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Revision as of 06:50, 30 May 2011
| Mitch McDeere | |
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| 1991 novel, 1993 film & 2011–12 TV series character | |
| First appearance | The Firm (1991 novel) and The Firm (1993 film adaptation) |
| Last appearance | forthcoming TV series |
| Created by | John Grisham |
| Portrayed by | Tom Cruise (1993 film) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Family | Ray McDeere (brother) Rusty McDeere (brother deceased) |
| Spouse | Abby McDeere |
| alma_mater | Western Kentucky University, Harvard Law School |
| religion | Methodist |
Mitchell Y. "Mitch" McDeere, J.D., C.P.A. is a fictional character portrayed by Tom Cruise in Sydney Pollack's 1993 film adaptation of John Grisham's The Firm (1991 novel). The character is being cast for an NBC 2011–12 United States television season show also named The Firm. McDeere is a Harvard-educated tax lawyer who has a certified public accountant credential.[1]
The television show picks up on the story of McDeere and his family ten years after the fictional setting of the 1991 novel and 1993 film.[2] Both the novel and the film recounted the story of an upstart attorney who unknowingly was hired by Bendini, Lambert & Locke, the white-collar crime operation of an organized crime family's enterprise.[3] After graduating third in his Harvard Law School class,[1] he became a whistleblower to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and brought down the corrupt Memphis law firm with Chicago mob ties. The TV series begins as the McDeere family emerges from witness protection to encounter old and new challenges.[4]
In high school, Mitch had been a star quarterback with several scholarship offers. He injured his knee in his last high school game and the only school that upheld its scholarship offer was Western Kentucky University. He matriculated and played quarterback as an infrequent starter, while making straight As. He and his wife Abby were high school sweethearts who got married they graduated from Western Kentucky. While Mitch was in Law school she taught kindergarten.[1] In the novel, he had driven a Mazda hatchback prior to being offered a BMW to work at Bendini.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d "The Firm Excerpt". Doubleday, Random House, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (2011-05-16). "NBC's The Firm To Be Shot In Toronto". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ Hibberd, James (2011-04-29). "NBC in talks for John Grisham's 'The Firm' TV series". CNN. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ Cahill, Sarah (2011-04-29). "John Grisham's Mitch McDeere Is Back On the Run". Random House, Inc. Retrieved 2011-05-30.