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About
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
Theatrical
Nov 21, 1997
Box Office
$45.9M
Budget
$40.0M
Return
1.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 17, 1998
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Writers
Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr
Producers
Michael Douglas, Fred Fuchs, Steven Reuther
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Studio
Douglas/Reuther Productions, American Zoetrope, Constellation Films
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Quotes
See all →Questioning the Concept of Selling Out
Rudy Baylor
I'm curious.
Leo F. Drummond
About what?
Rudy Baylor
I'm just wonderin'... do you even remember when you first sold out?
A Challenging Situation Unfolds in Court
Judge Kipler
Are you in over your head, son?
Rudy Baylor
Absolutely!
The Thrill of Defeating Insurance Companies
Deck Shifflet
There's nothing more thrilling than nailing an insurance company.
Understanding the Concept of a Rainmaker
Deck Shifflet
You know what a Rainmaker is, kid? The bucks are gonna be falling from the sky.
Cast
Full credits →M
Matt Damon
Rudy Baylor
C
Claire Danes
Kelly Riker
D
Danny DeVito
Deck Shifflet
Jon Voight
Leo F. Drummond
M
Mary Kay Place
Dot Black
D
Dean Stockwell
Judge Harvey Hale
M
Mickey Rourke
Bruiser Stone
D
Danny Glover
Richter Tyrone Kipler
Virginia Madsen
Jackie Lemancyzk
R
Randy Travis
Billy Porter
R
Roy Scheider
Wilfred Keeley
R
Red West
Buddy Black
J
Johnny Whitworth
Donny Ray Black
A
Andrew Shue
Cliff Riker
T
Teresa Wright
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
A
Adrian Roberts
Butch
M
Michael Girardin
Everett Lufkin
J
Justin Ashforth
F. Franklin Donaldson
M
Michael Keys Hall
B. Bobby Hall
J
James Cunningham
J. Michael Floquet
