happisakshappiplace.6588]

Same.

[@bennythamacsjourney4774]

No Forrest Gump and the Equalizer

[@jatilq]

Track down HBOs movie And The Band Played On with an all star cast.

[@costco_pizza]

Their very first movie role!!! They became big stars after this!!!

[@TheSithLord]

@@costco_pizzathis was not their first. Do research.

[@vsibirsky]

These random clips from the movie Philadelphia keep popping up here and I watch them. Thinking I should re watch the film. Sure I have already seen it 6 times but is an absolutely perfect movie.

[@livingintongues]

Why do you think we are getting the pop ups . This is the first I've watched. I don't think I'll be watching anymore. . I'm Feeling played

[@jdlamb4212]

​@@livingintongueslol

[@teotwawkiera]

I have seen this movie plenty of times and never noticed until just now.. that one of the lawyers at the law firm who said he would regret it the rest of his life.. congratulates Denzel on his win against the firm he works for... Unsure why I never noticed that before.

[@hanskoeleman4226]

That actor was Ron Vawter, who had AIDS at the time the movie was shot. He died a year later of a heart attack.

[@MykalNines]

You notice it a lot in lawyer movies once you start noticing it. Its all serious and competitive until the verdict comes in then its game recognizing game amongst the lawyers. Handshakes, back slaps and offers to grab lunch sometime.

[@yanetjaquez8385]

That actor died of AIDS unfortunately 😢

[@dauferm]

I think it’s implied this lawyer is actually gay.

[@jhagestad]

Right after the senior partners are served during a Sixers game in their corporate suite, they’re shown leaving abruptly and talking about defense strategy while walking down a hallway, and the partners learn then that one of them had suspected Andy had AIDS long before they sabotaged him which upset the others (1. Because it’s a weakness in their defense that can be exploited and 2. Because they obviously had expected him to say something to the other senior partners about it rather than hide it).

[@jeffglanstein4489]

I watched maybe two or three movies between 1981 and 2000. I never got to see this of a young Denzel Washington. His acting is so honest and endearing. You just have to love the guy. Tom hanks was young and he had to play a hard part, most probably out of character for him; but that is the job of actor. Thank you for posting. I suppose I should see the whole movie now.

[@jdlamb4212]

oh boy you have a lot of good movies to watch...unless you're actually living life or something

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

@@jdlamb4212 One can actively live life during that period (or any other period) while still having time watch more than three movies.

[@lecacasurmonmur]

Just realized the jury foreman is Mr. Kruger from Seinfeld!

[@ruinatrixxx]

Hey George, look. No hands its all me....

[@thegamingpigeon3216]

K-UGER! K-UGER!

[@fionam7768]

THANK YOU I couldn't place him, and it was driving me crazy

[@ralphintheshadowrealm7002]

Not just that, but Commandant Spengler from Malcolm in the Middle

[@jednick]

Daniel Von Bargen, a great character actor who died too young.

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Does it ever bother you that in many civil cases, when it is definitively proven that a party has wronged someone in the eyes of a jury. Their first response is not self-reflection, remorse, or even acknowledgment of their wrongdoing. Instead, it's run straight to the appellate court to try and reverse the judgment?

[@Soldier4USA2005]

All the time. No one likes taking responsibility. Especially in something as horrifying as this. Anyone who thinks such people would be willing to admit mistakes after doing such hateful things is in fantasy land.

[@kootybear]

It doesnt bother me at all. Thats the way the court system is. It is there to both protect the victim and the aggresor. If it wasnt, it would be running amuck.

[@Soldier4USA2005]

@@kootybear Did you even finish reading the question? Someone is 100000% proven guilty and instead of learning, they run to twist the law to protect themselves from accountability. NOT from wrongful conviction.

[@Adam-mj5hl]

@@Soldier4USA2005 Even though it may seem like the defendant may have been "100000%" liable in a civil case, there are many legitimate grounds for the defendant to appeal the verdict. For example, the jury may not have been provided the proper jury instructions; evidence that should have been excluded was heard by the jury; there evidence of jury tampering. The appeal process is a part of our justice system.

