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The Rainmaker (1997)
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The Rainmaker

1997Directed by Francis Ford Coppola2h 15m

They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.

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.

  • Drama

Cast

  • Matt Damon as Rudy Baylor
  • Claire Danes as Kelly Riker
  • Danny DeVito as Deck Shifflet
  • Jon Voight as Leo F. Drummond
  • Mary Kay Place as Dot Black
  • Dean Stockwell as Judge Harvey Hale
  • Mickey Rourke as Bruiser Stone
  • Danny Glover as Richter Tyrone Kipler
  • Virginia Madsen as Jackie Lemancyzk
  • Randy Travis as Billy Porter
  • Roy Scheider as Wilfred Keeley
  • Red West as Buddy Black
  • Johnny Whitworth as Donny Ray Black
  • Andrew Shue as Cliff Riker
  • Teresa Wright as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
  • Wayne Emmons as Prince Thomas

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