The Rainmaker
1997/11/18 (US) | Drama, Crime, Thriller
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
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.
Francis Ford Coppola
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay
Michael Herr
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Matt Damon
Rudy Baylor
Claire Danes
Kelly Riker
Danny DeVito
Deck Shifflet
Jon Voight
Leo F. Drummond
Mary Kay Place
Dot Black
Dean Stockwell
Judge Harvey Hale
Mickey Rourke
Bruiser Stone
Budget
$ 40,000,000
Revenue
$ 45,916,769
Status
Released
Production Company
- Douglas/Reuther Productions
- American Zoetrope
- Constellation Films
Crews
Michael Douglas
Producer
John Grisham
Novel
Barry Malkin
Editor
Fred Fuchs
Producer
Steven Reuther
Producer