John Grisham's The Rainmaker (1997)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 50 mins | Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Romance, Adaptation | Released: 11/21/1997 |Box Office Total: $45.9M

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Synopsis:

A young law student takes on a case against the insurance industry when an indigent family's son dies after being denied medical care.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/21/1997

Director	Credit
Francis Ford Coppola	Director
Roman Coppola	Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Matt Damon	Rudy Baylor
Claire Danes	Kelly Riker
Jon Voight	Leo F Drummond
Mary Kay Place	Dot Black
Mickey Rourke	Bruiser Stone
Danny DeVito	Deck Shifflet
Dean Stockwell	Judge Harvey Hale
Teresa Wright	Clarice Birdsong
Virginia Madsen	Jackie Lemanczyk
Andrew Shue	Cliff Riker
Red West	Buddy Black
Johnny Whitworth	Donnie Ray Black
Wayne Emmons	Prince Thomas
Adrian Roberts	Butch
Roy Scheider	Wilfred Keeley
Randy Travis	Billy Porter
Michael Girardin	Everett Lufkin
Randall King	Jack Underhall
Justin Ashforth	F Franklin Donaldson
Michael Keys Hall	B Bobby Shaw
James Cunningham	J Michael Floquet
Frank Clem	Mr Van Landel
Alan Woolf	Kermit Aldy
Sonny Shroyer	Delberta Birdsong
Pamela Tice Chapman	Vera Birdsong
Trula Marcus	Jewellery Saleswoman
Tony Dingman	Bruiser's Driver
Daniel O'Callaghan	Carl
Tom Kagy	Homicide Detective
John Yancey	Homicide Detective
Verda Davenport	Jailer
Christopher Gray	Jury Foreman
Johnetta Shearer	Courtrroom Clerk
Tammy Wendel	Court Reporter
Nate Bynum	Mr McKenzie
James W Redmond	CNN Reporter
John Gray	Hospital Volunteer
Sherry Sanford	Nurse
Billy Ray Reynolds	Murder Scene Bystander
Mary Lester	Murder Scene Bystander
Deborah Frazier	St Peter's Receptionist
Vernon Newman	Great Benefit Salesman
Lynn Carthane	Newscaster
Rodney Peck	Rahab Centre Desk Clerk
Bill Lunn	Himself
Terrance Stewart	Boy With Broken Arm
Bridget Brunner	Bruiser's Receptionist
Mike Cody	Tinley Britt Lawyer
Donald Folden	Legal Commentator
Eloise Dukes	Court Clerk
Katherine Morrow	Deposition Court Reporter
Alex Harvey	Bar Exam Proctor
Melissa Hurst	Waitress at Bar
Anasa Briggs-Graves	Bailiff
Ronnie Dee Blair	Bailiff
Production Credits	Credit
Michael Douglas	Producer
Francis Ford Coppola	Executive Producer
Georgia Kacandes	Co-Producer
Gary Marcus	Associate Producer
Steven Reuther	Producer
Fred Fuchs	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Douglas/Reuther Productions	Production Company
Constellation Films	Production Company
American Zoetrope Film Library	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Constantin Film Produktion GmbH	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Gaga Productions	Theatrical Distributor
UIP The Film Consortium	Worldwide Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
VMP Entertainment	Foreign Video Distributor
Locations
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Alameda, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Francis Ford Coppola	Screenplay
Michael Herr	Other Writer - narration writer
John Grisham	Source Material
John Grisham	Source Material (from novel)
Animal Training Handling	Credit
David Sousa	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Barbara Munch	Set Decorator
Howard Cummings	Production Designer
Scott P Murphy	Set Designer
Brick Mason	Storyboard Artist
Robert K Shaw Jr	Art Director
Jeffrey D McDonald	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Fred Roos	Casting Associate - casting executive
Linda Phillips-Palo	Casting
Davia Nelson	Location Casting
Laura Folger	Location Casting - San Francisco location casting
Film Camera	Credit
Paul Babin	Camera Operator
John Toll	Director of Photography
Robert D Yeoman	Director of Photography - 2nd unit director of photography (2nd Unit)
Music	Credit
Kathy Durning	Music Editor
Big Joe Turner	Song Performer
Elmer Bernstein	Orchestrations
Elmer Bernstein	Music
T-Bone Walker	Song
Mike Lang	Music Performer - Hammond organ
Warren Luening	Trumpet
B B King	Song Performer
Dan Wallin	Music - music recording
Jimmie Davis	Song
Don Was	Music - music consultant
Buddy Waters	Song Performer
Charles Mitchell	Song
Jane Feather	Song
Slim Harpo	Song Performer
Eddie Boyd	Song
James Moore	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Jack Gill	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Scott Elias	Location Manager
Anahid Nazarian	Script Supervisor
David Kelley	Assistant Director
Laura Tateischi ('LT')	Production Coordinator
Kim Aubry	Post-Production Supervisor
Katherine E Beyda	Unit Production Manager - 2nd unit production manager (2nd Unit)
Katherine E Beyda	Production Supervisor
Georgia Kacandes	Unit Production Manager
Leslie Park	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Michael Floquet	Assistant Director
Kenneth Haber	Location Manager
Michael Amundson	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Polly Mattson-Bock	Assistant Director
Gary Marcus	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Katherine Orloff	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Dave McDonald	ADR - ADR recordist
Joseph Piantadosi	Foley Recordist
Tim O'Shea	Foley Editor
Mark Levinson	ADR Editor - ADR supervising editor
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Alicia M Stevenson	Foley Artist
Nelson Stoll	Sound Mixer
Jennifer Ware	Sound Effects Editor
Michael Kirchberger	Sound Editor
Bob Baron	ADR Mixer
Mark Berger	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
David Betancourt	Foley Mixer
Kim B Christensen	Sound Effects Editor
Paul J. Zydel	ADR Mixer
Michael Semanick	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Bruce Lacey	ADR Editor
Doug Murray	ADR - ADR recordist
Dawn Fintor	Foley Artist
Claire Freeman	ADR Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Guy Clayton	Special Effects Coordinator
Reuben Goldberg	Special Effects
Wayne Fitzgerald	Titles - title design
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Lois Burwell	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Winnie Brown-Willis	Costume Supervisor
Aggie Guerard Rodgers	Costume Designer
Arturo Rojas	Hair Stylist
Lois Burwell	Makeup Artist

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