The Rainmaker is a 1997 American legal drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on John Grisham’s 1995 novel of the same name. It stars Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Roy Scheider, Mickey Rourke, Virginia Madsen, Mary Kay Place and Teresa Wright in her final film role.
- Starring : Matt Damon / Claire Danes
- Genre : Crime / Drama / Thriller
- Country : United States / Germany
- Language : English
- Director : Francis Ford Coppola
- Production : Constellation Entertainment / Douglas/Reuther Productions / American Zoetrope
- Distributor : Paramount Pictures / Filmes Lusomundo / United International Pictures (UIP) / National Broadcasting Company (NBC) / Film1 / 9Gem / Amazon Prime Video / Argentina Video Home / CIC-Taft Home Video / Deejay TV – NOVE / Home Video Hellas (HVH) / Kinowelt Home Entertainment / Paramount Home Entertainment / Splendid Film / Video Medien Pool (VMP) / Warner Home Video
The Rainmaker movie
The Rainmaker release date
- November 18, 1997 : USA (Hollywood, California) (premiere)
- November 21, 1997 : Canada
- November 21, 1997 : USA
- January 22, 1998 : Australia
- February 22, 1998 : Germany (Berlin International Film Festival)
- February 27, 1998 : Sweden (Linköping University Film Festival)
- March 2, 1998 : Spain
- March 27, 1998 : Switzerland (German speaking region)
- April 2, 1998 : Germany
- April 3, 1998 : UK
- April 16, 1998 : Singapore
- April 22, 1998 : France
- April 24, 1998 : Ireland
- May 8, 1998 : Sweden
- June 27, 1998 : Japan
The Rainmaker 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
- Dean Stockwell as Judge Harvey Hale
- Teresa Wright as Miss Birdie
- Virginia Madsen as Jackie Lemancyzk
- Mickey Rourke as Bruiser Stone
- Andrew Shue as Cliff Riker
- Red West as Buddy Black
- Johnny Whitworth as Donny Ray Black
- Wayne Emmons as Prince Thomas
- Adrian Roberts as Butch
- Roy Scheider as Wilfred Keeley
Rudy Baylor is a graduate of the University of Memphis Law School. Unlike most of his fellow grads, he has no high-paying job lined up and is forced to apply for part-time positions while serving drinks at a Memphis bar. Desperate for a job, he is introduced to J. Lyman “Bruiser” Stone, a ruthless but successful ambulance chaser, who makes him an associate. To earn his fee, Rudy is required to hunt for potential clients at a local hospital. He meets Deck Shifflet, a less-than-ethical former insurance assessor-turned-paralegal who has failed the bar exam six times. However, Deck is resourceful in gathering information and is an expert on insurance lawsuits.
Rudy has a case of insurance bad faith which could be worth several million dollars in damages. When Stone is raided by the FBI, Rudy and Deck set up a practice themselves. They file suit on behalf of a middle-aged couple, Dot and Buddy Black, whose 22-year-old son, Donny Ray, is dying of leukemia, but could have been saved with a bone marrow transplant, denied by their insurance carrier Great Benefit.
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