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The Rainmaker (1997)

PG-13

1997-11-18

  • Drama

2h 15m

They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.

Overview

Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.

  • John GrishamNovel
  • Francis Ford CoppolaScreenplay
  • Michael HerrScreenplay
  • Francis Ford CoppolaDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleThe Rainmaker

Budget$40,000,000.00

Revenue$45,916,769.00

Casts

  • Profile Matt Damon with character Rudy Baylor

    Matt Damon

    Rudy Baylor

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    Claire Danes

    Kelly Riker

  • Profile Danny DeVito with character Deck Shifflet

    Danny DeVito

    Deck Shifflet

  • Profile Jon Voight with character Leo F. Drummond

    Jon Voight

    Leo F. Drummond

  • Profile Mary Kay Place with character Dot Black

    Mary Kay Place

    Dot Black

  • Profile Dean Stockwell with character Judge Harvey Hale

    Dean Stockwell

    Judge Harvey Hale

  • Profile Mickey Rourke with character Bruiser Stone

    Mickey Rourke

    Bruiser Stone

  • Profile Danny Glover with character Richter Tyrone Kipler

    Danny Glover

    Richter Tyrone Kipler

  • Profile Virginia Madsen with character Jackie Lemancyzk

    Virginia Madsen

    Jackie Lemancyzk

  • Profile Randy Travis with character Billy Porter

    Randy Travis

    Billy Porter

  • Profile Roy Scheider with character Wilfred Keeley

    Roy Scheider

    Wilfred Keeley

  • Profile Red West with character Buddy Black

    Red West

    Buddy Black

  • Profile Johnny Whitworth with character Donny Ray Black

    Johnny Whitworth

    Donny Ray Black

  • Profile Andrew Shue with character Cliff Riker

    Andrew Shue

    Cliff Riker

  • Profile Teresa Wright with character Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong

    Teresa Wright

    Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong

  • Wayne Emmons

    Prince Thomas

  • Adrian Roberts

    Butch

  • Michael Girardin

    Everett Lufkin

  • Randall King

    Jack Underhall

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    Justin Ashforth

    F. Franklin Donaldson

  • Profile Michael Keys Hall with character B. Bobby Hall

    Michael Keys Hall

    B. Bobby Hall

  • James Cunningham

    J. Michael Floquet

  • Profile Frank Clem with character Mr. Van Landel

    Frank Clem

    Mr. Van Landel

  • Profile Alan Woolf with character Kermit Aldy

    Alan Woolf

    Kermit Aldy

  • Profile Sonny Shroyer with character Delbert Birdsong

    Sonny Shroyer

    Delbert Birdsong

  • Pamela Tice Chapman

    Vera Birdsong

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