Ratings

MetaCritic Rating 72%
TMDB Rating 7
IMDB Rating 7.1
RottenTomatoes Rating 83%

Financials

Revenue: $45,916,769

Budget: $40,000,000

Profit: + $5,916,769


Movie Details

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

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Nov 18, 1997

Rating: 1997-11-18

Run Time: 2h 15m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Paramount , Constellation Entertainment


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Synopsis

When Rudy Baylor, 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. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.


Main Cast

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Rudy Baylor

Age : 53 | Popularity : 53%

Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Kelly Riker

Age : 44 | Popularity : 29%

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Deck Shifflet

Age : 79 | Popularity : 39%

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Leo F. Drummond

Age : 85 | Popularity : 30%

Mary Kay Place

Mary Kay Place

Dot Black

Age : 76 | Popularity : 13%

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Judge Harvey Hale

Age : 88 | Popularity : 8%

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Bruiser Stone

Age : 71 | Popularity : 52%

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Richter Tyrone Kipler

Age : 77 | Popularity : 59%


Crew

Department Role Name
Writing Screenplay
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Michael Herr
Michael Herr
Novel
John Grisham
John Grisham
Directing Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Second Unit Director
Roman Coppola
Roman Coppola
Second Assistant Director
David Kelley
David Kelley
First Assistant Director
Gary Marcus
Gary Marcus
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Michael Amundson
Michael Amundson
Production Producer
Steven Reuther
Steven Reuther
Fred Fuchs
Fred Fuchs
Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Unit Production Manager
Georgia Kacandes
Georgia Kacandes
Co-Producer
Georgia Kacandes
Georgia Kacandes
Extras Casting Assistant
Jason White
Jason White
ADR Voice Casting
Barbara Harris
Barbara Harris
Casting
Linda Phillips-Palo
Linda Phillips-Palo
Production Supervisor
Katherine E. Beyda
Katherine E. Beyda
Location Manager
Scott Elias
Scott Elias
Extras Casting
Christopher Gray
Christopher Gray
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mads Hansen
Mads Hansen
Production Coordinator
Laura Tateishi
Laura Tateishi
Associate Producer
Gary Marcus
Gary Marcus
Camera Director of Photography
John Toll
John Toll
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert D. Yeoman
Robert D. Yeoman
Still Photographer
Phillip V. Caruso
Phillip V. Caruso
Camera Operator
Paul C. Babin
Paul C. Babin
First Assistant Camera
Mike Thomas
Mike Thomas
Dolly Grip
Jeff Kunkle
Jeff Kunkle
Grip
Darryl Wilson
Darryl Wilson
David Leonard
David Leonard
First Company Grip
Ben Beaird
Ben Beaird
Second Assistant Camera
Chris Toll
Chris Toll
Editing Editor
Barry Malkin
Barry Malkin
Co-Editor
Melissa Kent
Melissa Kent
Color Timer
Phil Hetos
Phil Hetos
Assistant Editor
Megan B. Agosto
Megan B. Agosto
Negative Cutter
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Sound Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Berger
Mark Berger
Michael Semanick
Michael Semanick
Original Music Composer
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein
Boom Operator
Scott Kinzey
Scott Kinzey
Music Editor
Kathy Durning
Kathy Durning
Foley Editor
Tim O'Shea
Tim O'Shea
Foley Mixer
David Betancourt
David Betancourt
Foley Artist
Dawn Fintor
Dawn Fintor
Alicia Stevenson
Alicia Stevenson
Supervising ADR Editor
Mark Levinson
Mark Levinson
Apprentice Sound Editor
Erich Stratmann
Erich Stratmann
ADR Recordist
Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray
David McDonald
David McDonald
Dialogue Editor
Dianna Stirpe
Dianna Stirpe
David A. Cohen
David A. Cohen
E. Larry Oatfield
E. Larry Oatfield
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Kirchberger
Michael Kirchberger
First Assistant Sound Editor
Roy Waldspurger
Roy Waldspurger
ADR Mixer
Paul J. Zydel
Paul J. Zydel
Bob Baron
Bob Baron
ADR Editor
Clare C. Freeman
Clare C. Freeman
Bruce Lacey
Bruce Lacey
Orchestrator
Emilie A. Bernstein
Emilie A. Bernstein
Sound Effects Editor
Kim B. Christensen
Kim B. Christensen
Jennifer L. Ware
Jennifer L. Ware
Sound Mixer
Nelson Stoll
Nelson Stoll
Crew Stunt Coordinator
Jack Gill
Jack Gill
Transportation Captain
Lee Stepp
Lee Stepp
Stunts
Andy Gill
Andy Gill
Steve Picerni
Steve Picerni
Scott Wilder
Scott Wilder
Barbara Anne Klein
Barbara Anne Klein
Richard Drown
Richard Drown
Unit Publicist
Kathy Orloff
Kathy Orloff
Special Effects Coordinator
Guy Clayton
Guy Clayton
Animal Wrangler
David Sousa
David Sousa
Transportation Coordinator
Dennis W. Milliken
Dennis W. Milliken
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Prosthetics
Gary Archer
Gary Archer
Makeup Artist
Lois Burwell
Lois Burwell
Whitney James
Whitney James
Set Costumer
Eileen McCahill
Eileen McCahill
Daniela Moore
Daniela Moore
Key Set Costumer
Jennifer Jobst
Jennifer Jobst
Hairstylist
Arturo Rojas
Arturo Rojas
Patricia Grande
Patricia Grande
Costume Supervisor
Winnie D. Brown
Winnie D. Brown
Costume Assistant
Susan Thomas
Susan Thomas
Art Production Design
Howard Cummings
Howard Cummings
Set Decoration
Barbara Munch
Barbara Munch
Title Designer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Wayne Fitzgerald
Storyboard Artist
Brick Mason
Brick Mason
Set Designer
Scott P. Murphy
Scott P. Murphy
Property Master
Eugene McCarthy
Eugene McCarthy
Construction Coordinator
Jeffrey Schlatter
Jeffrey Schlatter
Leadman
Jeffrey Kushon
Jeffrey Kushon
Art Direction
Bob Shaw
Bob Shaw
Greensman
David Becton
David Becton
Art Department Coordinator
Phillipa Sledge
Phillipa Sledge
Assistant Art Director
Jeffrey D. McDonald
Jeffrey D. McDonald
Assistant Property Master
Jeffrey Paul Johnson
Jeffrey Paul Johnson
Construction Foreman
Thomas Michael Ryan
Thomas Michael Ryan
Lighting Chief Lighting Technician
James Plannette
James Plannette
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Nick Thomas
Nick Thomas
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