The Rainmaker (1997) - film review

Crime / Drama / Thriller

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The Rainmaker is an American thriller film first released in 1997, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film stars Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight and Mary Kay Place. It has also been released under the title: John Grisham’s The Rainmaker. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Script: John Grisham, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr
Photo: John Toll
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Cast: Matt Damon (Rudy Baylor), Danny DeVito (Deck Shifflet), Claire Danes (Kelly Riker), Jon Voight (Leo F. Drummond), Mary Kay Place (Dot Black), Dean Stockwell (Judge Harvey Hale), Teresa Wright (Colleen ’Miss Birdie’ Birdsong), Virginia Madsen (Jackie Lemancyzk), Mickey Rourke (Bruiser Stone), 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), Verda Davenport (Jailer), Chris Gray (Jury Foreman), Johnetta Shearer (Courtroom Clerk), Tammy Wendel (Court Reporter), Nate Bynum (Mr. McKenzie), John Gray (Hospital Volunteer), Sherry Sanford (Nurse), Billy Ray Reynolds (Murder Scene Bystander), Mary Lester (Murder Scene Bystander), Deborah Frazier (St. Peter’s Receptionist), Vernon Newman (Great Benefit Salesman), Lynn Carthane (Newscaster), Rodney Peck (Rehab Center Desk Clerk), Bill Lunn (Bill Lunn), Terrance Stewart (Boy with Broken Arm), Bridget Brunner (Bruiser’s Receptionist), Mike Cody (Tinley Britt Lawyer), Donald Polden (Legal Commentator), Eloise Dukes (Court Clerk), Katherine Morrow (Deposition Court Reporter), Alex Harvey (Bar Exam Proctor), Melissa Hurst (Waitress at Bar), Anasa Briggs-Graves (Bailiff), Ronnie Dee Blaire (Bailiff), Alexis Brigham (Mrs. Wilfred Keeley), Danny Glover (Judge Tyrone Kipler), Marshall Taylor (Mr. Riker)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 135 min
Aka: John Grisham’s The Rainmaker

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