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The Rainmaker

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.

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Year

Genre

drama, crime, thriller

Box Office

$45,916,769

Production

N/A

Awards

2 wins & 10 nominations

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Rudy Baylor

Deck Shifflet

Kelly Riker

Leo F. Drummond

Dot Black

Judge Harvey Hale

Miss Birdie

Jackie Lemancyzk

Virginia Madsen

Bruiser Stone

Cliff Riker

Buddy Black

Donny Ray Black

Johnny Whitworth

Prince Thomas

Butch

Wilfred Keeley

Billy Porter

Everett Lufkin

Michael Girardin

Jack Underhall

F. Franklin Donaldson

Justin Ashforth

B. Bobby Shaw

Michael Keys Hall

J. Michael Floquet

James Cunningham

Mr. Van Landel

Kermit Aldy

Delbert Birdsong

Vera Birdsong

Pamela Tice Chapman

Jewelry Saleswoman (as Trula Marcus)

Trula M. Marcus

Bruiser's Driver

Carl

Daniel O'Callaghan

Homicide Detective

Homicide Detective

Jailer

Verda Davenport

Jury Foreman (as Chris Gray)

Christopher Gray

Courtroom Clerk

Johnetta Shearer

Court Reporter

Mr. McKenzie

Hospital Volunteer

Nurse

Murder Scene Bystander

Billy Ray Reynolds

Murder Scene Bystander

St. Peter's Receptionist

Deborah Frazier

Great Benefit Salesman

Newscaster

Rehab Center Desk Clerk

Bill Lunn

Boy with Broken Arm

Terrance Stewart

Bruiser's Receptionist

Bridget Brunner

Tinley Britt Lawyer

Legal Commentator

Court Clerk

Deposition Court Reporter

Katherine Morrow

Bar Exam Proctor

Waitress at Bar

Bailiff

Anasa Briggs-Graves

Bailiff

Ronnie Dee Blaire

Mrs. Wilfred Keeley

Courtroom Attendant

Law Student

Judge Tyrone Kipler

Girl on Beach

Girl in Bar

Claire Robinson

Mr. Riker

Marshall Taylor

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Rudy Baylor Leo F. Drummond Deck Shiffler Deck Shifflet Judge Tyrone Kipler Miss Birdie Kelly Riker Judge Harvey Hale Cliff Riker

I'm just wonderin' - The Rainmaker

I'm just wonderin'

You know what a Rainmaker is - The Rainmaker

You know what a Rainmaker is

Just another shark in the dirty water - The Rainmaker

Just another shark in the dirty water

At least once in every case - The Rainmaker

At least once in every case

They gave lawyers a good name - The Rainmaker

They gave lawyers a good name

What's wrong with ethics - The Rainmaker

What's wrong with ethics

What's the difference between a hooker and a lawyer - The Rainmaker

What's the difference between a hooker and a lawyer

RUDY I know what's going on - The Rainmaker

RUDY I know what's going on

In law school Rudy - The Rainmaker

In law school Rudy

RUDY In my first year at law school - The Rainmaker

RUDY In my first year at law school

RUDY A lawyer's not supposed to become personally involved - The Rainmaker

RUDY A lawyer's not supposed to become personally...

RUDY How do you know when a lawyer is lying - The Rainmaker

RUDY How do you know when a lawyer is lying

Congratulations on passing the bar - The Rainmaker

Congratulations on passing the bar

I'm just wondering - The Rainmaker

I'm just wondering

RUDY Sworn in by a fool and vouched for by a scoundrel - The Rainmaker

RUDY Sworn in by a fool and vouched for by a scoundrel

Well they didn't teach me - The Rainmaker

Well they didn't teach me

What they don't teach you in law school can get you hurt - The Rainmaker

What they don't teach you in law school can get you...

RUDY Half an hour ago her husband came in - The Rainmaker

RUDY Half an hour ago her husband came in

There's nothing more thrilling - The Rainmaker

There's nothing more thrilling

DECK Guess who died last night - The Rainmaker

DECK Guess who died last night

Mr Drummond - The Rainmaker

You in over your head son - The Rainmaker

You in over your head son

RUDY There must be a 100 years of legal experience - The Rainmaker

RUDY There must be a 100 years of legal experience

With all due respect Mr Drummond - The Rainmaker

With all due respect Mr Drummond

This is that good processed Turkey - The Rainmaker

This is that good processed Turkey

Objection your honor - The Rainmaker

Objection your honor

KELLY Rudy - The Rainmaker

In fact I'm so hot after this case - The Rainmaker

In fact I'm so hot after this case

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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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Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Writer: John Grisham, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, crime, thriller

Year: 1997

MetaScore: 72/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: $45,916,769

Released: 21 Nov 1997

Awards: 2 wins & 10 nominations

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