The Juror (1996)

From NetFlix:

Annie Laird (Demi Moore), a juror in an anti-Mafia trial, is forced to play along with The Teacher (Alec Baldwin), a gangster who threatens to kidnap and harm Annie’s son if she doesn’t convince her fellow jurors to return a “not guilty” verdict. But it seems The Teacher has become obsessed with her and won’t let her be — even after the end of the trial. Annie’s only way to protect herself and her son may be to take on the mob.

What a blast from the past! As soon as you see Demi Moore, Alec Baldwin, and James Gandolfini, you realize how much they (and we) have aged. That’s even more scary than this really gripping jury-stalker-mob film. Just hold onto your seats and enjoy the descent.

Can there be a better sociopathic monster than Alec Baldwin ? Talk about a super stalker! Fourteen years after this film, we see him doing comedy in “30 Rock” as a much heavier man.

Eleven years after this film, James Gandofini starred in “The Sopranos”.

Lindsay Crouse may not be as familiar as the above three stars, but we have seen her live many times locally as a stage actress. She (and just about every other actor under the sun) has appeared several times in “Law and Order”. For what it is worth, she graduated from Radcliffe in 1970 with the first class to receive Harvard diplomas.

Technology in the form of eavesdropping plays an important part in the plot. Notice that the cellphone is not used. It might be a lot easier to foil a stalker if you have a cellphone.

This one glued me to my chair!

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