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Erin Brockovich (2000)
7.2
Ratings: 7.2/10 from 70,430 users
Metascore:
73/100
Reviews: 463 user | 152 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com
An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply. Director:Steven SoderberghWriter:Susannah Grant |
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David Brisbin | ... |
Dr. Jaffe
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Dawn Didawick | ... |
Rosalind
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Donald
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George Rocky Sullivan | ... |
Los Angeles Judge
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Defending Lawyer
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Jack Gill | ... |
Defendant
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Irene Olga López | ... |
Mrs. Morales
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Emily Marks | ... |
Beth Brockovich - 8 Months
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Julie Marks | ... |
Beth Brockovich - 8 Months
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Matthew Brockovich
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Gemmenne de la Peña | ... |
Katie Brockovich
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| Erin Brockovich-Ellis | ... |
Julia, the Waitress
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Storyline
Erin Brockovich is an unemployed single mother, desperate to find a job, but is having no luck. This losing streak even extends to a failed lawsuit against a doctor in a car accident she was in. With no alternative, she successfully browbeats her lawyer to give her a job in compensation for the loss. While no one takes her seriously, with her trashy clothes and earthy manners, that soon changes when she begins to investigate a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. What she discovers is that the company is trying quietly to buy land that was contaminated by hexavalent chromium, a deadly toxic waste that the company is improperly and illegally dumping and, in turn, poisoning the residents in the area. As she digs deeper, Erin finds herself leading point in a series of events that would involve her lawfirm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisPlot Keywords:
Lawsuit | Single Mother | Toxic Waste | Real Estate | Hexavalent Chromium | See more »Taglines:
She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Erin Brockovich - Forte come la verità See more »Box Office
Budget:
$52,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$28,138,465 (USA) (19 March 2000) (2848 Screens)Gross:
$256,271,286 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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George: Why?
Erin Brockovich: It makes me nervous.
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(end credits)
Performed by Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod and Jeffrey Trott (as Jeff Trott)
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Did You Know?
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Julia Roberts won the Academy Award for best actress for her role as Erin Brockovich and famously forgot to thank Brockovich in her acceptance speech. Afterward she was quoted as saying, "It doesn't bring out the Einstein moment that you hoped it would." See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the accident, Erin's car is seen being hit broadside by the doctors car obviously running though a red light while she was driving straight across the intersection, but in the telling of the accident in court Erin says that he came around the corner, out of control, as she was "slowly pulling out" of her parking space. In the visual, the doctor is clearly the guilty party but in Erin's courtroom testimony it appears that Erin pulled out of her parking space unsafely into the path of an oncoming cornering car. See more »Quotes
Erin Brockovich: Don't be too nice to me, OK?George: Why?
Erin Brockovich: It makes me nervous.
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Crazy Credits
This movie was Re-Recorded in a Swelltone Theatre. See more »Soundtracks
"Everyday Is a Winding Road"(end credits)
Performed by Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod and Jeffrey Trott (as Jeff Trott)
Courtesy of A&M Records
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