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Erin Brockovich (film)
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 Erin Brockovich DVD cover |
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| 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 |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $51,000,000 (estimated) |
| All Movie Guide profile | |
| IMDb profile | |
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.
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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.
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.
The majority of critics responded favorably towards the film. It holds a certified "Fresh" rating of 84% on film review website Rotten Tomatoes.
| 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) |
- 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 the Internet Movie Database
- Erin Brockovich at All Movie Guide
- Erin Brockovich at Rotten Tomatoes
- "Life Response" in Erin Brockovich on Humanscience wikia
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