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Fictional Lawyer Madness: Round 1, Part 2

By Elie Mystal

onJune 16, 2011 at 6:48 PMJune 17, 2011 at 11:47 AM

3) Daniel Kaffe (Tom Cruise; A Few Good Men)

6) Joe Miller (Denzel Washington; Philadelphia)

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From Pilot and Above The Law

Now this would be a sexy match-up, if it was taking place in 1985. Still, this a a great contest. You should have seen Kaffe thunder away at Kendrick. And who else is going to stand in there against Denzel? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?

But Denzel is a formidable opponent. I know Tom Hanks gets all the accolades from this particular movie, and he did play a lawyer. But Denzel was playing the working hump of an attorney who had to take on an entire Biglaw firm over their discriminatory policies. And he also has to overcome his own disgusting homophobia. But I mean, the bit with the mirror and the sores? Brilliant.

Who is your favorite character?