'The Paper Chase' at 40: A conversation with author John Jay Osborn Jr. '70

[@elizabethventurini8088]

A great TV series when TV programs were worth watching. I saw it every week without fail.

[@anthonydipiano559]

The Paper Chase has influenced me at 56, to go back to School and. Hopefully make entrance into Law School. Never give up on one's dream/passion. Find a Lawyer you may know and ask questions about him/her experiences in the Law. Seek a mentor that you are comfortable and respect Best to all 'Future Lawyer's!!!

[@lamper2]

Here's a Dollar-call your mother and tell her there's serious doubt you will become a Lawyer!

[@edwindalimburgo4837]

Thank you for your inspirational words Anthony!

[@RTHerwig]

Did you go back to school?

[@jeffreyschwartz7423]

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[@yalelaw]

Are you still in law school?

[@kelseymathias3881]

Thank you for this...very informative & entertaining.

[@bitmaxim]

The Paper Chase will always be one of my favorite movies.

[@Laceykat66]

Never liked the movie but loved the series.

[@Nafosat_Toshtemirova]

I have watched the Paper Chase series and finished it today, and was going to write I would live to meet John Jay Osborn Jr.! But I am already late for 14 days! Rest in Peace, and thank you for your piece!

[@patzeram]

I just hope they will release the Paper Chase seasons 3 and 4 of the great TV series on DVD or blu ray soon. I love that series.

[@mousekin]

R.I.P. John. ❤️

[@nickdesantis9377]

Thank you so much for posting this, it was really enjoyable. :)

[@emmagubenko6140]

Season 2 has problems with sound. Pls correct if it possible. I love the movie

[@rickirving4061]

a good book and movie

[@fabianlawstudies9497]

🥳🎉🎊Congratulations to Mr. John Jay Osborn Jr. ‘70 on writing The Paper Chase which was based on his novel The Paper Chase. The currently forever rememberable novel tells the story of James Hart, a first-year law student at Harvard Law School, his experiences with Professor Charles Kingsfield, who is a brilliant and demanding contract law instructor, and Hart's relationship with Kingsfield's daughter. Good writers who are passionate about their craft can write a story about anything or anyone, and it would be a favorite story to be remembered. For instance, a novel about real people who became inspirational because of the decisions they made that not only positively impact someone life for the better which ultimately change the worsts situation to a good testimonial outcome that influenced folks like me to want to be lawyers. The inspirational stories that may have been about the lawyers, or the clients are not more than just about them or the cases, for the writers who written good stories whether or not the readers understood or misunderstood the stories, or even favored the stories, some of the stories transition to inspirational movies that became some of my favorite law movies. And some of those movies became more popular than the novels themselves. No doubt while there are definitely other law movies that are some of my favorites for instance: The Paper Chase (1973), The Verdict (1982), Presumed Innocent (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), My Cousin Vinny (1992), Philadelphia (1993), The Firm (1993), A Time to Kill (1996), The Rainmaker (1997), The Devil’s Advocate (1997), A Civil Action (1998), Erin Brockovich (2000), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Legally Blonde (2001), and RBG (2018); The Paper Chase (1973) and Legally Bond (2001), and The Firm (1993) are the three movies that give me an idea of some what of what it is like to be in law school and life after law school. One or two law movies will always stand apart from the rest of them for significant reasons; not to say one is better better than the other because they’re just significant for different topics. The Paper Chase (1973) and Legally Bond (2001) are the most mentioned law movies amongst law students and law enthusiast. And they are both about two Harvard Law school students. Harvard Law school is not my favorite law school because it was in my favorite law movies, no. It really is the best law school I’ve always wanted to visit and I did visit in which I didn’t want to leave for all the good reasons. And when I watch Harvard Law school current and past students share their inspirational stories I am reminded of my own experience just visiting the wonderful campus on my vacation. I will never forget the moment I thanked God for allowing me to be able to visit the wonderful campus and environment. I actually walked across the campus to admire the beautiful grass, the beautiful buildings, scenery of legal minds who love law just as much as I do. It’s writers like Mr. John Jay Osborn Jr. who writes and his writings help inspire folks like me and all law enthusiast and law students to love law. As a African American male with a learning disability, my passion for learning more about how to interpret the elements of the law, how they govern the material facts of issues, no doubt for me good writers are important because I always learn something new. Good writers and movies helped shaped my world of studying law into a practical perspectives to be inspirational and want to use the law to make a difference within our communities. I remember when I visit Harvard Law school. I sat in the famous red chair I always saw in the Harvard KZbin, and KZbinrs videos. I touched the brick walls and the “statue of three lies” Nick name for the John Harvard statue. I imagining myself as a 1L conversing with the current 1Ls about the elements of the governing laws and material facts, and how the law can be use to resolve problems within our surrounding communities to make a good difference. I was a super legal minded hero in my mind. Visiting is definitely one of my best vacations. And I am probably the oldest guy who watches the Harvard Law school KZbin channel, and who still do dream to go to my dream law school. Although I have a learning disability, and I love law, my dream just want go away because of my readings. But what can I say, a man can dream can he! Thanks for sharing “'The Paper Chase' at 40: A conversation with author John Jay Osborn Jr. '70!”👍🏾

[@jmweed1861]

I went to the University of Wisconsin as a History Major with a Minor in Pre-Law in the 1970s. Wached both the Movie and the TV Series ( the 1st year as the 2nd and 3rd years were not made until the 1980s). After graduating in 1976 I got excepted into both Law School and Library School at Wisconsin, but after seeing the Paper Chase I decided I wanted Nothing to do with Law School and went to Library School for my MLS at Wisconsin instead. Then got a 2nd Master's Degree in American History from Wisconsin........worked as an Interpreter at Historic Sites for The National Park Service for 35 years. Now 72 and long retired....

