Overview:
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.| Status: | Released (1997-11-18) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins & 10 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $45,916,769 |
| Screen: | John Grisham, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr |
| Productions: | Douglas/Reuther Productions, American Zoetrope, Constellation Films |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 1892: Matt Damon - Rudy Baylor
- 6194: Claire Danes - Kelly Riker
- 518: Danny DeVito - Deck Shifflet
- 10127: Jon Voight - Leo F. Drummond
- 5960: Mary Kay Place - Dot Black
- 923: Dean Stockwell - Judge Harvey Hale
- 2295: Mickey Rourke - Bruiser Stone
Crews
- 1776: Francis Ford Coppola - Director - Directing
- 1776: Francis Ford Coppola - Screenplay - Writing
- 8643: Michael Herr - Screenplay - Writing
- 11060: John Grisham - Novel - Writing
- 3392: Michael Douglas - Producer - Production
- 3219: Fred Fuchs - Producer - Production
- 1202: Steven Reuther - Producer - Production
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‘Good lawyer’ is not an oxymoron RELEASED IN 1997 and written & directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on John Grisham’s book, "The Rainmaker" stars Matt Damon as an idealistic newbie lawyer in Memphis who takes on a fraudulent insurance company with Danny DeVito as his paralegal ....
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The Rainmaker is a compelling legal drama that showcases Francis Ford Coppola's return to form after the less successful Jack. Adapted from John Grisham's novel, the film follows Rudy Baylor, a novice attorney portrayed by Matt Damon, as he takes on a powerful insurance company in a ....
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