The Rainmaker (1997)

  • PG-13
  • 11/18/1997 (US)
  • Drama, Crime, Thriller
  • 2h 15m

They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.

Overview

When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.

John Grisham

Novel

Francis Ford Coppola

Director, Screenplay

Michael Herr

Screenplay

Cast

Matt Damon's headshot

Matt Damon

Rudy Baylor
Claire Danes's headshot

Claire Danes

Kelly Riker
Danny DeVito's headshot

Danny DeVito

Deck Shifflet
Jon Voight's headshot

Jon Voight

Leo F. Drummond
Mary Kay Place's headshot

Mary Kay Place

Dot Black
Dean Stockwell's headshot

Dean Stockwell

Judge Harvey Hale
Mickey Rourke's headshot

Mickey Rourke

Bruiser Stone
Danny Glover's headshot

Danny Glover

Richter Tyrone Kipler

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