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...And Justice for All

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...And Justice for All	comment	Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })A 1979 courtroom dramedy film directed by Norman Jewison, starring Al Pacino and John Forsythe.Arthur Kirkland (Pacino), a very moral public defender in Baltimore, is growing sick of all the evils inherent in the justice system.One of his clients is a man wrongly imprisoned due to a name mix up and frame job, and whom the Jerkass Judge Henry T. Fleming (Forsythe) won't release due to a minor technicality. A close friend has a mental breakdown when a client murders again after being acquitted, and Kirkland watches as one of his cases goes to an apathetic lawyer. He's also in trouble with the state bar ethics committee, for snitching on a client (after he learned that someone was forcing people to put lit cherry bombs in their mouths at gunpoint... just like the client had repeatedly fantasized about doing).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })While Kirkland is in this happy place, he learns that Judge Fleming has been arrested for rape. Not only that, but to his gaping incredulity, he learns that Fleming wants Kirkland to be the defense attorney. Fleming, though he loathes Kirkland, feels that if he's seen representing him, it will make people think Kirkland believes he's innocent and help the case, since why defend a man he so despises otherwise? Kirkland can't get out of it either, because Fleming has friends in high places, and great sway over the ethics committee (he is also the one that brought the client-snitching to their attention), as the judge reminds him.Stress and frustration mount up as one client commits suicide and another is killed in prison. Meanwhile, Kirkland gets more and more proof that Fleming is guilty as hell. Then, just before Kirkland stands up to give his opening statement on Fleming's behalf, the judge says he'd be happy to "meet" the victim again sometime...Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_1'); })Not to be confused with Metallica's 1988 album of the same name.
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...And Justice for All / int_1439161f	comment	Heroic BSoD: Kirkland, about halfway into the movie and well up to the moment Fleming pushes him over the edge.
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...And Justice for All / int_18d15922	type	Title Drop
...And Justice for All / int_18d15922	comment	Title Drop: The opening credits are accompanied by voice overs of children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, which naturally ends with the title phrase.
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...And Justice for All / int_19851b86	type	The Sociopath
...And Justice for All / int_19851b86	comment	The Sociopath: Fleming, as he has a Lack of Empathy towards innocents who presided before him in court like Jeff and expresses interest in raping his victim again, which led him to be in the other side of the trial with Kirkland to defend him without any remorse or true guilt and evenly smugly admitting to be guilty like he was proud of his crime before the trial when pictures of him with a call girl are revealed to him.
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...And Justice for All / int_222dc873	type	Black Comedy
...And Justice for All / int_222dc873	comment	Black Comedy: The film puts a fair amount of effort into showing the people involved in the justice system either don't care about the lives/laws involved, or end up killing themselves unless they can turn it into a big joke. Judge Rayford's approach is that life sucks, combining both results.
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...And Justice for All / int_297ab1b9	type	Parental Abandonment
...And Justice for All / int_297ab1b9	comment	Parental Abandonment: Kirkland was abandoned by his parents as a child and raised by his grandfather, who was the one who encouraged him to become a lawyer and put him through school.
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...And Justice for All / int_2d363f63	comment	Frame-Up: Jeff had the knife which a guard was stabbed with planted in his cell, leading him to be sentenced to five years in prison.
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...And Justice for All / int_3104d34	type	Suicide as Comedy
...And Justice for All / int_3104d34	comment	Played for laughs with Judge Rayford, who clearly has a death wish.
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...And Justice for All / int_3322dd48	type	Hollywood Law
...And Justice for All / int_3322dd48	comment	Hollywood Law: It doesn't seem that Kirkland should be in danger of losing his license over telling the police his former client was probably the one forcing lit cherry bombs into people's mouths. Attorney-client privilege only applies to past crimes, and this was a crime the client fantasized about committing in the future. In that case, attorneys are actually required to notify the police of what their client plans. Some of the evidence Kirkland digs up on Fleming should have been turned over to the prosecutor's office too. For instance, Fleming reveals to him that a supposed witness who says he saw another man leaving where his victim lived actually was paid to lie. Knowing that, he had an obligation not to put this witness on and report the planned crime, which would torpedo Fleming's case through a completely legal method, rather than killing his career by turning on Fleming during his opening argument. The photographic evidence which shows Fleming did know the victim previously could also be turned over.
