The Client (1994) — AI Story Visualization

The Client (1994) Poster

Plot Analysis Summary

A young boy becomes the target of both the mob and the legal system after witnessing a lawyer's suicide and uncovering a buried political secret.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Suicide Discovery

Legal and Mob Pressure

The Burial Site Confrontation

Resolution and New Beginnings

A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.

Directed by

Joel Schumacher

Key Cast

Rating: 6.7/10 (1,386 votes)