The Rainmaker (1997)
Calling all Matt Damon fans: if you want to see him as a noble lawyer fighting against the system, rent The Rainmaker. I rented it as a mistake; I thought it was a remake of the 1956 movie and couldn’t imagine him in the larger-than-life Burt Lancaster role. But the two titles are completely unrelated. This one’s more along the lines of Erin Brockovich, as a well-intentioned young lawyer takes on an evil insurance company taking advantage of poor people.
My advice would be to watch the preview. It’s a great representation of the film as a whole without giving away any plot points. It shows Matt Damon’s introduction to law, his innocence, and his eventual decision to tangle with the scary bad guys, headed by Jon Voight. There is some violence in this movie (after all, it’s based on a John Grisham movie), but nothing gruesome. It’s just an accurate representation of how hard corrupt people will fight. There’s also a bit of humor from Matt’s mentor, Danny DeVito, and a bit of romance (for the girls in the audience) with Claire Danes. Keep your eyes open for Mickey Rourke, Mary Kay Place, Danny Glover, Roy Scheider, Virginia Madsen, and two familiar faces that go all the way back to the silver screen: Teresa Wright and Dean Stockwell.
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My advice would be to watch the preview. It’s a great representation of the film as a whole without giving away any plot points. It shows Matt Damon’s introduction to law, his innocence, and his eventual decision to tangle with the scary bad guys, headed by Jon Voight. There is some violence in this movie (after all, it’s based on a John Grisham movie), but nothing gruesome. It’s just an accurate representation of how hard corrupt people will fight. There’s also a bit of humor from Matt’s mentor, Danny DeVito, and a bit of romance (for the girls in the audience) with Claire Danes. Keep your eyes open for Mickey Rourke, Mary Kay Place, Danny Glover, Roy Scheider, Virginia Madsen, and two familiar faces that go all the way back to the silver screen: Teresa Wright and Dean Stockwell.
More Danny Glover movies here!
More Teresa Wright movies here!