Erin Brockovich

20002000
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2h 11m

Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

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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.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.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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Won 1 Oscar
- 33 wins & 59 nominations total

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Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts, Ashley Pimental, and Brittany Pimental in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Aaron Eckhart in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts, Ashley Pimental, and Brittany Pimental in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts and Albert Finney in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts, Ashley Pimental, and Brittany Pimental in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts, Emily Marks, and Julie Marks in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

Julia Roberts, Aaron Eckhart, Ashley Pimental, and Brittany Pimental in Erin Brockovich (2000)

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Erin Brockovich-Ellis 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 law firm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation. —Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>

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Taglines
- She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.
Genres
- Biography
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language
Parents guide

Trivia
The real Erin Brockovich-Ellis claimed that the film was 98-99% accurate.

Goofs
After the kids are playing what appears to be the card game War with George, the children get up, and the son says "Good night, Aaron", when referring to George. Aaron is the actor's name, Aaron Eckhart.

Quotes
George: How many numbers you got?
Erin Brockovich: Oh, I got numbers comin' outta my ears. For instance: ten.
George: Ten?
Erin Brockovich: Yeah. That's how many months old my baby girl is.
George: You got a little girl?
Erin Brockovich: Yeah. Yeah, sexy, huh? How 'bout this for a number? Six. That's how old my other daughter is, eight is the age of my son, two is how many times I've been married - and divorced; sixteen is the number of dollars I have in my bank account. 850-3943. That's my phone number, and with all the numbers I gave you, I'm guessing zero is the number of times you're gonna call it.

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.

Alternate versions
In the TV version aired on NBC, it mutes the several uses of the f-word [usually changing it from f*cking to freaking, or sometimes even cutting out the line[s] of dialogue]. It also, to supposedly make up for lost time during editing, adds a scene not shown on the theatrical or home video version of the film [although it was added as a deleted scene in the DVD]: Erin goes out to her car after storming into the office and shouting at Ed. She feels still feels very sick and then faints. It lands her in the hospital where George comes to visit [explaining why George would come and take care of Erin's kids while she went to get the signatures]. Ed also comes to visit and pleads her to not make stunts like she did again. Erin apologizes and says she's coming to the town meeting, sick or not.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Erin Brockovich/Onegin/Final Destination/Deterrence (2000)

Soundtracks
Redemption Day
Performed by Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Top review

10/10

A rare perfect ten--this movie has everything.

Maybe this movie is not the right choice for action fans, but that is the only restriction of my otherwise fullest recommendation for this movie. It has everything, ranging from real-life documentary through love story via comedy to tragedy. And it is so lovingly done, and played so well. And it also has a wonderful soundtrack. To all the non-English Europeans: Get the DVD or original VHS, because the dubbed translated versions aren't quite like the original in terms of atmosphere created.

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May 7, 2001

Release date
- March 17, 2000 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Una mujer audaz
Filming locations
- Hinkley, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $52,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $125,595,205
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $28,138,465
- Mar 19, 2000
Gross worldwide
- $256,271,286

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Runtime
2 hours 11 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- DTS
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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