[@GFHVB4]

Marth Minow is lovely.

[@SavageLife84]

👏 wish they posted the movie on KZbin but I got it on disc

[@kmj92261]

Ilove❤love your books!!!paperchase with john Housman,you said about the dime”” You forgot being shun with king field shrouding Hart and Hart came to class with a sheet over his whole body!!!!!!remember???????!!!!!!❤

[@Guerilla30892001]

I like his comments on the discussion on 'reciprocity.' I talk, I give you the chance to talk. You base your 'response' on easily verifiable facts. "I just feel that way" is not a response covered by 'reciprocity'

[@jeffdicello9242]

I wonder whether those young students got all Osborn's references? Faye Dunaway, Gordon Willis, Erich Segal...

[@VictorPaz-s5c]

❤

[@kevinfitzmaurice4072]

John J. Osborn Jr., 1945-2022

[@jamielim5059]

The Paper Chase tv series Season 2 why did Logan & Anderson left the series? 😭😭😭😭

[@cllwydd]

I think of the Russell Crowe scene every time I go into Philadelphia City Hall.

[@robertrenaud958]

Martha Minow is elegant and lovely, to say nothing of incredibly smart.

[@aceitesesencialesyestetica6648]

como puedo conseguir la Serie en Guadalajara? Paper Chase (TV series), drama Created byJohn Jay Osborn, Jr. No. of seasons4 No. of episodes59 Production Executive producer(s)Lynn Roth Robert C. Thompson Producer(s)Albert Aley Robert Lewin Ernest A. Losso Editor(s)Axel Hubert Sr. DistributorCBS

[@tod3msn]

The book and movie and TV show was a bouquet to the academic life and the wonders of learning using law school and Harvard as an attention getter but none of of it works with John Houseman as Professor Kingsfield. Most folks talk about the movie "Paper Chase" but James Stephens was a far better Hart than Timothy Bottoms. Janes Stephens was a typical graduate and law school student while Timothy Bottoms played Hart much more intensely and stridently as if he were part student and Mother Theresa.

[@tonimilitano9342]

As someone who read the novel "The Paper Chase" and have enjoyed watching the feature film a number of times over the years I found this interview to be of great interest and certainly worthwhile viewing for anyone who is familiar with the book and/or the movie; Mr. Osborn is a very articulate and engaging interview subject. However, there is one thing that bothers me. When discussing the film Osborn keeps saying "we" did this and "we" did that, "we" talked with Houseman about his role, "we" followed Gordon Willis plan about how to frame the two principle characters, etc. giving the impression that he had a major role in production of the film. It should be pointed out that JAMES BRIDGES wrote the screenplay adaption, cast the movie and DIRECTED the movie. Osborn had little or nothing to do with the movie's creation and there is no mention in the Paramount Pictures production records archive that Osborn was present at any of the pre-production meetings or on the set for the three day shoot on the Harvard campus or at the University of Toronto where most of the film was shot. I suggest Mr. Osborn that the next time you are talking about the feature film of "The Paper Chase" that for the word "we" you substitute the word "they" or the name James Bridges.

[@lamper2]

GREAT POINTS!

[@lynnturman8157]

Wow. The real Timothy Bottoms.

[@libertine5606]

F Harvard. "The application process is the same for all candidates. Among a group of similarly distinguished applicants, the daughters and sons of Harvard College alumni/ae may receive an additional look." - Welcome to American aristocracy. And we wonder why there is a two tiered legal system.

[@libertine5606]

Wow! I made the general statement BEFORE watching the whole video! Looks like 15:46 in the video tells the tale of what true privilege is and who mans the gate for the elite.

[@jackiepyzocha7380]

I read the book, why did he not read his grades, then make them into a airplane out of it?

[@johndalton3180]

I have a pretty good guess. It's symbolic of his decision not to allow his grades/schooling/career to rule his entire life. He's liberated himself, in a sense.

[@lamper2]

I assumed he had decided he was not gonna live "that life" so it didn't matter if THEY were going to approve of him

[@nottavictim5]

Can the “Classroom” survive the pandemic?

[@lamper2]

can it survive leftist CRAZINESS? NO

[@johninsalisbury2010]

foul language! Professor Kingsfield wouldn't use foul language

[@Guerilla30892001]

I disagree, Kingsfield would agree with Betty White. If your going to use that kind of language, make it count!

[@lynx141]

You can just see how HLS went from a law school to snowflake wokery.

[@MarcoRodriguez-rx1rv]

Raice and bin con banana

[@tkshots]

a slightly embarrasing interview