[@Soldier4USA2005]

@@Adam-mj5hl Congratulations on completely missing the point of my comment. There are people on death row for DECADES because they abuse the legal system to keep pushing their execution date. NOT because they're innocent.

[@83gemm]

For you young folks, this amount is more or less ten million today.

[@danielchilton5400]

Young folks know how inflation works 🙄

[@83gemm]

@@danielchilton5400 It wasn’t an insult. I didn’t say you don’t understand inflation. I just looked up the amount in case anyone was wondering what it was exactly. I’m really sorry for whatever is going on in your life that made you hostile to a KZbin comment from a year ago, but I hope things get better for you.

[@jtaco4101]

​@@83gemminsecurity about being a knownothing zoomer

[@83gemm]

@@jtaco4101 Lord, Zoomers know more than I did at that age. If anyone in particular is giving you grief, laugh at them. It shuts people up without making you a jerk. If it’s the media making you feel that way, they’re lying. Generational arguments help them sell stories and get clicks. If it’s just general internal insecurity… make peace with it. You can wind up like me as a middle aged millennial who still doesn’t know anything. 😂

[@HurricaneDPG]

@@jtaco4101Good lord, how sensitive are you and Danny boy?

[@rawpower12xu]

Way to go Mr. Kruger

[@weston407]

whatever!

[@DGNYY27]

He shot himself in the head and missed(he lived)

[@leafyutube]

Coco the monkey

[@torontonian1978]

I know money isn’t justice, but I remember the faith in people I felt restored after watching this verdict as a teenager in the 90s. And this was before the LGBTQ mvt and at the very height of the AIDS crisis

[@seanwebb605]

The LGBT movement was prior to the 1990s and prior to AIDS.

[@vickykulig5080]

I do think though they played a role in real systemic change

[@DeepFriedDave]

at least the opposing lawyers were good sports about the verdict and even congratulated him on his victory.

[@ashwaganda]

Not really... she's being sarcastic and concludes with "I'll see you at the appeal"

[@DeepFriedDave]

@@ashwaganda yes, congratulations, ill see you at the appeal. but i still think the congratulations was genuine. Besides the other lawyer, the man, also tells him "well done".

[@ThomasMees]

@@ashwagandashe’s genuine, she states earlier she hates the case

[@666mengel]

This trial is now concluded. It is time for a lengthy and prolonged appeal process. After all, they are all lawyers.

[@KNByam]

Why did I read this in Bazzini from the Godfather's voice.

[@seanwebb605]

The producers were sued for this film. It was based on interviews with a real man(men) who actually went through this and they had been promised to be compensated for their story being used.

[@jfayiii]

The irony.

[@elmoblatch9787]

A "promise" is as good as the paper it's written on.

[@captainloaf4767]

Unless you deal with a honest man some of us still find a promise to be binding. Though it seems to be a dying breed.

[@seanwebb605]

@@captainloaf4767 Say that again?

[@ezeqeel8352]

​@@elmoblatch9787Verbal contract is legally binding.

[@kencook7580]

It is very true what others have commented on this film. Unless you lived through this terrible time, people who came after would have no idea what consequence this film has. God bless all those that we lost before this terrible virus was bought under control.

[@specialized29er86]

A brilliant performance by the judge.

[@mattturner7531]

Foreperson summed it up perfectly.

[@jasonlovejoy9398]

Kruger, my son tells me your company stinks!!

[@dannythomas417]

May he RIP.

[@katjoe1974]

You couldn’t smooth silk sheets if you had a hot date with a babe…. I lost my train of thought

[@johngilmore697]

@@katjoe1974 I find your belief system fascinating!

[@Bobaklives]

2:46 the original voice of The Sheriff on Squidbillies before he passed in 2011.

[@RobinKestrel]

And Lt. Boyle in Silence of the Lambs. Such a distinctive voice.

