Shubhi Verma

PLOT

Hired by a shady lawyer “Bruiser”

Birdy and the Black case

Leukamia and bone marrow transplant

Donny Could have been saved if not for the Insurance Company, “Great Benefits”.

Justice served

Rudy Baylor walked away after the first success, despite insolvency of the company

AWARDS AND NOMINATION

Won the Las Vegas Film

Critics Society

award for the most Promising

actor

Won the National Board of Review

Award, USA

Nominated for awards like golden

globe, Satellite

awards, USC scripter

award etc

IMDB RATING-7.1/10

LEGAL POINT

Concerned with the claim against an insurance company

Contract with the insurance company

Australian law- Wrongs Act

ETHICAL ANALYSIS

Portrayal of Baylor and other attorneys lacking compasses

Immoral and corrupt

Violation of ethical rules

Evident by the murder scene

“They were totally

unqualified to try the

case of a

lifetime………..

But every underdog

has his day.”

To begin with, rainmaking is pervasive and ubiquitous. And has always existed in tribes.

Tribes all over the world practice the art of rainmaking, specially the Indian tribes.

Rainmakers have always had a very elite standing in the society.

Who’s ‘The Rainmaker’?

rainmaker activity to develop business, bringing in a case flow, bringi

ng in cases, bringing in new business, bringing in new clients,

bringing in new files,bringing in new matters, bringing in work

client development, producing business, producing new clients, pr

oducing new work.

In business, a rainmaker is a person who brings in new business and

wins new accounts almost by magic, since it is often not readily

apparent how this new business activity is caused

Rudy Baylor- The Rainmaker

Rudy Baylor played by Matt DamonA young lawyerNo display of Prodigious legal skillsLead prosecutor in a high profile case Rudy's quickly learns that the courtroom's a lot different from the classroomUnethical practices used by himMajor breakthroughMaking ‘Rain’ for himself and bringing new opportunities towards himself.

Danny DeVito as Deck Shifflet

The Rainmaker: Reviews and its Impact

Metacritics: 72% Positive Feedback

IMDb: 7.1/10 out of 38,826 votes

Rotten Tomatoes: 82% Positive Feedback

Runtime: 2 hr. 15 min.

In Theaters: Nov 20, 1997

Written By: John Grisham , Francis Ford Coppola

Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola

Genre: Mystery & Suspense , Drama

Ratings: PG-13 (For a strong beating and elements of domestic abuse)

Legal Issues

Civil Criminal

Law

The Blacks Family Great Benefits

Vs.

Rudy Baylor then tries to Break the case