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Synopsis
Julia Roberts stars in this legal drama based on the true story of a woman who helped win the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit. Erin Brockovich (Roberts) is a single mother of three who, after losing a personal injury lawsuit, asks her lawyer, Ed Masry (Albert Finney), if he can help her find a job. Ed gives her work as a file clerk in his office, and she runs across some information on a little-known case filed against Pacific Gas and Electric. Erin begins digging into the particulars of the case, convinced that the facts simply don't add up, and persuades Ed to allow her to do further research; in time, she discovers a systematic cover-up of the industrial poisoning of a city's water supply, which threatens the health of the entire community. Erin Brockovich was directed by Steven Soderbergh; Julia Roberts earned a $20 million payday for her work on the film, the highest salary paid to a female film star up to that time. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Veanne Cox Theresa Dallavale
Peter Coyote Kurt Potter
Conchata Ferrell Brenda
Albert Finney Ed Masry
Marg Helgenberger Donna Jensen
Cherry Jones Pamela Duncan
Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich
Tracey Walter Charles Embry
Jamie Harrold Scott
Aaron Eckhart George
Scotty Leavenworth Matthew
Gemmenne De la Pena Katie

Production Crew

Christa Munro Art Director
Margery Simkin Casting
Edward Lachman Cinematographer
Gail Lyon Co-producer
Thomas Newman Composer (Music Score)
Jeffrey Kurland Costume Designer
Steven Soderbergh Director
Steven Soderbergh Director
Anne V. Coates Editor
Carla Santos Shamberg Executive Producer
John Hardy Executive Producer
Greg Jacobs First Assistant Director
Norman Page Makeup
Amanda Scheer-Demme Musical Direction/Supervision
Danny DeVito Producer
Michael Shamberg Producer
Stacey Sher Producer
Philip Messina Production Designer
Susannah Grant Screenwriter
Masako Masuda Set Designer
Patricia Klawonn Set Designer
Larry Blake Sound Editor
Thomas D. Causey Sound/Sound Designer
Thomas J. Smith Visual Effects Supervisor
Year: 2000
Runtime: 131
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Color type
CFI

Sound
Dolby/SDDS/DTS

Produced by
Columbia Pictures
Jersey Films

Release
March 17, 2000 (USA)
by Universal

Awards
2000 - AFI's Top 10 Films of the Year - American Film Institute
2000 - Best Film - British Academy Awards
2000 - Best Motion Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
2000 - Best Picture - Academy
2000 - Best Picture - Academy
2000 - Best Picture - Academy
2000 - Best Picture - Academy
2000 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
2000 - Best Picture - British Academy of Film and Television
2000 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2000 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2000 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2000 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association