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They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day. - The Rainmaker
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Title: The Rainmaker

Release Date: 18 Nov 1997

Runtime: 2h 15m

Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller

Director: Douglas/Reuther Productions, American Zoetrope, Constellation Films

Production Companies: Douglas/Reuther Productions, American Zoetrope, Constellation Films

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.

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Average Vote: 7.027 (1305 votes)

Cast

  • Rudy Baylor: Matt Damon
  • Kelly Riker: Claire Danes
  • Deck Shifflet: Danny DeVito
  • Leo F. Drummond: Jon Voight
  • Dot Black: Mary Kay Place
  • Judge Harvey Hale: Dean Stockwell
  • Bruiser Stone: Mickey Rourke
  • Richter Tyrone Kipler: Danny Glover
  • Jackie Lemancyzk: Virginia Madsen
  • Billy Porter: Randy Travis
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