The Rainmaker (1997)
An underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company.
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Rudy Baylor -
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Dot Black -
Judge Harvey Hale -
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Jackie Lemancyzk -
Bruiser Stone -
Cliff Riker -
Buddy Black -
Donny Ray Black -
Prince Thomas -
Butch -
Wilfred Keeley
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Director:
Francis Ford CoppolaWriters:
John Grisham (novel), Francis Ford Coppola (screenplay), Michael Herr (narration)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
When Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) first meets Deck (Danny DeVito), Deck tells him he sat for the bar exam six times, but hasn't yet passed. In My Cousin Vinny (1992), Vinny (Joe Pesci) tells Stanley (Mitchell Whitfield) that he also sat six times to pass the bar exam.
Quotes
Rudy Baylor:
My father hated lawyers all his life. He wasn't a great guy, my old man. He drank and beat up my mother; he beat me up too. So you might think I became a lawyer just to piss him off. But you'd be wrong. I wanted to be a lawyer ever since I read ...
Goofs
There are multiple other continuity discrepancies during the fight.
Crazy Credits
There is a credit for "Poet in Residence".
Soundtracks
You Are My SunshineWritten by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell
Storyline
Plot Summary
Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)
Genres
Crime | Drama | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
21 November 1997Language
English
Country of Origin
USA, GermanyFilming Locations
California, USABox Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$10,626,507 23 November 1997
Gross USA:
$45,916,769
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$45,916,769
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