Strange Justice is a 1999 American political drama television film directed by Ernest Dickerson, written by Jacob Epstein, and starring Delroy Lindo, Mandy Patinkin, Regina Taylor, and Paul Winfield. The film is based on the 1994 non-fiction book of the same name by Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson that covered the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination. It aired on Showtime on August 29, 1999.
Synopsis Strange Justice is based on events regarding the sexual harassment accusation brought by Anita Hill (Regina Taylor) during the Senate confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas (Delroy Lindo) for the United States Supreme Court during the George H. W. Bush presidential administration.
Cast Delroy Lindo as Clarence Thomas Mandy Patinkin as Kenneth Duberstein Regina Taylor as Anita Hill Paul Winfield as Thurgood Marshall Louis Gossett Jr. as Vernon Jordan Stephen Young as Sen. Danforth Phillip Shepherd as Charles Goodman Mimi Kuzyk as Marion Gray Sherry Miller as Susan Deller Ross Julie Khaner as Julie Desavia Leila Johnson as Karen Hall Janet Land as Ginni Lamp Thomas Lisa Mende as Shirley Wiegand Karen Glave as Sondra Norris Barclay Hope as Tom Daniels Kathleen Laskey as Sydney Duberstein Maxine Guess as Angela Wright Richard Blackburn as John Sununu Bob Clout as A. B. Culvahouse Richard Fitzpatrick as Boyden Gray Fred Caplan as Chief Justice Rehnquist Panou as Gary Lee Barry Hirsch as Mike Gendler Sandi Stahlbrand as Jessica Gendler Philip Akin as Charles Ogletree Philip Craig as George Mitchell Caroly Larson as Andrea Sheldon David Kirby as Jerry Barrels Barry Flatman as Agent Allard
Production The film was shot on location in Los Angeles and Toronto.
Awards and nominations Year Award Result Category Recipient2000 American Cinema Editors Nominated Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television Stephen Lovejoy American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series Jonathan FreemanBlack Reel Awards Network/Cable - Best Film Network/Cable - Best Director Ernest R. Dickerson Network/Cable - Best Actress Regina Taylor Network/Cable - Best Actor Delroy Lindo Peabody Award Won Satellite Award Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Regina Taylor Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Delroy Lindo Won Best Motion Picture Made for Television
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