Erin Brockovich (2000)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer (WGA):

Susannah Grant (written by)

Release Date:

17 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.

Plot:

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.

Plot Keywords:

Single Mother | Lawsuit | Chromium | Toxic Waste | Car Accident

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 26 wins & 42 nominations

Cast

Julia Roberts	...	Erin Brockovich
David Brisbin	...	Dr. Jaffe
Dawn Didawick	...	Rosalind
Albert Finney	...	Ed Masry
Valente Rodriguez	...	Donald
Conchata Ferrell	...	Brenda
George Rocky Sullivan	...	Los Angeles Judge
Pat Skipper	...	Defending Lawyer
Jack Gill	...	Defendant
Irene Olga López	...	Mrs. Morales
Emily Marks	...	Beth Brockovich - 8 Months
Julie Marks	...	Beth Brockovich - 8 Months
Scotty Leavenworth	...	Matthew Brockovich
Gemmenne de la Peña	...	Katie Brockovich (as Gemmenne De la Peña)
Erin Brockovich-Ellis	...	Julia, the Waitress

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #37146) | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:U | Italy:T | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:A | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Philippines:G

Filming Locations:

Baker, California, USA

Company:

Jersey Films

Trivia:

As of 2003, Erin Brockovich-Ellis was still with Masry's law firm although she has a new title: "Director of Research".

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: While the beginning of the film is set in the late 80's, the poster of Jurassic Park (1993) in Erin's bedroom isn't seen until 18 months after Erin began working on the case in 1992.

Quotes:

George: [parrying Erin's rejection of free babysitting] Are you always this hard on people who try and help you?
Erin Brockovich: I'm out of practice.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mia mera ti nyhta (2001)

Soundtrack:

Bluegrass Hoedown

Feel good story with good performances...

1st watched 6/6/2001 - 7 out of 10(Dir-Steven Soderburgh): Feel good story with good performances from Julie Roberts & Albert Finney make this tug-at-the-heart film work. We know from the beginning that there will be a happy ending which lessons the realistic quality that it could have had. This is definetly a Hollywood picture and good causes are usually received well these days both by the public and the Oscars. I recommend this as a good Hollywood movie, and Roberts does a good job with what she has but I've seen her better. She probably won the Oscar for her career, but oh well why not. Back to the film--- a well-made cleanly drawn picture of a real person who probably was not quite as impressive in real life as the character was, but that's the way this type of movie is usually made otherwise we wouldn't want to watch it would we, but this one we do.