[@emilyholasek63]

Charles Napier

[@dcram76]

It’s refreshing to see Chuck play a nice guy good guy

[@jonjahr3403]

He was also the Warden in Earnest Goes to Jail

[@thomasgray8488]

And let's go WAAAY back to Charles Napier's role as Adam in one of original Star Trek's most (in)famous episodes, The Way to Eden

[@TLR1219]

EXCELLENT MOVIE

[@MatthewSmith-cv7op]

Just realized, Andy’s “case” is bookended with applause. The partners applauding him when he receives his promotion, and now the gallery applauding when he gets his vindication. Not sure if I’m reading into it, but it makes a valid point that there was always somebody in Andy’s corner.

[@marieruiz5696]

This was such a powerful movie well cast well written, it brought awareness of the Hate scare n discrimination of this disease, the out come was AWESOME!! This movie will NEVER get OLD!!!!

[@tyronworsham6644]

This was an awesome movie

[@heidirourke2259]

I feel teary eyed at this scene Firing someone for discrimination is wrong because they have aids which make me mad

[@leegrabelsky2696]

Miss Ya Daniel von Bargen.... And Charles Napier

[@seaoh7252]

I love how back then, they could smoke in the juror room

[@renzoarturosubiriaruiz2009]

Agree, obviously..!

[@hiddenfromhistory100]

Money settlements are not justice

[@joeyb7576]

Correct. They are often well deserved punishments.

[@toygiants8748]

Of course winning money is not justice. But taking it from someone for a crime they commited is a deep, personal violation so there is that.

[@marydestefano9487]

They are a form of justice. And they are total justice in a breach of contract where there is a liquidated sum lost and the liquidated sum lost is awarded in a money judgment. That's the very definition of justice.

[@mikenes-or]

Sometimes it's not about the money settlement. It's about taking it from a wrongdoer who only understands financial repercusions over moral repercusions.

[@suzsnnesanders4742]

What would you suggest!! A box of donuts

[@hellspawn72]

Great movie!!!🖒

[@McBain2024]

1:44 Mr Krueger telling stories again

[@adangracia3763]

Let's be honest here. The REAL winner was Miguel. Massive inheritance, without the AIDS.😅😂

[@johnwilburn]

Says who? In the 1980s, they definitely weren’t married. Likely no binding civil union, either.

[@angelh1743]

Great movie over all. But if you think about it the law firm (defendants) can appeal the decision and tie it up in court proceedings relatively for the next 10 years than pay a penny. Which in essence the plaintiff will have long passed away from his illness therefore never receiving a penny. The harsh truth.

[@Bgfyhhf]

Like it's not bad enough he was going through a " shame filled" disease, but then he loses his job due to people's pure ignorance and stupidity. My heart goes out to any of you that were diagnosed with HIV in the 80's or 90's. 💜

[@Lord_Bibulous]

Unfortunately not many who contracted HIV/AIDS during it's early stages are alive today. My uncle being one of them.

[@vulcan2882]

sadly most people who were diagnosed with AIDS and or HIV back in the 1980s and early 90s are gone now.

[@Bgfyhhf]

@@Lord_Bibulous praise God for your uncle!

[@U2m2]

Well that's that ... 😂😂😂😂😂

[@brianna44marie71]

No they aren't just ice at all i totally agree

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks 09 de julio de 1956 67 AÑOS.

[@iyerviking]

Kruger did a great job after his company wound up thanks to him getting frustrated by George Costanza.

[@GoldFaceFella]

T Bone!!!

[@edmundmclean2814]

He really lost a lot of hair

[@jamesstroud9697]

What money…no one gets money except the lawyers…appeal after appeal…higher court’s decision

[@jamesstroud9697]

It’s not about money…it never was…it’s about what’s right

[@scottm1742]

Lawyers - it's all about the money baby!

[@RogueDragon05]

Just like politicians... Funny how lawyers and politicians always flock together.

