The Settlement (1999 film)

The Settlement
The Settlement
	Release poster
Directed by	Mark Steilen
Screenplay by	Mark Steilen; Lawrence H. Toffler
Based on	Death Benefits; by Lawrence H. Toffler
Produced by	Todd Hoffman; John Kuyper; Executive producers: John Davis; Paul Hertzberg; Charles "Skip" Yazel; Richard L. Schnakenberg
Starring	John C. Reilly; William Fichtner; Kelly McGillis
Cinematography	Judy Irola, ASC
Edited by	Fabienne Rowley
Music by	Brian Tyler
Production; companies	CineTel Films; Davis Entertainment; Dogmsile Pictures; JeanRoy Entertainment
Distributed by	Bedford Entertainment
Release date	April 1999;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Settlement is a 1999 film directed by Mark Steilen, starring John C. Reilly, William Fichtner, and Kelly McGillis.^[1] The film was screened at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival in April 1999.^[2]

Plot summary

Pat (John C. Reilly) and Jerry (William Fichtner) work on the fringes of the insurance industry in what are called "viatical settlements," which allow terminal patients the option of cashing in their life insurance policies before death for a reduced payment. In the 1980s, with AIDS cutting short what might have been long and healthy lives, business is booming for Pat and Jerry's firm, Viable Settlements, Inc. But a few years later, improved treatments are keeping the terminally ill alive much longer – and that's bad news for Viable Settlements, which is now on the brink of bankruptcy. When Pat and Jerry meet the beautiful and mysterious Barbara (Kelly McGillis), no one's sure if she's good or bad news.^[3]