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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.2 / 100
2011·Documentary·1h 28m

HOT COFFEE

“Is Justice Being Served?”

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."

Above the Line
Susan Saladoff·DirectorMartina Radwan·Director of PhotographyMichael Mollura·MusicCindy Lee·Editor
Cast
Joan Claybrook·SelfOliver Diaz·SelfJoanne Doroshow·SelfAl Franken·SelfColin Gourley·SelfConnor Gourley·SelfJohn Grisham·SelfJamie Leigh Jones·SelfStephanie Mencimer·SelfVictor Schwartz·Self
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Susan Saladoff·Director
Camera· 3
Martina Radwan·Director of PhotographyJesse Durell·Assistant CameraBen Watts·Assistant Camera
Editing· 6
Cindy Lee·EditorGeof Bartz·Consulting EditorTonianne Fleig·Additional EditorRaphael Rice·Additional EditorLukas Persson·Additional EditorChristopher Branca·Additional Editor
Sound & Music· 12
Michael Mollura·MusicWilliam Britt·Sound MixerTyler Cartner·Sound MixerJohnpaul Golaski·Sound MixerWil Masisak·Sound MixerJohn Moros·Sound EditorJeff Seelye·Sound EditorMichael J. Walls·Sound MixerMatt Sheldon·Sound MixerWinter·Sound MixerEric Gitelson·Sound Re-Recording MixerLorenzo Millan·Sound Mixer
Production· 7
Carly Hugo·ProducerSheila Nevins·Executive ProducerAlan Oxman·ProducerRebecca Saladoff·Co-ProducerErin Crumpacker·Associate ProducerSara Bernstein·Supervising ProducerBetsy Rate·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 1
Louis Fox·Animation Director
By the Numbers
79.2
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Hot Coffee's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#F0C87B
#FFFFFF
#91623A
Mood
Controversial
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The image shows a McDonald's coffee cup being held upside down, with hundred-dollar bills pouring out of it. The cup has a yellow label that says "Plaintiff's E”

Key Elements
Coffee CupMoneyHundred Dollar Bills
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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