Ever since 1989, John Grisham has been a much loved American novelist. Focusing generally on legal fiction, his books have sold over 250 million copies globally. At the point in time of this writing, he has written 17 legal fiction books with one more likely for November 2009, 4 non-legal fiction books and one non-fiction book. There have been 10 movies made from his works, with one in the works.
His 2nd tale, “The Firm”, was the first story to be completed into a show back in 1993. In this motion picture, starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Gene Hackman, a youthful Harvard Law School graduate begins working at a rather shady Memphis law firm. In that same year of 1993, a second John Grisham story to film came out, “The Pelican Brief” starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.
In 1994, “The Client” was released. In this movie a young boy fortuitously witnesses a suicide and he is consequently chased by the mob for what they think the dying man may have confided in him. “The Client” starred Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones and the late Brad Renfro.
The very first tale authored by Grisham was made into a movie in 1996. “A Time to Kill” introduced the world to an up and coming new actor, as it was one of Matthew McConaughey’s first leading roles. Also starring Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. “The Chamber” starring Chris O’Donnell, Gene Hackman and Faye Dunaway also came out in 1996.
In 1997, “The Rainmaker” starring Matt Damon as a brand new attorney who takes on the litigation of a boy turned down for medical treatment by a powerful insurance company. In 1998, the only movie from Grisham that was based upon an unpublished manuscript was released, “The Gingerbread Man” starring Kenneth Branagh and Robert Downey, Jr.
Of the four non-legal fiction stories by Grisham, 2 have been turned into movies, “A Painted House” in 2003 and the holiday favorite, “Christmas with the Kranks” starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis and adapted from the story “Skipping Christmas”.
“The Runaway Jury” came out in 2003. This film starred Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, John Cusack and Rachel Weisz. Grisham’s twenty-first book, “The Associate”, just released as a book in January 2009, will be released as a picture in 2012.
John Grisham has been one of the most well-liked and fertile novelists in recent history, with 22 books and an added being released in November 2009, 10 films and an additional in 2012. If you’ve missed any of these impressive movies you can now download them without delay to your computer and watch right away on your computer, iPhone or Television.
