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Writers (WGA):
John Grisham (novel)
Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay)
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Release Date:
21 November 1997 (USA) more
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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
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 8 nominations more
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Not always realistic, but a highly entertaining story more (109 total)

Cast

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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
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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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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. more
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Continuity: The microphone stand when Wilfred Keeley is in the witness chair. more
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Rudy Baylor: Sworn in by a fool and vouched for by a scoundrel. I'm a lawyer at last. more
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11 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Not always realistic, but a highly entertaining story, 12 August 2004
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Author: Idocamstuf from Greenville, NY

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.

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