The Judge (III)

Henry Palmer is a very respectable lawyer who is used to seeing his clients' cases through to the end. If, of course, his clients can pay for their protection, which is far from cheap. When Hank's mother dies, he takes time off to attend the funeral. The native city met the lawyer coolly, because his father, a respected city judge, is suspected of murder. The son has no choice but to take the situation under his control, which is complicated by bad relations with his father. The elderly Palmer is a tough and uncompromising person, as befits a judge, which was reflected in his relationship with his son. In order to help his father, Hank is willing to step over his pride, because the case promises to be difficult. Read more. Robert Downey Jr., who played the main role here, tries on a lawyer's suit not for the first time. Before that, the actor appeared as a lawyer in the series "Allie McBeal" (1997 - 2002) in the early nineties. In addition, Downey Mol also became one of the producers of the tape, which is far from his first experience. Previously, he was the owner of the rights to one of the episodes of the British series "Black Mirror". Another producer was the wife of the "iron man". The script for "The Judge" was written in two stages. It was first worked on by Nick Schenk until it was revised by David Seidler, who passed it on to Bill Dubuque for finalization. Jack Nicholson and Tommy Lee Jones could play the character, which was eventually played by Robert Duvall. The main female role, which went to Vera Farmiga, could have been performed by Elizabeth Banks. "The Judge" was filmed in Massachusetts and Indiana. They started on May 31, 2013. The hometown of Henry "Hank" Palmer, called Karnierville, is a fictional place. However, the clock and antique store that appears in the tape is real, and is located in the city of Millers Falls (Massachusetts). David Dobkin, the director of the drama, had already managed to work with Billy Bob Thornton during the creation of the film "Mr. Gape" (2007).