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Overview
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Release Date:
21 November 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
Plot:
An idealistic young lawyer and his cynical partner take on a powerful law firm representing a corrupt insurance company. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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8 nominations
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Not always realistic, but a highly entertaining story
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Matt Damon | ... | Rudy Baylor |
 | Danny DeVito | ... | Deck Shifflet |
 | Claire Danes | ... | Kelly Riker |
 | Jon Voight | ... | Leo F. Drummond |
 | Mary Kay Place | ... | Dot Black |
 | Dean Stockwell | ... | Judge Harvey Hale |
 | Teresa Wright | ... | Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong |
 | Virginia Madsen | ... | Jackie Lemancyzk |
 | Mickey Rourke | ... | Bruiser Stone |
| Andrew Shue | ... | Cliff Riker |
| Red West | ... | Buddy Black |
 | Johnny Whitworth | ... | Donny Ray Black |
 | Wayne Emmons | ... | Prince Thomas |
 | Adrian Roberts | ... | Butch |
 | Roy Scheider | ... | Wilfred Keeley |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
John Grisham's The Rainmaker (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for a strong beating and elements of domestic abuse.
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135 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (British Columbia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #35679) |
Brazil:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
Singapore:PG
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As filming went on, Matt Damon continued to gain most of the weight that he had lost purposely for his role in Courage Under Fire.
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Continuity: The microphone stand when Wilfred Keeley is in the witness chair.
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Quotes:
Rudy Baylor:
Sworn in by a fool and vouched for by a scoundrel. I'm a lawyer at last.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's The Rainmaker' (2007) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Five Long Years
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This film was sort of a comeback for Francis Ford Coppola, considering that he had not really made any films since "The Godfather Part 3", other than "Jack". In this film Matt Damon plays a young lawyer fresh out of law school, who by chance meets up with spitfire paralegal Danny DeVito, and takes on a huge and difficult case. Fully entertaining throughout, although the ending is almost completely unbeleivable, which is the only negative aspect of this film. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good courtroom drama, I thought it was one of the better ones that I have seen. I rate it *** out of ****, or maybe even a little higher.