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The Rainmaker DVD

PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) :: Paramount :: Released: 1998-11-17

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The Rainmaker Summary An Inexperienced Attorney Who Together With His Crafty Sidekick Challenges Corporate America In This Compelling John Grisham Tale Of Legal Intrigue And Moral Bankruptcy. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/03/2006 Starring: Matt Damon Claire Danes Run Time: 135 Minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Francis Ford Coppola

When viewed from a cranky perspective, this by-the-book David vs. Goliath story doesn't offer any surprises, and it's a bit sad to watch director Francis Coppola (who also adapted John Grisham's bestseller) squandering his once-glorious talent on such conventional Hollywood fare. In a more charitable light, however, there's great pleasure to be found in Coppola's intelligent, no-nonsense handling of a plot that's every bit as involving as it is formulaic. Coppola also knows how to bring out the best in a stellar cast, and this is the movie (released in November 1997, just a few weeks before Good Will Hunting) that signaled Matt Damon's arrival as a major-league star. Damon plays Rudy Baylor, a young rookie lawyer in Memphis (location of many Grisham stories) who takes on a powerful insurance company (led by a sharklike lawyer played by Jon Voight) by representing the family of a boy who was denied potentially life-saving treatment for leukemia. Rudy also comes to the rescue of an abused wife (Claire Danes) and learns the tricks of the legal trade from a seasoned paralegal (Danny DeVito), who sees Rudy as his ticket out of the sleazeball practice run by a shady lawyer (Mickey Rourke). There's no mystery about where this plot is going, but Coppola takes us there in high style with a sharp script, and Damon strikes just the right note of naivete and strategic intelligence. When Goliath inevitably falls, this courtroom David wins fair and square. --Jeff Shannon

The Rainmaker DVD Techincal Details Cast: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time: 135 mins
UPC: 097363350378
Binding: DVD
Studio: Paramount
Release Date: 1998-11-17
Region Code: 1
Specs: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround),