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Erin Brockovich (2000)

R 131 min  -  Biography | Drama | Romance  -   17 March 2000 (USA)
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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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Roberts ...
David Brisbin David Brisbin ...
Dr. Jaffe
Dawn Didawick ...
Rosalind
Albert Finney ...
Valente Rodriguez ...
Donald
Conchata Ferrell ...
George Rocky Sullivan George Rocky Sullivan ...
Los Angeles Judge
Pat Skipper ...
Defending Lawyer
Jack Gill Jack Gill ...
Defendant
Irene Olga López Irene Olga López ...
Mrs. Morales
Emily Marks Emily Marks ...
Beth Brockovich - 8 Months
Julie Marks Julie Marks ...
Beth Brockovich - 8 Months
Scotty Leavenworth ...
Matthew Brockovich
Gemmenne de la Peña Gemmenne de la Peña ...
Katie Brockovich (as Gemmenne De la Peña)
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>  

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Plot Keywords:

Single Mother | Lawsuit | Chromium | Hexavalent Chromium | Doctor  | See more »

Taglines:

She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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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)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Jersey Films See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS (8 channels)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

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&E
was the largest in a direct-action lawsuit in United States history. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Fracked (#11.8)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Redemption Day"
Performed by Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »