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.
The Rainmaker
“They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.”
Overview
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.
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Budget
40.0M
Revenue
45.9M
Status
Released
Production
Douglas/Reuther Productions, American Zoetrope, Constellation Films
Cast
Matt Damon
Rudy Baylor
Claire Danes
Kelly Riker
Danny DeVito
Deck Shifflet
Jon Voight
Leo F. Drummond
Mary Kay Place
Dot Black
Dean Stockwell
Judge Harvey Hale
Mickey Rourke
Bruiser Stone
Danny Glover
Richter Tyrone Kipler
Virginia Madsen
Jackie Lemancyzk
Randy Travis
Billy Porter
Roy Scheider
Wilfred Keeley
Red West
Buddy Black
Johnny Whitworth
Donny Ray Black
Andrew Shue
Cliff Riker
Teresa Wright
Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
Wayne Emmons
Prince Thomas
Adrian Roberts
Butch
Michael Girardin
Everett Lufkin
Randall King
Jack Underhall
Justin Ashforth
F. Franklin Donaldson
Michael Keys Hall
B. Bobby Hall
James Cunningham
J. Michael Floquet
Frank Clem
Mr. Van Landel
Alan Woolf
Kermit Aldy
Sonny Shroyer
Delbert Birdsong
Pamela Tice Chapman
Vera Birdsong
John Yancey
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