Tuesday, September 1, 2020

The Firm (1993)







Mitch McDeere is a hot prospect.  About to graduate from Harvard Law, he is courted by the top firms in the country.  And Bendini, Lambert & Locke from Memphis.  Their bountiful offer lures Mitch and his wife Abby from Beantown to the birthplace of rock 'n' roll.  A new home, a new car and paid off student loans quickly lose their luster as Mitch discovers the firm's shady dealings.  He reluctantly teams up with the FBI to bring the firm down and save himself.

Marc Cohn may go walking in Memphis, but Tom Cruise goes running through it for half of Sydney Pollack's nail biting thriller.  The Firm is the first of nine John Grisham novels to be adapted for the big screen.  The Pelican Brief (1993) quickly followed suit later the same year, with The Client (1994) debuting the following summer.  The Firm was a commercial success, and to date, the largest grossing film based on a John Grisham novel.  Holly Hunter rightfully deserved her Academy Award nomination.  There are some differences in the film vs. the book, which some critics objected to ;-)

The Firm was filmed in Memphis, TN and West Memphis, AK


Location: The Park
Address: Court Square, Memphis, TN







Location: Bendini, Lambert & Locke Law Offices
Address: 2 S. Front Street, Memphis, TN















Location: Beale Street
Address: Beale Street between S 2nd Street & S 3rd Street, Memphis, TN














Location: The Peabody Hotel
Address: 149 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN











Location: The McDeere House
Address: 197 Tuckahoe Lane, Memphis, TN























Location: Lamar & Kay's House
Address: 505 Goodwyn Street, Memphis, TN









Location: The Cemetery
Address: 824 S Dudley Street, Memphis, TN  Elmwood Cemetery

This area is by Audio Tour Stop 46...














Location: Blues City Cafe
Address: 138 Beale Street, Memphis, TN














Location: En Route to Eddie Lomax
Address: E GE Patterson Avenue & S Main Street, Memphis, TN






Location: Devasher Blackmails Mitch
Address: Island Drive, Memphis, TN















Location: The Cotton Exchange Building
Address: 65 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN







Location: The Dog Track
Address: 1550 Ingram Boulevard, West Memphis, AK





Location: Front Street Deli
Address: 77 S. Front Street, Memphis, TN









Location: Abby's School
Address: 1381 West Massey Road, Memphis, TN  Lausanne Collegiate School




Location: Pleasant View Kennels
Address: 1370 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN




Location: Frayser Rexall Drugs
Address: 3060 Thomas Street, Memphis, TN




Location: Mud Island
Address: N Front Street & Adams Avenue, Memphis, TN






Location: Mitch's Marathon
Address: Starting at Jefferson Avenue & N 2nd Street, Memphis, TN

A small location fail - I forgot to stop by here so here is a shot from Google street view...




He then runs past 147 Jefferson Avenue...




Then hangs a right down the alley, which is Maggie H Isabel Street...





Locations Visited: June 2020




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