John Grisham's The rainmaker Constellation Films presents a Douglas/Reuther production in association with American Zoetrope ; produced by Michael Douglas, Steven Reuther and Fred Fuchs ; screen play by Francis Ford Coppola ; directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Contributor(s): Douglas, Michael, 1944- | Reuther, Steven | Fuchs, Fred (Fred S.) | Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- | Damon, Matt | Danes, Claire, 1979- | Voight, Jon, 1938- | Place, Mary Kay | Rourke, Mickey | DeVito, Danny | Herr, Michael, 1940-2016 | Grisham, John. Rainmaker | Constellation Films | American Zoetrope (Firm) | Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English, French Summary language: English, Portuguese, Spanish Original language: English Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2007Edition: Special collector's ed., widescreen versionDescription: 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscISBN: 1415728925; 9781415728925Other title: RainmakerSubject(s): Legal drama -- United States | Insurance companies -- United States -- Drama | Health insurance claims -- United States -- Drama | Honesty -- DramaGenre/Form: Video recordings for the hearing impaired. | Feature films. | Legal films. | Thrillers (Motion pictures) | Feature films. | Legal drama (Films) | Suspense films.DDC classification: 791.43/72 LOC classification: PN1995.9.J8 | J646 2007Production credits: Director of photography, John Toll ; editor, Barry Malkin ; music, Elmer Bernstein ; costume designer, Aggie Guerard Rodgers ; production designer, Howard Cummings.Cast: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, narrator, Michael Herr.Summary: Rudy is a young lawyer fresh out of college who takes the case of his life. He is the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. Rudy takes on this client in his first case after the head of his law office has to hide because he's wanted by the feds. He must overcome many obstacles inside and outside the courtroom as he attempts to find out what it means to be a lawyer and how far you have to go before you become a sell-out.
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English track: Dolby digital 5.1.

French track: Dolby Digital 2.0.

Title from container.

Based on the novel by John Grisham.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.

Special features: Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola and actor Danny DeVito; watch 'The rainmaker' with Francis Ford Coppola; Francis Ford Coppola directs John Grisham's The rainmaker; deleted scenes; includes extended beginning and alternate ending; 'The rainmaker' screen tests.

Director of photography, John Toll ; editor, Barry Malkin ; music, Elmer Bernstein ; costume designer, Aggie Guerard Rodgers ; production designer, Howard Cummings.

Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, narrator, Michael Herr.

Rudy is a young lawyer fresh out of college who takes the case of his life. He is the only hope of an elderly couple whose insurance company will not pay for an operation that could save their son's life. Rudy takes on this client in his first case after the head of his law office has to hide because he's wanted by the feds. He must overcome many obstacles inside and outside the courtroom as he attempts to find out what it means to be a lawyer and how far you have to go before you become a sell-out.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for a strong beating and elements of domestic abuse.

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English, Portuguese and Spanish subtitles; closed- captioned.

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