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The Rainmaker (1997)

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

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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.

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Cast

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

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