VHS cover for "Class Action" starring Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Both actors stand behind a courtroom table. Hackman on the left in a rumpled sport coat, Mastrantonio on the right in a dark business suit. A wood-paneled courtroom with chandeliers fills the background. The tagline reads "For The Plaintiff... Jedediah Tucker Ward." and "For The Defense... Margaret Eleanor Ward." Below: "A Father And A Daughter, Divided By A Case, Endangered By The Truth." The cover shows noticeable wear with scratching and edge creasing.The 1991 legal drama where Gene Hackman plays a crusading liberal attorney and Mastrantonio plays his estranged daughter. A corporate defense lawyer. And they end up on opposite sides of a class action lawsuit against an auto manufacturer. Michael Apted directed this taut courtroom thriller that uses the legal battle as a framework to explore a fractured father-daughter relationship. Hackman was in his prime (between Mississippi Burning and Unforgiven), and Mastrantonio matched him scene for scene. The film predated the Erin Brockovich-era legal thriller boom by almost a decade. Family drama with legal stakes.VHS in original retail clamshell with noticeable wear. Surface scratching, edge creasing. Pre-owned. See photos for full condition details.. Hackman vs. Hackman's daughter in court.
