The Rainmaker (1997)
135 mins
7 / 10
When Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon), a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company (represented by a ruthless Jon Voight). But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal (Danny DeVito) must open their own law firm.
- Drama
- Crime
- Thriller
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
Backdrops
Cast
Matt Damon
as Rudy Baylor
as Rudy Baylor
Claire Danes
as Kelly Riker
as Kelly Riker
Danny DeVito
as Deck Shifflet
as Deck Shifflet
Jon Voight
as Leo F. Drummond
as Leo F. Drummond
Mary Kay Place
as Dot Black
as Dot Black
Dean Stockwell
as Judge Harvey Hale
as Judge Harvey Hale
Mickey Rourke
as Bruiser Stone
as Bruiser Stone
Danny Glover
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
Virginia Madsen
as Jackie Lemancyzk
as Jackie Lemancyzk
Randy Travis
as Billy Porter
as Billy Porter
Roy Scheider
as Wilfred Keeley
as Wilfred Keeley
Red West
as Buddy Black
as Buddy Black
Johnny Whitworth
as Donny Ray Black
as Donny Ray Black
Andrew Shue
as Cliff Riker
as Cliff Riker
Teresa Wright
as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong
Wayne Emmons
as Prince Thomas
as Prince Thomas
Adrian Roberts
as Butch
as Butch
Michael Girardin
as Everett Lufkin
as Everett Lufkin
Randall King
as Jack Underhall
as Jack Underhall
Justin Ashforth
as F. Franklin Donaldson
as F. Franklin Donaldson
Michael Keys Hall
as B. Bobby Hall
as B. Bobby Hall
James Cunningham
as J. Michael Floquet
as J. Michael Floquet
Frank Clem
as Mr. Van Landel
as Mr. Van Landel
Alan Woolf
as Kermit Aldy
as Kermit Aldy
Sonny Shroyer
as Delbert Birdsong
as Delbert Birdsong
Pamela Tice Chapman
as Vera Birdsong
as Vera Birdsong
John Yancey
as Homicide Detective
as Homicide Detective
Directing
Francis Ford Coppola
- Director
David Kelley
- Second Assistant Director
Roman Coppola
- Second Unit Director
Gary Marcus
- First Assistant Director
Michael Amundson
- Second Unit First Assistant Director
Production
Fred Fuchs
- Producer
Michael Douglas
- Producer
Steven Reuther
- Producer
Jason White
- Extras Casting Assistant
Georgia Kacandes
- Unit Production Manager
Katherine E. Beyda
- Production Supervisor
Gary Marcus
- Associate Producer
Georgia Kacandes
- Co-Producer
Mads Hansen
- Assistant Production Coordinator
Barbara Harris
- ADR Voice Casting
Christopher Gray
- Extras Casting
Scott Elias
- Location Manager
Linda Phillips-Palo
- Casting
Laura Tateishi
- Production Coordinator
Francis Ford Coppola
- Producer
Writing
Camera
John Toll
- Director of Photography
David Leonard
- Grip
Mike Thomas
- First Assistant Camera
Ben Beaird
- First Company Grip
Chris Toll
- Second Assistant Camera
Jeff Kunkle
- Dolly Grip
Robert D. Yeoman
- Second Unit Director of Photography
Darryl Wilson
- Grip
Phillip V. Caruso
- Still Photographer
Paul C. Babin
- Camera Operator
Sound
Nelson Stoll
- Sound Mixer
Scott Kinzey
- Boom Operator
Douglas Murray
- ADR Recordist
Roy Waldspurger
- First Assistant Sound Editor
Emilie A. Bernstein
- Orchestrator
Alicia Stevenson
- Foley Artist
David Betancourt
- Foley Mixer
Mark Berger
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dawn Fintor
- Foley Artist
Erich Stratmann
- Apprentice Sound Editor
E. Larry Oatfield
- Dialogue Editor
Paul J. Zydel
- ADR Mixer
Michael Semanick
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bob Baron
- ADR Mixer
David McDonald
- ADR Recordist
Elmer Bernstein
- Original Music Composer
Bruce Lacey
- ADR Editor
Mark Levinson
- Supervising ADR Editor
Clare C. Freeman
- ADR Editor
Tim O'Shea
- Foley Editor
Kathy Durning
- Music Editor
Kim B. Christensen
- Sound Effects Editor
Michael Kirchberger
- Supervising Sound Editor
Jennifer L. Ware
- Sound Effects Editor
David A. Cohen
- Dialogue Editor
Dianna Stirpe
- Dialogue Editor
Visual Effects
Crew
Andy Gill
- Stunts
Kathy Orloff
- Unit Publicist
Scott Wilder
- Stunts
Steve Picerni
- Stunts
Richard Drown
- Stunts
Lee Stepp
- Transportation Captain
Dennis W. Milliken
- Transportation Coordinator
David Sousa
- Animal Wrangler
Jack Gill
- Stunt Coordinator
Barbara Anne Klein
- Stunts
Guy Clayton
- Special Effects Coordinator
Art
Brick Mason
- Storyboard Artist
Jeffrey D. McDonald
- Assistant Art Director
Jeffrey Kushon
- Leadman
Jeffrey Paul Johnson
- Assistant Property Master
Wayne Fitzgerald
- Title Designer
Barbara Munch
- Set Decoration
Scott P. Murphy
- Set Designer
Eugene McCarthy
- Property Master
Phillipa Sledge
- Art Department Coordinator
Howard Cummings
- Production Design
Bob Shaw
- Art Direction
Jeffrey Schlatter
- Construction Coordinator
Thomas Michael Ryan
- Construction Foreman
David Becton
- Greensman