The Rainmaker
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$40000000
Revenue
$45916769
Runtime
135 min
Release Date
1997-11-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1357
Vote Average
7.023
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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