The Rainmaker (1997)

11/18/1997 2h 15m

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

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Overview

Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.

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Cast Ages at Release

Matt Damon

as Rudy Baylor

Born 10/08/1970, age

Claire Danes

as Kelly Riker

Born 04/12/1979, age

Danny DeVito

as Deck Shifflet

Born 11/16/1944, age

Jon Voight

as Leo F. Drummond

Born 12/29/1938, age

Mary Kay Place

as Dot Black

Born 09/23/1947, age

Dean Stockwell

as Judge Harvey Hale

Born 03/05/1936

Died 11/07/2021, age

Mickey Rourke

as Bruiser Stone

Born 09/16/1952, age

Danny Glover

as Richter Tyrone Kipler

Born 07/22/1946, age

Virginia Madsen

as Jackie Lemancyzk

Born 09/11/1961, age

Randy Travis

as Billy Porter

Born 05/04/1959, age

Roy Scheider

as Wilfred Keeley

Born 11/10/1932

Died 02/10/2008, age

Johnny Whitworth

as Donny Ray Black

Born 10/31/1975, age

Teresa Wright

as Colleen 'Miss Birdie' Birdsong

Born 10/27/1918

Died 03/06/2005, age