True Believer (1989)
Directed by Joseph Ruben, True Believer (1989) is an American courtroom drama that follows burnt-out attorney Eddie Dodd on a new case. Dodd has abandoned his civil rights work and now defends drug dealers, but with the help of idealistic legal clerk Roger Baron, he takes on the case of Shu Kai Kim. Kim, a young Korean man who has spent eight years in prison for a gang-related murder in New York’s Chinatown, has killed another inmate in self-defense. Despite his troubled past, Kim’s mother strongly believes in her son’s innocence. Dodd and Baron’s investigation uncovers a conspiracy involving District Attorney Reynard, police informant Art Esparza, and officers Sklaroff, Dennehy, and Montell.
With the judge’s permission, Dodd calls Reynard to the stand. As an assistant district attorney assigned to a high-profile Colombian crime syndicate case, Reynard protected the actual culprit – Esparza – by having Sklaroff, Dennehy, and Montell falsely implicate Kim. During Dodd’s questioning, Dennehy joins their team in court despite being gravely ill. In a brave move, Reynard confesses to the scheme as Dennehy had already revealed the truth to Dodd. Consequently, Kim is exonerated and released from custody.
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Cast:  James WoodsEddie Dodd  Robert Downey Jr.Roger Baron  Margaret ColinKitty Greer  Yuji OkumotoShu Kai Kim  Kurtwood SmithRobert Reynard  Tom BowerCecil Skell |
Directed by Joseph Ruben, True Believer (1989) is an American courtroom drama that follows burnt-out attorney Eddie Dodd on a new case. Dodd has abandoned his civil rights work and now defends drug dealers, but with the help of idealistic legal clerk Roger Baron, he takes on the case of Shu Kai Kim. Kim, a young Korean man who has spent eight years in prison for a gang-related murder in New York’s Chinatown, has killed another inmate in self-defense. Despite his troubled past, Kim’s mother strongly believes in her son’s innocence. Dodd and Baron’s investigation uncovers a conspiracy involving District Attorney Reynard, police informant Art Esparza, and officers Sklaroff, Dennehy, and Montell.
With the judge’s permission, Dodd calls Reynard to the stand. As an assistant district attorney assigned to a high-profile Colombian crime syndicate case, Reynard protected the actual culprit – Esparza – by having Sklaroff, Dennehy, and Montell falsely implicate Kim. During Dodd’s questioning, Dennehy joins their team in court despite being gravely ill. In a brave move, Reynard confesses to the scheme as Dennehy had already revealed the truth to Dodd. Consequently, Kim is exonerated and released from custody.
