The Rainmaker
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
- 1997
- Rated PG-13
- 2h 15m
- Drama
Overview
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Box office
Grossed $45.9M worldwide, about 1.1 times its $40M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel The Rainmaker
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Filming locations
Filmed in Memphis
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Setting
Set in Memphis
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Music
Music by Elmer Bernstein
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John Toll
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John GrishamNovel
- Francis Ford CoppolaScreenplay
- Michael HerrScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 18, 1997
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $40M
- Revenue
- $45.9M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Matt DamonRudy Baylor
Claire DanesKelly Riker
Danny DeVitoDeck Shifflet
Jon VoightLeo F. Drummond
Mary Kay PlaceDot Black
Dean StockwellJudge Harvey Hale
Mickey RourkeBruiser Stone
Danny GloverRichter Tyrone Kipler
Virginia MadsenJackie Lemancyzk
Randy TravisBilly Porter
Roy ScheiderWilfred Keeley
Red WestBuddy Black
Johnny WhitworthDonny Ray Black
Andrew ShueCliff Riker
Teresa WrightColleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong- Wayne EmmonsPrince Thomas
- Adrian RobertsButch
- Michael GirardinEverett Lufkin
- Randall KingJack Underhall
Justin AshforthF. Franklin Donaldson
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