Release Year: 1997
Genre: Thriller/Crime
Runtime: 2 hours 15 minutes
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola (based on the novel “The Rainmaker” by John Grisham)
Producers: Michael Douglas, Steven Reuther, Fred Fuchs
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography: John Toll
Editor: Barry Malkin
Production Companies: American Zoetrope, Constellation Films
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Main Cast:
- Matt Damon as Rudy Baylor
- Danny DeVito as Deck Shifflet
- Claire Danes as Kelly Riker
- Jon Voight as Leo F. Drummond
- Mary Kay Place as Dot Black
- Mickey Rourke as J. Lyman “Bruiser” Stone
The film follows Rudy Baylor, an inexperienced lawyer who takes on a powerful insurance company in a fight for justice for his leukemia-stricken client. It combines legal drama with a critique of corporate corruption, showcasing a classic underdog battle.
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