
The Rainmaker (1997)
Released:
1997-11-18
Duration:
2hr 15min
Rating 7.0
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
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.
Production Companies
Douglas/Reuther Productions

American Zoetrope
Constellation Films
Additional Info
Budget | $40,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $45,916,769.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 24.049 |
Directed By
Francis Ford Coppola
Crew
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Novel
John Grisham
John Grisham
Screenplay
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Producer
Fred Fuchs
Fred Fuchs
Screenplay
Michael Herr
Michael Herr
Producer
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Producer
Steven Reuther
Steven Reuther
Director of Photography
John Toll
John Toll
Editor
Barry Malkin
Barry Malkin
Grip
David Leonard
David Leonard
Extras Casting Assistant
Jason White
Jason White
Stunts
Andy Gill
Andy Gill
Storyboard Artist
Brick Mason
Brick Mason
Unit Production Manager
Georgia Kacandes
Georgia Kacandes
Sound Mixer
Nelson Stoll
Nelson Stoll
Production Supervisor
Katherine E. Beyda
Katherine E. Beyda
Second Assistant Director
David Kelley
David Kelley
Second Unit Director
Roman Coppola
Roman Coppola
Associate Producer
Gary Marcus
Gary Marcus
First Assistant Camera
Mike Thomas
Mike Thomas
Unit Publicist
Kathy Orloff
Kathy Orloff
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Scott Wilder
Assistant Art Director
Jeffrey D. McDonald
Jeffrey D. McDonald
Leadman
Jeffrey Kushon
Jeffrey Kushon
Stunts
Steve Picerni
Steve Picerni
Set Costumer
Eileen McCahill
Eileen McCahill
Co-Producer
Georgia Kacandes
Georgia Kacandes
Stunts
Richard Drown
Richard Drown
First Assistant Director
Gary Marcus
Gary Marcus
Co-Editor
Melissa Kent
Melissa Kent
Boom Operator
Scott Kinzey
Scott Kinzey
Assistant Editor
Megan B. Agosto
Megan B. Agosto
ADR Recordist
Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray
First Assistant Sound Editor
Roy Waldspurger
Roy Waldspurger
Orchestrator
Emilie A. Bernstein
Emilie A. Bernstein
First Company Grip
Ben Beaird
Ben Beaird
Costume Assistant
Susan Thomas
Susan Thomas
Foley Artist
Alicia Stevenson
Alicia Stevenson
Foley Mixer
David Betancourt
David Betancourt
Assistant Property Master
Jeffrey Paul Johnson
Jeffrey Paul Johnson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mads Hansen
Mads Hansen
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Berger
Mark Berger
Foley Artist
Dawn Fintor
Dawn Fintor
Apprentice Sound Editor
Erich Stratmann
Erich Stratmann
ADR Voice Casting
Barbara Harris
Barbara Harris
Extras Casting
Christopher Gray
Christopher Gray
Set Costumer
Daniela Moore
Daniela Moore
Dialogue Editor
E. Larry Oatfield
E. Larry Oatfield
ADR Mixer
Paul J. Zydel
Paul J. Zydel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Semanick
Michael Semanick
Chief Lighting Technician
James Plannette
James Plannette
Location Manager
Scott Elias
Scott Elias
ADR Mixer
Bob Baron
Bob Baron
Transportation Captain
Lee Stepp
Lee Stepp
ADR Recordist
David McDonald
David McDonald
Second Assistant Camera
Chris Toll
Chris Toll
Dolly Grip
Jeff Kunkle
Jeff Kunkle
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert D. Yeoman
Robert D. Yeoman
Grip
Darryl Wilson
Darryl Wilson
Transportation Coordinator
Dennis W. Milliken
Dennis W. Milliken
Animal Wrangler
David Sousa
David Sousa
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Nick Thomas
Nick Thomas
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Michael Amundson
Michael Amundson
Title Designer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Wayne Fitzgerald
Color Timer
Phil Hetos
Phil Hetos
Negative Cutter
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Original Music Composer
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein
Prosthetics
Gary Archer
Gary Archer
Set Decoration
Barbara Munch
Barbara Munch
Makeup Artist
Whitney James
Whitney James
Hairstylist
Arturo Rojas
Arturo Rojas
Still Photographer
Phillip V. Caruso
Phillip V. Caruso
Makeup Artist
Lois Burwell
Lois Burwell
Set Designer
Scott P. Murphy
Scott P. Murphy
ADR Editor
Bruce Lacey
Bruce Lacey
Property Master
Eugene McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy
Art Department Coordinator
Phillipa Sledge
Phillipa Sledge
Supervising ADR Editor
Mark Levinson
Mark Levinson
Production Design
Howard Cummings
Howard Cummings
Art Direction
Bob Shaw
Bob Shaw
Hairstylist
Patricia Grande
Patricia Grande
Costume Design
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Construction Coordinator
Jeffrey Schlatter
Jeffrey Schlatter
Construction Foreman
Thomas Michael Ryan
Thomas Michael Ryan
ADR Editor
Clare C. Freeman
Clare C. Freeman
Camera Operator
Paul C. Babin
Paul C. Babin
Casting
Linda Phillips-Palo
Linda Phillips-Palo
Foley Editor
Tim O'Shea
Tim O'Shea
Music Editor
Kathy Durning
Kathy Durning
Sound Effects Editor
Kim B. Christensen
Kim B. Christensen
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Kirchberger
Michael Kirchberger
Stunt Coordinator
Jack Gill
Jack Gill
Sound Effects Editor
Jennifer L. Ware
Jennifer L. Ware
Costume Supervisor
Winnie D. Brown
Winnie D. Brown
Production Coordinator
Laura Tateishi
Laura Tateishi
Key Set Costumer
Jennifer Jobst
Jennifer Jobst
Greensman
David Becton
David Becton
Stunts
Barbara Anne Klein
Barbara Anne Klein
Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Special Effects Coordinator
Guy Clayton
Guy Clayton
Dialogue Editor
David A. Cohen
David A. Cohen
Dialogue Editor
Dianna Stirpe
Dianna Stirpe
TOP 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
Homicide Detective