The Rainmaker (1997)
Coming Out at 21 November 1997 in theaters.
Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Rainmaker is crime thriller film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and written by Francis Ford Coppola, John Grisham and Michael Herr. The film stars Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito and Dean Stockwell. The film primiered at 18 November 1997 on Hollywood, California.
Struggling new attorney Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) resorts to working for a shady lawyer (Mickey Rourke), where he meets paralegal Deck Shifflet (Danny DeVito). When the insurance company of Dot Black (Mary Kay Place) refuses her dying son coverage, Baylor and Shifflet team up to fight the corrupt corporation, taking on its callous lawyer (Jon Voight). Meanwhile, Baylor becomes involved with Kelly Riker (Claire Danes), an abused wife, whose husband complicates matters when he confronts Baylor.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer: Francis Ford Coppola, John Grisham (novel), Michael Herr (narration)
Stars: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, Dean Stockwell
►Cast
| Matt Damon | ► | Rudy Baylor |
| Claire Danes | ► | Kelly Riker |
| Jon Voight | ► | Leo F. Drummond |
| Mary Kay Place | ► | Dot Black |
| Mickey Rourke | ► | Bruiser Stone |
| Danny DeVito | ► | Deck Shifflet |
| Dean Stockwell | ► | Judge Harvey Hale |
| Teresa Wright | ► | Miss Birdie |
| Virginia Madsen | ► | Jackie Lemancyzk |
| Andrew Shue | ► | Cliff Riker |
| Red West | ► | Buddy Black |
| Johnny Whitworth | ► | Donny Ray Black |
| Wayne Emmons | ► | Prince Thomas |
| Adrian Roberts | ► | Butch |
| Roy Scheider | ► | Wilfred Keeley |
| Randy Travis | ► | Billy Porter |
| Michael Girardin | ► | Everett Lufkin |
| Randall King | ► | Jack Underhall |
| Justin Ashforth | ► | F. Franklin Donaldson |
| Michael Keys Hall | ► | B. Bobby Shaw |
| James Cunningham | ► | J. Michael Floquet |
| Frank Clem | ► | Mr. Van Landel |
| Alan Woolf | ► | Kermit Aldy |
| Sonny Shroyer | ► | Delbert Birdsong |
| Pamela Tice Chapman | ► | Vera Birdsong |
| Trula M. Marcus | ► | Jewelry Saleswoman |
| Tony Dingman | ► | Bruiser’s Driver |
| Daniel O’Callaghan | ► | Carl |
| Tom Kagy | ► | Homicide Detective |
| John Yancey | ► | Homicide Detective |