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Erin Brockovich (2000)
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Ratings: 7.2/10 from 76,403 users
Metascore:
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Reviews: 464 user | 155 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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Dr. Jaffe
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Rosalind
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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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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>
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She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.Parents Guide:
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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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Erin Brockovich: Yeah, she's really sick so I'm going to get her some medicine to feel better.
Matthew Brockovich: Why doesn't her own mom get her medicine?
Erin Brockovich: Because her mom's really sick too.
Matthew Brockovich: Oh.
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was the largest in a direct-action lawsuit in United States history. See more »
Performed by Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow
Courtesy of A&M Records
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Cameo: [Ed Masry] can be seen over the shoulder of Julia Roberts in the scene with her kids in the restaurant. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Letters on a desk in the lawyer's office have 33 cent stamps showing the US Flag and a skyscraper, which were issued in 1999. The real Erin Brockovich did her work (and the movie is set) in the early 1990s, when the first class postage rate was 25 cents, and later 29 cents. See more »Quotes
Matthew Brockovich: This girl's about my age. Is she one of the people you're helping?Erin Brockovich: Yeah, she's really sick so I'm going to get her some medicine to feel better.
Matthew Brockovich: Why doesn't her own mom get her medicine?
Erin Brockovich: Because her mom's really sick too.
Matthew Brockovich: Oh.
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Crazy Credits
The settlement awarded to the plaintiffs in the case of Hinkley vs. PG&Ewas the largest in a direct-action lawsuit in United States history. See more »
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"Redemption Day"Performed by Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow
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