[@slydEvil35]

Man Denzel gonna clear almost a million in his cut of the settlement From what I understand the type of lawyer he is “you don’t pay unless we win!” Comes with a hefty price tag.

[@DreMurf313]

We clapped when we heard the verdict of $4 million

[@hoedenbesteller]

WHo noticed the lawyer of Erin Brockovic in the jury?

[@el7jake]

If you meant juror no. 9, no, that wasn't actor Albert Finney

[@charlesyoung9980]

$5,025,000 total verdict!

[@AlexDrew892]

That’s $5025000.00 and in today’s market that would be over $10000000.

[@seanwebb605]

You should check your numbers again.

[@jeromedavis1353]

The late great Dan von Bargen as the Foreman of the Jury

[@richardwolcott5567]

Thank God Hollywood made this movi4.

[@jakep1979]

Mr. Kruger is absolutely correct.

[@dogoodjonathan]

holy f*ck this made me cry

[@nguyendailam6703]

Who the hell put Mr Kruger in charge of anything?

[@kencook7580]

As the man said, never underestimate the predictably of stupidity or the ignorant. So many passed, such a waste of blessed people. God help us all.

[@TheCoolProfessor]

If I were on that jury then I would have insisted that at least fifty million dollars be awarded in punitive damages. This could set a precedent for other big firms and corporations who come under fire that the sexual orientation of any human being is not for them to judge.

[@Th3ch0s3n0n3s]

Spoken like someone who has never been on a jury and has no idea how the justice system works. Punitive damages cannot generally exceed a certain ratio of the compensatory damages except in extremely extenuating circumstances. This law firm almost certainly doesn't have 50 million dollars to pay in punitive damages, and the judge has the authority to overrule the jury's decision on amounts. This has happened countless times when juries think like you do.

[@stephengrigg5988]

5 mil overall was a huge amount of money back then too. They made their point

[@costco_pizza]

5 million back in 1993 is likely worth 50 million today. 😱😱😱

[@teotwawkiera]

@@costco_pizza inflation is bad but not that bad... 5 million in 1993 would be worth just over 10 million today.

[@mobiz711]

Truth is, and maybe times are different now, but for a law firm that big, 4 million is pocket change.

[@mrbransformer4184]

The main juror shot his own eyes out cause he don’t want his legs cut off. Daniel von Bargen

[@C0H87]

Hopefully this trial ends soon. The lead juror needs to get back to his job at Kruger Industrial Smoothing

[@livingintongues]

5 million minus a third

[@temperedglass1130]

That is a ridiculous sum to award. What a joke.

[@Eldosxx576]

Denzel is by far the best actor by a long shot in this movie

[@SBandy]

When is he not to be fair.

[@cesarmanrubiasanchez2975]

Denzel is the BEST actor.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Denzel Hayes Washington JR 28 de diciembre de 1954 68 AÑOS. (69)

[@as692419]

KRUGER! KRUGER!

[@AbsoluteNOPE]

Why are the Jury deliberating in a Basement?

[@dindings]

Mr. Kruger what happened to you?

[@CoCotheTurtle]

I hope he was reimbursed by Play Now!

[@abon587]

@@CoCotheTurtleOr the Human Fund

[@NewfieLawNerd]

Any other law nerds see a resemblance between the Judge and Judge McNally?

[@HelenaJosefikova-ln4fr]

Smutné, smutné

[@davedave5787]

money wont correct wrongs just reinstate beckett!!! thats justice.

[@frempy4426]

I don't think he's medically able to contribute working at this point lol but that's the think he should rightfully be on paid leave

[@thebeddoctor4273]

We'll see you st the appeal was hilarious to me. Its not over until the money is in your account

[@talkintennis8124]

Kruger?

[@MrAledro84]

Has anyone noticed how shitty the inside of that courthouse looks? 😂

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

In 2024 money, that back and loss of benefits would equal $311,528.22, adjusted for inflation. The mental anguish and humiliation would be $217,851.90, while the punitive damages would be $10,417,678.01 adjusted for inflation. Given the laws back then, I wonder who would have inherited Andrew's money? Hopefully he had a will.

