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The Rainmaker
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
7.0(1,569)19972h 15m
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
- Writers
- Francis Ford Coppola,Michael Herr
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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
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Crew
Directing
- Francis Ford CoppolaDirector
- David KelleySecond Assistant Director
- Roman CoppolaSecond Unit Director
- Gary MarcusFirst Assistant Director
- Michael AmundsonSecond Unit First Assistant Director
Writing
- John GrishamNovel
- Francis Ford CoppolaScreenplay
- Michael HerrScreenplay
Production
- Fred FuchsProducer
- Michael DouglasProducer
- Steven ReutherProducer
- Jason WhiteExtras Casting Assistant
- Georgia KacandesUnit Production Manager
- Katherine E. BeydaProduction Supervisor
- Gary MarcusAssociate Producer
- Georgia KacandesCo-Producer
- Mads HansenAssistant Production Coordinator
- Barbara HarrisADR Voice Casting
- Christopher GrayExtras Casting
- Scott EliasLocation Manager
Camera
- John TollDirector of Photography
- David LeonardGrip
- Mike ThomasFirst Assistant Camera
- Ben BeairdFirst Company Grip
- Chris TollSecond Assistant Camera
- Jeff KunkleDolly Grip
- Robert D. YeomanSecond Unit Director of Photography
- Darryl WilsonGrip
- Phillip V. CarusoStill Photographer
- Paul C. BabinCamera Operator
Editing
- Barry MalkinEditor
- Melissa KentCo-Editor
- Megan B. AgostoAssistant Editor
- Phil HetosColor Timer
- Theresa Repola MohammedNegative Cutter
Sound
- Nelson StollSound Mixer
- Scott KinzeyBoom Operator
- Douglas MurrayADR Recordist
- Roy WaldspurgerFirst Assistant Sound Editor
- Emilie A. BernsteinOrchestrator
- Alicia StevensonFoley Artist
- David BetancourtFoley Mixer
- Mark BergerSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dawn FintorFoley Artist
- Erich StratmannApprentice Sound Editor
- E. Larry OatfieldDialogue Editor
- Paul ZydelADR Mixer
Art
- Brick MasonStoryboard Artist
- Jeffrey D. McDonaldAssistant Art Director
- Jeffrey KushonLeadman
- Jeffrey Paul JohnsonAssistant Property Master
- Wayne FitzgeraldTitle Designer
- Barbara MunchSet Decoration
- Scott P. MurphySet Designer
- Eugene McCarthyProperty Master
- Phillipa SledgeArt Department Coordinator
- Howard CummingsProduction Design
- Bob ShawArt Direction
- Jeffrey SchlatterConstruction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up
- Eileen McCahillSet Costumer
- Susan ThomasCostume Assistant
- Daniela MooreSet Costumer
- Gary ArcherProsthetics
- Whitney JamesMakeup Artist
- Arturo RojasHairstylist
- Lois BurwellMakeup Artist
- Patricia GrandeHairstylist
- Aggie Guerard RodgersCostume Design
- Winnie D. BrownCostume Supervisor
- Jennifer JobstKey Set Costumer
Crew
- Andy GillStunts
- Kathy OrloffUnit Publicist
- Scott WilderStunts
- Steve PicerniStunts
- Richard DrownStunts
- Lee SteppTransportation Captain
- Dennis W. MillikenTransportation Coordinator
- David SousaAnimal Wrangler
- Jack GillStunt Coordinator
- Barbara Anne KleinStunts
- Guy ClaytonSpecial Effects Coordinator
Lighting
- James PlannetteChief Lighting Technician
- Nick ThomasAssistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Joe CrowleyChief Lighting Technician