Citizen Verdict
Directed by Philippe Martinez4.420%21%3.4
Marty Rockman, notorious producer of the hit reality-TV show "So Sue Me", has a brand-new concept: "Citizen Verdict". Each week a real criminal case will be tried before the American people, but this time they're also the jury. If the defendant is voted guilty in a death-penalty case, Rockman will televise the execution. When an escalation in violent crime and terrorism hits the state of Florida, Governor Tyler, desperate to be seen as a tough-on-crime Republican leader in the upcoming Presidential race, decides to give Rockman his chance and "Citizen Verdict" goes into production in Tampa. Selected by phone-in vote, the show's first contestant is Ricky Carr, a man accused of the rape and murder of popular celebrity-chef Dolly Hamilton. The case is a surefire ratings winner. But when an investigation begins, it becomes apparent that Ricky may be innocent of murder.
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Citizen Verdict was released on 12 september 2003.
Citizen Verdict was directed by Philippe Martinez.
Citizen Verdict has a runtime of 1 u, 37 m.
Citizen Verdict was produced by Helmut Breuer, Philippe Martinez.
Marty Rockman, notorious producer of the hit reality-TV show "So Sue Me", has a brand-new concept: "Citizen Verdict". Each week a real criminal case will be tried before the American people, but this time they're also the jury. If the defendant is voted guilty in a death-penalty case, Rockman will televise the execution. When an escalation in violent crime and terrorism hits the state of Florida, Governor Tyler, desperate to be seen as a tough-on-crime Republican leader in the upcoming Presidential race, decides to give Rockman his chance and "Citizen Verdict" goes into production in Tampa. Selected by phone-in vote, the show's first contestant is Ricky Carr, a man accused of the rape and murder of popular celebrity-chef Dolly Hamilton. The case is a surefire ratings winner. But when an investigation begins, it becomes apparent that Ricky may be innocent of murder.
The key characters in Citizen Verdict are Sam Patterson (Armand Assante), Marty Rockman (Jerry Springer), Bull Tyler (Roy Scheider).
Citizen Verdict is rated R.
Citizen Verdict is a Drama film.
Citizen Verdict has an audience rating of 2.1 out of 10.
Citizen Verdict had a budget of US$ 10 mln..