The Rainmaker

Name: The Rainmaker
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1997-11-18
Duration: 2 h 15 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place

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

The Rainmaker (1997)

Timing: 2:15 (135 min)

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Release date

1997-11-18

Country

United States, Germany

Production

Paramount, American Zoetrope, Douglas/Reuther Productions, Constellation Entertainment, Constellation Films

Genre

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Budget

$40 000 000

Revenue

$45 916 769

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Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Actors

Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Dean Stockwell, Mickey Rourke, Danny Glover, Virginia Madsen, Randy Travis
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Scenario

Producer

Steven Reuther, Fred Fuchs, Michael Douglas, Francis Ford Coppola

Operator

John Toll

Composer

Elmer Bernstein

Artist

Howard Cummings, Jeffrey D. McDonald

Audition

Linda Phillips-Palo

Editing

Barry Malkin, Katherine E. Beyda
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Danny DeVito wore dentures on set.
The scene in which Danny DeVito's character wakes up Matt Damon's character, who had fallen asleep on a bench, was filmed unexpectedly for Damon, as he had actually fallen asleep while working on the episode.
Director Francis Ford Coppola told Matt Damon to move into his character's apartment to better get into the role. He then inserted several shots into the film that were secretly filmed of Damon waking up in the mornings.
Danny DeVito used prosthetic teeth on the set.
During filming, Matt Damon gradually regained the weight he had specifically lost for his role in the movie 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998).
During filming, Matt Damon gradually gained weight, which he specifically lost for his role in "Courage Under Fire" (1996).
The scene in which Danny DeVito’s character wakes up Matt Damon’s character, who had fallen asleep on a bench, was filmed unexpectedly for Damon, as he had actually fallen asleep during the work on this episode.
The film is based on John Grisham's novel «The Rainmaker» (1995).
Director Francis Ford Coppola instructed Matt Damon to move into his character's apartment to better get into the role. He then secretly inserted several shots into the film taken during Damon's morning awakenings.