I, the Jury (1982 film)

I, the Jury is a 1982 film based on the best selling detective novel of the same name by Mickey Spillane. The story was previously filmed in 3D in 1953. Larry Cohen wrote the screenplay and was hired to direct, but was replaced when the films budget was already out of control after one week of shooting. He was replaced by Richard T. Heffron.

According to screenwriter Larry Cohen, he was originally hired to direct but was fired after expressing his concerns to cast or crew over the producers running out of money. Cohen also claimed We finished way ahead of them. They went way over budget and the company went bankrupt. They sold the picture at a bankruptcy sale. Cohen didnt specify which production company went bankrupt.The film received mixed reviews. It was criticized for eschewing essential plot lines from the novel, in favor of nudity, violence and extended action scenes. Others complained that Assante was miscast as Hammer. However, a New York Times review of the film in 1982 written by Jennifer Dunning found the pulp film entertaining ........

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