The Rainmaker

1997
PG-13
2h 15m

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7.2/10

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Legal Drama Crime Drama Thriller

A newly-minted lawyer who's just passed the bar exam takes on a fraudulent insurance company in a multi-million dollar lawsuit.A newly-minted lawyer who's just passed the bar exam takes on a fraudulent insurance company in a multi-million dollar lawsuit.A newly-minted lawyer who's just passed the bar exam takes on a fraudulent insurance company in a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

85K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,465

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Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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Trivia
The scene where Danny DeVito wakes up Matt Damon on the bench was filmed hurriedly, surprising Damon, who had actually fallen asleep after a scene.

Goofs
The movie is said to take place in Memphis, Tennessee, but several times the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas, NV is seen in the background.

Actually, the building is the Pyramid, a local landmark in downtown Memphis.

Quotes
Rudy Baylor: What's the difference between a lawyer and a hooker? A hooker'll stop screwing you after you're dead.

Crazy credits
There is a credit for "Poet in Residence".

Alternate versions
Original theatrical and VHS releases had the 1987 Paramount logo, while the DVD and Blu-Ray prints as well as later TV prints had the 2003 Paramount logo.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Jackal/Anastasia/The Man Who Knew Too Little/One Night Stand/The Tango Lesson/Kiss or Kill (1997)

Soundtracks
Woman You Must Be Crazy
Written by T-Bone Walker
Performed by Big Joe Turner
Courtesy of Fantasy, Inc.

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8/10

Johnny Whitworth And The Test Of Time

It was something else, seeing The Rainmaker again, 20 years later. The plot, the cast, the look of it, it all has that Coppola touch and that

has to be with truth, the way he, Francis Ford Coppola sees it. Beautiful, powerful and moving but the most powerful element after 20 years turns out to be Johnny Whitworth. What a gorgeous, soulful performance. It took me by surprise, I remember the character from my first viewing but this time his is the character who affected me the most. Imagine in a cast that includes Teresa Wright! Yes, Teresa Wright, Dean Stockwell as well as Matt Damon, Mary Kay Place, Jon Voight, Danny De Vito, Mickey Rourke, Claire Danes. Time does extraordinary things. It reveals the center of the center of the truth.