The 1994 American comedy drama in which actress Scarlett Johansson made her film debut was based off of which novel?
Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson ( ; born November 22, 1984) is an American actress, model, and singer. She made her film debut in the fantasy comedy "North" (1994). Johansson subsequently starred in "Manny & Lo" (1996), and garnered further acclaim and prominence with roles in "The Horse Whisperer" (1998) and "Ghost World" (2001). She shifted to adult roles with her performances in "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (2003) and "Lost in Translation" (2003), for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
A Civil Action (film) A Civil Action is a 1998 American drama film directed by Steven Zaillian and starring John Travolta (as plaintiff's attorney Jan Schlichtmann) and Robert Duvall, and that is based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Harr. Both the book and the film are based on a true story of a court case about environmental pollution that took place in Woburn, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. The film and court case revolve around the issue of trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent, and its contamination of a local aquifer. A lawsuit was filed over industrial operations that appeared to have caused fatal cases of leukemia and cancer, as well as a wide variety of other health problems, among the citizens of the town. The case involved is "Anne Anderson, et al., v. Cryovac, Inc., et al.". The first reported decision in the case is at 96 F.R.D. 431 (denial of defendants' motion to dismiss). Duvall was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.