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Hot Coffee
“Is Justice Being Served?”
7.2 / 10• 2011• 1h 25m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Most people think they know the "McDonald's coffee case," but what they don't know is that corporations have spent millions distorting the case to promote tort reform. HOT COFFEE reveals how big business, aided by the media, brewed a dangerous concoction of manipulation and lies to protect corporate interests. By following four people whose lives were devastated by the attacks on our courts, the film challenges the assumptions Americans hold about "jackpot justice."
Cast & Crew
JC
Joan Claybrook
Self
Lead
Oliver Diaz
Self
JD
Joanne Doroshow
Self
Al Franken
Self
CG
Colin Gourley
Self
CG
Connor Gourley
Self
John Grisham
Self
Jamie Leigh Jones
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Susan Saladoff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hot Coffee is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
