The Paper Chase (1978)
Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contract-law professor named Charles Kingsfield, who alternately inspires and terrifies the students.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Outline Fever1983-04-15The second year begins with Hart and Ford moving to an off-campus apartment, while Bell is still at the dorm as the advisor for the 1-L students. Some of the 1-L students hound Har
- 2 2. Birthday Party1983-05-15Kingsfield's friend and former student, now the Attorney General of the United States, asks him if he would accept a nomination to the Supreme Court. Hart decides to celebrate King
- 3 3. Spreading It Thin1983-06-15Hart has a feeling that a popular law professor has plagiarized an article for Law Review, and tries to prove it, to the detriment of his schoolwork. Lehman suspects he is just jea
- 4 4. Cinderella1983-07-15Connie attempts to help a returning student, now a single mother with no child care, and recruits Hart and Bell for assistance. Ford is assigned to an older woman's case against a
- 5 5. Commitments1983-09-15Hart fails to appreciate Connie's heavy workload and turns to another woman for comfort. Bell attempts to help a first-year student who cracks under the pressure of Kingsfield's cl
- 6 6. Plague of Locusts1983-10-15Hart has a tough choice when multiple firms offer him internships, while Bell is anxious because all his interviews go badly. Ford considers turning his father in for violating sch
- 7 7. Snow1983-11-15As usual, the Law Review is behind schedule, but this time Golden is sidelined with pneumonia. Second-in-command Shaw seizes the opportunity for a power play, but it predictably ba
- 8 8. Mrs. Hart1984-05-22Hart is given a run of the Review for the night when Golden meets a woman who is demanding of his time and attention. For dates a woman whose ambition is to marry a lawyer.
- 9 9. Tempest in a Pothole1984-05-29Hart's girlfriend receives a scholarship offer in England. Hart tries to presuade her to stay with him, she suggests he come to England, which he refuses. Awaiting her decision o
- 10 10. Labor of Love1984-06-05Hart and Harriman compete to represent the school in the national moot court competition. First-year student Vivian struggles with speaking up in class.
- 11 11. Burden of Proof1984-06-12Bell sues the city for damages and lost wages when he rides over a pothole and breaks his arm. Kingsfield has difficulty coping when Nottingham, his secretary, transfers to another
- 12 12. War of the Wonks (a.k.a.) Machine1984-06-19A minor incident between Golden and an engineering student about a parking space causes hostilities between the law students and the engineering students (or ""Wonks"" as they are
- 13 13. Limits1984-06-26Ford reaches out to Kingsfield for help when his fellow students seek to force a teacher they suspect is senile in retirement.
- 14 14. Hart Goes Home1984-07-10Working in the public defender's office, Hart has to defend the perpetrator who assaulted and robbed Kingsfield. The violence on campus puts student on edge.
- 15 15. Judgement Day1984-07-17The students fear they will lose a popular professor when he becomes eligible for tenure but lacks significant publication credits.
- 16 16. My Dinner With Kingsfield1984-07-24A snowstorm strands Kingsfield, forcing him to spend the evening with Hart while Ford and Bell get to know Nottingham in a local bar.
- 17 17. The Advocates1984-08-07Hart and Harriman compete to represent the school in the national moot court competition. First-year student Vivian struggles with speaking up in class.
- 18 18. Not Prince Hamlet1984-08-14A grieving father struggles to understand why his son committed suicide.
- 19 19. Billy Pierce1984-08-21Stressed-out first-year students prepare for Kingsfield's final. When the final exam is stolen, Bell is charged with finding the students responsible.
Cast
John HousemanCharles KingsfieldJames StephensJames T. Hart
Lainie KazanRose Samuels
Penny Johnson JeraldVivian Conway
Peter NelsonTom Ford
Diana DouglasProf. Tyler
Michael TucciGerald GoldenBetty HarfordMrs Nottingham
James KeaneWillis Bell
Tom FitzsimmonsFranklin Ford III
Andra MillianLaura Kiernan
Clare KirkconnellRita Harriman
Robert KrimmerMartin ZeissImages
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