[@everythingreviewsandnews1229]

congrats. we will see you at the appeal. Draw it out and cost everyone more money. Nice...

[@shannonwilliams1941]

See you at the appeal 😂

[@endurodadclint5377]

Juror number 9 😑

[@jjackson59100]

2:44 JK Simmons on the jury?

[@paulmillion9403]

Nope

[@costco_pizza]

His very first movie role!!! He became a very big star after this!

[@jjackson59100]

@@costco_pizza I thought that was him. Thanks!

[@scottw6704]

@@jjackson59100 Sorry, that is not JK Simmons. He would have been about 48 during the filming - this guy is a lot older; besides, Simmons was working as a Broadway performer while this movie was being filmed.

[@Keyecomposer]

@@jjackson59100 Jesus how old do you think JF Simmons is? He's not even as old as that dude now never mind back in the 90's. Looks nothing like him either.

[@michaelwilson939]

See u at the appeal.....wow

[@joecha9746]

Why does gay men in movies always have a Latin lover.

[@AlanObrien-if4ie]

Wishful thinking 😮

[@divinity176]

It is nice to think that the jury would stick so faithfully to the remit of their task - can't deny though, I never bought it. The distraction of an aids carrier who got infected through casual sex with a stranger in a porn theatre would have been too much, I felt. People would have just had sympathy for the defendants for not wanting to be around him and the virus.

[@helloeverybody9675]

Sympathetic, but their own feelings would point to the truth. He was discriminated against.

[@ralphintheshadowrealm7002]

Well that’s generally the Hollywood route, they put the way things should go in these cases where Justice is served. If the film ended with him losing and then dying, then what is it wanting to show? The cold hard reality is something already seen. Don’t need it hammered home in a film

[@yihaiding2447]

People still don't get it. How he got AIDS is irrelevant. That is the fundamental issue with discrimination.

[@camerondiaztwin]

Hate to burst the bubble, but this film was inspired by a true story

[@sophiapetrillo3008]

Thank God the jury was full of better men and women & justice prevailed! 🙏

[@steve-on3234]

Bull verdict.

[@alexsolomon8127]

Hnnng. on the one hand...Andy REALLY should have been up front about his illness. If the firm had just been up front and let him go, that's one thing. The only reason they deserved those rather excessive punative damages was the LYING....the coverup. they were breaking thier own rules and KNEW it.

[@M-hc9xm]

At the time, he would have been fired on the spot if he had volunteered he had AIDS. There was a lot of ignorance about it, how it was transmitted, etc., And was a death sentence.

[@najeeduwonofficial134]

Fuck this take.

[@joe6096]

There was really no legit reason for the lawfirm to let Andy go. They couldn't have let him go simply because he was infected with AIDS. And if they'd have let him go for "performance reasons" the timing would have been awfully suspect anyways, so Andy would have still brought on a lawsuit. The lawfirm would simply have to wait until he became incapacitated, and then hire a new lawyer for his position. They'd also have to keep his insurance coverage until he passed.

[@seanwebb605]

@@M-hc9xm He would have been fired just if they found out he was gay. With AIDS he definitely would be gone.

[@eileenhetherington3704]

It was none of their business until he was too sick to work.

[@leafyutube]

@1:25 this scene is missing George Costanza.

[@chrisbytwerk3712]

A public apology from that firm that fired him plus the settlement.Money would've been a whole lot better but I still wouldn't have come close to what this character deserved.

[@chrisbytwerk3712]

A public apology with the settlement money would have been a lot better but it still wouldn't have come close for this character

[@dennycrane3192]

THEY SPEND MORE MONEY ON THE COURT PROCESS, (LEGAL FEES, ETC ETC) THAN THE AMOUNT AWARDED. WHY NOT JUST PAY THE AMOUNT?