Based on a true story.
Erin Brockovich (2000)
DVD, 131 minutes
Subtitles:
English (5.1 surround) or French (Dolby surround) language soundtrack ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Writer:
Susannah Grant
Producer:
Danny DeVito
| John Hardy
| Gail Lyon
| Carla Santos Shamberg
| Michael Shamberg
| Stacey Sher
Music:
Thomas Newman
Personal notes
Brockovich, Erin -- DramaGroundwater -- Pollution -- California -- Drama
Pacific Gas and Electric Company -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Drama
Trials (Toxic torts) -- California -- Drama
Liability for water pollution damages -- California -- Drama
Drinking water -- Contamination -- California -- Drama
Hazardous wastes -- California -- Drama
Class actions (Civil procedure) -- California -- Drama
Single mothers -- California -- Drama
Legal assistants -- California -- Drama
Academy Awards, 2001: Best actress (Roberts)
Plot outline
Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a monumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
Cast
- Julia Roberts
- Albert Finney
- Aaron Eckhart
- Marg Helgenberger
- Cherry Jones
- Veanne Cox
- Conchata Ferrell
- Tracey Walter