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...And Justice for All / int_34f590c9	type	Off on a Technicality
...And Justice for All / int_34f590c9	comment	Off on a Technicality: Cruelly inverted with Jeff, whom Kirkland is unable to get off (although he's innocent) because of a technicality.
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...And Justice for All / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
...And Justice for All / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: Kirkland will probably be disbarred, but he has kept his integrity.
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...And Justice for All / int_425050e8	type	Tear Jerker
...And Justice for All / int_425050e8	comment	Tearjerker: The death of Jeff.
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...And Justice for All / int_4655ec83	comment	Important Haircut: Jay Porter shaves his head after flipping out over a client who murdered two children after he got him off.
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...And Justice for All / int_4f84cdef	comment	Smug Snake: Fleming, he is arrogant and an Entitled Bastard in general, freely admits he's guilty of the charge leveled and makes a sleazy remark about raping his victim again.
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...And Justice for All / int_674fcb07	comment	Signature Line: "You're out of order! You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order!"
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...And Justice for All / int_69fb91e8	type	Chewing the Scenery
...And Justice for All / int_69fb91e8	comment	Chewing the Scenery: Pacino's over-the-top performance during Kirkland's opening argument gives rise to a famous quote. Given what his character's going through, this was probably the best way to play it.
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...And Justice for All / int_6d332aea	type	Driven to Suicide
...And Justice for All / int_6d332aea	comment	Driven to Suicide: Terrified of more jail time, Ralph Agee decides to hang himself. Played for laughs with Judge Rayford, who clearly has a death wish.
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...And Justice for All / int_6d871385	type	Villainous BSoD
...And Justice for All / int_6d871385	comment	Villainous BSoD: Fleming scornfully sits down in defeat after Kirkland betrays him in court.
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...And Justice for All / int_7335ffa9	type	Grey-and-Gray Morality
...And Justice for All / int_7335ffa9	comment	Grey and Gray Morality: The entire legal system, as depicted in the film, combines this with copious amounts of Crapsack World and World Gone Mad. The judges are either borderline insane like Rayford, or downright evil like Fleming. The prosecutors are more interested in punishing people for minor offenses while pursuing high-profile cases that make them look good in the press. Most of the public defenders have either surrendered to apathy or are so swamped with cases that they can't apply any sound judgment handling them, and even the ones who want to do good like Kirkland can't break through the wall of corruption and incompetence overwhelming the courts.
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...And Justice for All / int_758c3034	type	Prison Rape
...And Justice for All / int_758c3034	comment	Prison Rape: What drives Jeff over the edge.
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...And Justice for All / int_780e2082	comment	Slimeball: Fleming, an Entitled Bastard who smugly admits to be guilty and takes sadistic joy in sleazily expressing to rape his victim again.
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...And Justice for All / int_7f38c0cd	type	An Offer You Can't Refuse
...And Justice for All / int_7f38c0cd	comment	An Offer You Can't Refuse: The first time the offer is made, it's done indirectly, through Judge Rayford. Kirkland realizes that Fleming may have connections that will cause him to be disbarred if he chooses not to represent Judge Fleming. The offer continually gets worse for Kirkland, until he finally snaps during his opening arguments, revealing the corruption he's discovered.
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...And Justice for All / int_8042e814	type	Actually Pretty Funny
...And Justice for All / int_8042e814	comment	Actually Pretty Funny: The man with "diabetes" gets the whole courtroom, including the cop testifying against him, laughing when he calls the judge a douchebag.
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...And Justice for All / int_9e1f8fde	type	Good Lawyers, Good Clients
...And Justice for All / int_9e1f8fde	comment	Good Lawyers, Good Clients: Arthur Kirkland appears to be a straight example, because Aggie's guilt is firmly established, but he'd probably be fine if he was kept in good company, while Jeff is innocent of everything except for having a broken taillight, for which he's spent months in jail as a result. But Kirkland's other two on-screen clients aren't as good; his "first" client (the first one he ever represented, not the first one the audience sees) turns out to be a Manipulative Bastard of his own, regularly getting into trouble by consorting with prostitutes and hiding it from his wife. He gets great information that Judge Fleming is actually innocent of this crime, despite the judge's horrible ideas. Which turns out to have been manufactured by the judge's "friends", without ever having to give an explicit request.
