The Rainmaker (1997)
An underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company.
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Rudy Baylor -
Deck Shifflet -
Kelly Riker -
Leo F. Drummond -
Dot Black -
Judge Harvey Hale -
Miss Birdie -
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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Gene Hackman was considered for the role of Leo F. Drummond.
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
When Rudy rolls up the projection screen after his closing argument the image on the projection screen remains but doesn't project onto Rudy's back, nor onto the wall behind it as the screen rolls up.
Crazy Credits
There is a credit for "Poet in Residence".
Soundtracks
Five Long YearsWritten by Eddie Boyd
Performed by Muddy Waters
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Special Markets
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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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