Information about Erin Brockovich (film)
| Erin Brockovich | |
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) Erin Brockovich DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Steven Soderbergh |
| Produced by | Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher |
| Written by | Susannah Grant |
| Starring | Julia Roberts Albert Finney Aaron Eckhart Marg Helgenberger Peter Coyote |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
| Editing by | Anne V. Coates |
| Distributed by | - USA - Universal Pictures - non-USA - Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 17, 2000 |
| Running time | 130 min. |
| Country | ){kind=small} United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $51,000,000 (estimated) |
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Erin Brockovich is a 2000 movie which dramatizes the story of Erin Brockovich's first fight against the American West Coast energy giant Pacific Gas and Electric Company known as PG&E. The film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and featured actress Julia Roberts in the lead role for which she subsequently won the Academy Award for Best Actress. It is based on a true story and the real Erin Brockovich has a cameo appearance as a waitress named Julia. The original music score was composed by Thomas Newman.
Plot summary
Erin Brockovich is an unemployed single mother of three who, after losing a personal injury lawsuit against a doctor in a car accident she was in, asks her lawyer, Edward L. Masry, if he can find her a job in compensation for the loss. Ed gives her work as a file clerk in his office, and she runs across some files on a pro bono case involving real-estate and medical records against Pacific Gas and Electric Company.Erin begins digging into the particulars of the case, convinced that the facts simply do not add up, and persuades Ed to allow her further research. After investigation, she discovers a systematic cover-up of the industrial poisoning (Hexavalent chromium) of the town of Hinkley's water supply that threatens the health of an entire community. She finds that PG&E is responsible for the extensive illnesses residents of Hinkley have been diagnosed with and fights to bring the company to justice.
Box office
Made/produced in just 4 months (5 May - August 1999); in its opening weekend (19 March 2000) it grossed $28,138,465 on 2,848 movie screens in the USA. By August 2000 it grossed $125,548,685 in the U.S. Currently, its worldwide total stands at 256,500,000. It is also rated "R." in the United States but '12' in the UK.Main cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Julia Roberts | Erin Brockovich |
| David Brisbin | Dr. Jaffe |
| Dawn Didawick | Rosalind |
| Albert Finney | Edward L. Masry |
| Conchata Ferrell | Brenda |
| Scotty Leavenworth | Matthew Brockovich |
| Aaron Eckhart | George |
| Marg Helgenberger | Donna Jensen |
| Sarah Ashley | Ashley Jensen |
| Cherry Jones | Pamela Duncan |
| Veanne Cox | Theresa Dallavale |
| Tracey Walter | Charles Embry |
| Peter Coyote | Kurt Potter |
| Randy Lowell | Brian Frankel |
| Erin Brockovich | Julia (cameo role) |
| James A. vanBuskirk | lawyer (cameo role, local teacher in town where film takes place. Teacher to many of the local people depicted in film) |
External links
- Erin Brockovich at Box Office Mojo
- Universal's official Erin Brockovich site
- Official Real Erin Brockovich site
- History vs. Hollywood - Erin Brockovich at ChasingtheFrog
- Erin Brockovich at All Movie Guide
- Erin Brockovich at Rotten Tomatoes
- on Humanscience wikia
Films by Steven Soderbergh |
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sex, lies, and videotape (1989) •
Kafka (1991) •
King of the Hill (1993) •
Underneath (1995) •
Gray's Anatomy (1996) •
Schizopolis (1996) •
Out of Sight (1998) •
The Limey (1999) •
Erin Brockovich (2000) •
Traffic (2000) •
Ocean's Eleven (2001) •
Full Frontal (2002) •
Solaris (2002) •
Eros (Equilibrium) (2004) •
Ocean's Twelve (2004) •
Bubble (2006) •
The Good German (2006) •
Ocean's Thirteen (2007) •
Guerrilla (2008)
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Steven Soderbergh
Birth name Steven Andrew Soderbergh
Born January 14 1963
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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Birth name Steven Andrew Soderbergh
Born January 14 1963
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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Danny DeVito
Birth name Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.
Born November 17 1944
Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.
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Birth name Daniel Michael DeVito Jr.
Born November 17 1944
Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.
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Michael Shamberg (born 1945)[1] is an American former Time-Life correspondent and current film producer. His credits include Erin Brockovich, A Fish Called Wanda, Garden State, Gattaca and Pulp Fiction.
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Stacey Sher is a film producer. Her credits include Along Came Polly, Erin Brockovich, Pulp Fiction, Reality Bites, Matilda, and The Skeleton Key.
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Susannah Grant (born on January 4, 1963), is an award-winning American screenwriter and director. She wrote the screenplays for Ever After, Steven Soderbergh's Erin Brockovich, 28 Days and Disney's Pocahontas.
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Julia Roberts
Birth name Julie Fiona Roberts
Born September 28 1967
Smyrna, Georgia
Spouse(s) Lyle Lovett (1993-95)
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Birth name Julie Fiona Roberts
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Albert Finney Jr.
Born May 9 1936
Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Spouse(s) Jane Wenham (1957-1961)
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Born May 9 1936
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Spouse(s) Jane Wenham (1957-1961)
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Aaron Eckhart
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Birth name Aaron E. Eckhart
Born March 12 1968
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Aaron Eckhart at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2005
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Marg Helgenberger
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Born November 16 1958
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Marg Helgenberger at the 1990 Emmy Awards
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Peter Coyote
Birth name Robert Peter Cohon
Born September 10 1941
New York City, New York, U.S.
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Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Academy Award-nominated film score composer. He is a member of a film-scoring dynasty in Hollywood that includes his father Alfred Newman, his uncle Lionel Newman, his brother David Newman,
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Anne V. Coates (born 12 December, 1925) is an Academy Award winning British film editor with a 40-year-plus career in film editing. She is best known for having edited David Lean's epic film, Lawrence of Arabia in 1962.
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Erin Brockovich-Ellis (born June 22, 1960) is an American legal clerk who, despite the lack of a formal law school education, was instrumental in constructing a case against the $28 billion Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), of California in 1993.
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Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry.
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Erin Brockovich-Ellis (born June 22, 1960) is an American legal clerk who, despite the lack of a formal law school education, was instrumental in constructing a case against the $28 billion Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), of California in 1993.
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