The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Francis Ford Coppola directs and scripts an exciting, star-packed adaptation of John Grisham's novel about an idealistic young attorney who takes on the case of a lifetime. Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting) plays Rudy Baylor, a rookie lawyer in over his head on a high-profile case. Opposing him: an army of seasoned legal sharks (led by Jon Voight). On Rudy's side: Deck Shifflet (Danny DeVito), a feisty "paralawyer" who specializes in flunking the bar exam. Rudy's chances are slim to none - until he uncovers a trail of corruption that might lead to the one thing that could win his case: the truth.

Synopsis: Legal thriller about an idealistic law school grad who takes up with an ambulance chaser and ends up battling a heartless insurance company and its cunning lawyer on behalf of a mother and her leukemia-stricken son. Based on the novel by John Grisham.

Production Year: 
1997
Released: 
Tue, 11/17/1998
Run Time Minutes: 
135
Rating: 
PG-13
Genres: 
Drama
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
More Information: 
HD-1
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Matt Damon - Rudy Baylor
Actors: 
Danny DeVito - Deck Schifflet
Actors: 
Jon Voight - Leo F. Drummond
Actors: 
Virginia Madsen - Jackie Lemancyzk
Actors: 
Claire Danes - Kelly Riker
Actors: 
Mary Kay Place - Dot Black
Actors: 
Dean Stockwell - Judge Harvey Hale
Actors: 
Teresa Wright - Miss Birdie
Actors: 
Mickey Rourke - Bruiser Stone
Actors: 
Andrew Shue - Cliff Riker
Actors: 
Randy Travis - Billy Porter
Actors: 
Red West - Buddy Black
Actors: 
Johnny Whitworth - Donny Ray Black
Actors: 
Wayne Emmons - Prince Thomas
Actors: 
Adrian Roberts - Butch
Actors: 
Roy Scheider - Wilfred Keeley
Actors: 
Randall King - Jack Underhall
Actors: 
Justin Ashforth - F. Franklin Donaldson
Actors: 
Michael Keys Hall - B. Bobby Shaw
Actors: 
James Cunningham - J. Michael Floquet
Actors: 
Frank Clem - Mr. Van Landel
Actors: 
Alan Woolf - Kermit Aloy
Actors: 
Sonny Shroyer - Delbert Birdsong
Actors: 
Pamela Tice Chapman - Vera Birdsong
Actors: 
Trula M. Marcus - Jewelry saleswoman
Actors: 
Tony Dingman - Bruiser's driver
Actors: 
Daniel O'Callaghan - Carl
Actors: 
Tom Kagy - Homicide Detective
Actors: 
John Yancey - Homicide Detective
Actors: 
Verda Davenport - Jailer
Actors: 
Chris Gray - Jury Foreman
Actors: 
Johnetta Shearer - Courtroom Clerk
Actors: 
Tammy Wendel - Court Reporter
Actors: 
Nate Bynum - Mr. McKenzie
Actors: 
James W. Redmond - CNN Reporter
Actors: 
John Gray - Hospital Volunteer
Actors: 
Sherry Sanford - Nurse
Actors: 
Billy Ray Reynolds - Murder Scene Bystander
Actors: 
Mary Lester - Murder Scene Bystander
Actors: 
Deborah Frazier - St. Peter's Receptionist
Actors: 
Vernon Newman - Great Benefit Salesman
Actors: 
Lynn Carthane - Newscaster
Actors: 
Rodney Peck - Rehab Center Desk Clerk
Actors: 
Bill Lunn - Bill Lunn
Actors: 
Terrance Stewart - Boy with Broken Arm
Actors: 
Bridget Brunner - Bruiser's Receptionist
Actors: 
Mike Cody - Tinley Britt Lawyer
Actors: 
Donald Polden - Legal Commentator
Actors: 
Eloise Dukes - Court Clerk