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...And Justice for All / int_a1b141f4	type	My God, What Have I Done?
...And Justice for All / int_a1b141f4	comment	My God, What Have I Done?: Warren's reaction, after learning that Ralph hanged himself after getting sent to jail due to his failure to show up to sentencing on time.
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...And Justice for All / int_a4c37cbe	comment	Mood Whiplash: From zany comedy to heavy drama and back again.
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...And Justice for All / int_a80ad52c	comment	Hanging Judge: Fleming.
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...And Justice for All / int_a8660c25	comment	Soft-Spoken Sadist: Fleming, a Smug Snake Slimeball who seems to take pleasure in declaring innocent convicts to be guilty and does not mind committing rape again once he is cleared of charges himself.
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...And Justice for All / int_a90f0639	comment	Entitled Bastard: Fleming, especially when he blackmailed the honest Kirkland to defend him in court.
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...And Justice for All / int_aebbc464	comment	Transgender: One of Kirkland's clients, Ralph Agee, is a black man who presents as female. He commits suicide after being sent to prison for 5 years due to incompetence by Kirkland's colleague.
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...And Justice for All / int_b5b3599d	type	Amoral Attorney
...And Justice for All / int_b5b3599d	comment	Amoral Attorney: Kirkland's girlfriend, Gail Packer, from the ethics committee, points out to him that much of what disgusts him about the justice system is, in fact, legally and procedurally correct. She presents an opposing view from Kirkland by standing up for the law and enforcing a separation of emotions from duty; people whose emotions interfere with their job can't be lawyers. Kirkland retorts that being legal doesn't make it right, but on the latter point she's vindicated by the end.
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...And Justice for All / int_d0c30f35	type	Did I Mention It's Christmas?
...And Justice for All / int_d0c30f35	comment	Did I Mention It's Christmas?: The last time Kirkland visits his grandfather at the nursing home, a Christmas tree is visible in the background. No other mention of the holiday is ever made, but the visit before last was Thanksgiving and it's explicit that Kirkland hasn't come for three weeks, which would often coincide with the Christmas season.
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...And Justice for All / int_d39e327f	type	What the Hell, Hero?
...And Justice for All / int_d39e327f	comment	What the Hell, Hero?: Kirkland bitchslaps Fleming with this; even though the latter is evil, he's still a judge.
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...And Justice for All / int_d61c920b	type	Confess in Confidence
...And Justice for All / int_d61c920b	comment	Confess in Confidence: After Kirkland confronts Fleming with some incriminating photographs he's gotten, Fleming confesses to having committed the rape, which Kirkland cannot disclose by law. However, he would be legally required to turn over photographic evidence to the prosecution...
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...And Justice for All / int_d9cf40fa	comment	Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: The fed-up Judge Rayford leaves his stand after Kirkland's antics and his delivery of his Signature Line (see below) after telling him he's out of order to keep him under control and having him removed from the courtroom.
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...And Justice for All / int_ddeaea82	comment	Miscarriage of Justice: Jeff was arrested due to Mistaken Identity (he had the same name as a suspect) then framed by other inmates for a prison guard's stabbing. Kirkland can't get him out due to the evidence clearing him coming in too late, leading Jeff to snap, taking hostages after being gang-raped by fellow prisoners and is then shot dead by a police sniper.
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...And Justice for All / int_e3da6e6c	comment	Deus Angst Machina: If you're a client of either Kirkland or one of his friends, the best way to be found guilty is to be completely innocent, or vice versa.
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...And Justice for All / int_eb8ec7c8	comment	Jerkass: Fleming is initially depicted as this. By the movie's end, when he makes that horrifying remark about his rape victim, it's confirmed.
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...And Justice for All / int_fff371b4	comment	Death Seeker: Judge Rayford has figured out the meaning of life after skydiving with a broken parachute and reserve; it sucks. Because of this, Kirkland identifies him as having a death wish, and the audience gets to see him trying to eat a bullet during a recess.
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