Word: caymans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Grisham reportedly was very unhappy about the changes. He shouldn't have been, though. For the reworking of "The Firm" solves almost all of the holes in the original plot. Mitch's brief infidelity in the Cayman Islands is a much more explosive issue here. Mitch and Abby's estrangement, which leads to her helping Mitch without his knowledge, adds additional emotional punch to the plot...
...direction and setting, though, is always terrific. The movie begins with up-close shots of Harvard Square. Out of Town News is one of the many guest stars. The Cayman Islands are gorgeous and lush. And the splashy scenes of Memphis--near the Hernando De Soto bridge, on the monorail to Mud Island, on the streets of downtown--are realistic and eye-catching, quite a combination. If you've never seen Memphis, you've got a treat in store...
...Firm was filmed in Memphis, the Gran Cayman Islands, Washington, D.C., Cambridge and Boston...
...time and realize a generous return. In Switzerland, which treats goods in storage with the same discretion as bank accounts, a work can come out of a bonded free- port warehouse in Zurich or Geneva with clear legal title to the possessor after five years. In Liechtenstein and the Cayman Islands, the term is seven days...
...other bothersome items: B.C.C.I.'s habit of doling out what a Bank of America officer described as "special patronage" to "leading political figures in the Middle East." But when Bank of America sold off its stock in B.C.C.I. to I.C.I.C. in 1980, the California bank loaned money to the Cayman Islands outfit to finance the deal. Those loans ultimately enabled Bank of America to earn $32 million on its total B.C.C.I. investment of $5 million...