Hot Coffee (2011)
Overview
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."
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.711 |
Directed By
Susan Saladoff
Crew
Susan Saladoff
Sara Bernstein
Erin Crumpacker
Carly Hugo
Sheila Nevins
Alan Oxman
Betsy Rate
Rebecca Saladoff
Michael Mollura
Cindy Lee
William Britt
Tyler Cartner
Eric Gitelson
Johnpaul Golaski
Wil Masisak
Lorenzo Millan
John Moros
Jeff Seelye
Matt Sheldon
Michael J. Walls
Winter
Jesse Durell
Ben Watts
Louis Fox
Geof Bartz
Christopher Branca
Tonianne Fleig
Chris Hurtt
Jamie Meyer
Lukas Persson
Raphael Rice
Rebecca Saladoff
Caitlin Tartaro
Justin B. Tolley
Isaac Urwin
Svetlana Zill
Kevin Bluhm
Joel Goodman
Tara Hunnewell
Keith Kohn
Alec Puro
Elizabeth Christine Jawski
Adam J. Segal
Karen Shatzkin
Martina Radwan
Steven Capitano Calitri
TOP CAST
Joan Claybrook
Self
Oliver Diaz
Self
Joanne Doroshow
Self
Al Franken
Self
Colin Gourley
Self
Connor Gourley
Self
John Grisham
Self
Jamie Leigh Jones
Self
Stephanie Mencimer
Self
Victor Schwartz
Self
Wayne Slater
Self
Chris Tiano
Self
Alex Winslow
Self
Chuck Allen
Self
Judy Allen
Self
Jay Angoff
Self
David Arredondo
Self
Tom Baker
Self
Paul Bland
Self
Kenneth Canfield
Self
Ralph Cook
Self
Jennifer Diaz
Self
Betty Farnham
Self
Marjorie Getman
Self
Lisa Gourley
Self
Mike Gourley
Self
George Lakoff
Hinself
Barbara Liebeck
Self
Michael McCann
Self
Craig McDonald
Self
Robert McDuff
Self
Chuck McRae
Self
Ted Poe
Self
Nancy Tiano
Self
Ken Wagner
Self
Peter Whitted
Self
Ken Zeese
Self
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