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Erin Brockovich (2000)
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Ratings: 7.2/10 from 75,982 users
Metascore:
73/100
Reviews: 464 user | 153 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Steven SoderberghWriter:Susannah Grant |
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Dr. Jaffe
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Rosalind
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Donald
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Los Angeles Judge
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Defending Lawyer
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Jack Gill | ... |
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Irene Olga López | ... |
Mrs. Morales
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Emily Marks | ... |
Beth Brockovich - 8 Months
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Julie Marks | ... |
Beth Brockovich - 8 Months
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Matthew Brockovich
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Gemmenne de la Peña | ... |
Katie Brockovich
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| Erin Brockovich-Ellis | ... |
Julia, the Waitress
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Storyline
Erin Brockovich is an unemployed single mother, desperate to find a job, but is having no luck. This losing streak even extends to a failed lawsuit against a doctor in a car accident she was in. With no alternative, she successfully browbeats her lawyer to give her a job in compensation for the loss. While no one takes her seriously, with her trashy clothes and earthy manners, that soon changes when she begins to investigate a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. What she discovers is that the company is trying quietly to buy land that was contaminated by hexavalent chromium, a deadly toxic waste that the company is improperly and illegally dumping and, in turn, poisoning the residents in the area. As she digs deeper, Erin finds herself leading point in a series of events that would involve her lawfirm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.Parents Guide:
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Erin Brockovich - Forte come la verità See more »Box Office
Budget:
$52,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$28,138,465 (USA) (19 March 2000) (2848 Screens)Gross:
$256,271,286 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Brenda: Yes, it's called accountability and...
Erin Brockovich: I'm not talking to you, bitch!
Brenda: Excuse me?
Erin Brockovich: Get out of my face!
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(end credits)
Performed by Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod and Jeffrey Trott (as Jeff Trott)
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Did You Know?
Trivia
After Julia Roberts was presented with her Oscar by Kevin Spacey, she famously forgot to thank Erin Brockovich during her lengthy acceptance speech. See more »Goofs
Continuity: The first time that Erin visits the Water Board archive, the photocopier has a blue start button. When she returns later, the start button changes to green. See more »Quotes
Erin Brockovich: [Mr. Masry just fired Erin because she was gone for a week] I've been working, that is all I have been doing, what am I supposed to do check in with you every two seconds?Brenda: Yes, it's called accountability and...
Erin Brockovich: I'm not talking to you, bitch!
Brenda: Excuse me?
Erin Brockovich: Get out of my face!
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"The Young and the Restless" (1973)_ and "Wheel of Fortune"_ (1975):Courtesy of Columbia TriStar Television. See more »
Soundtracks
"Everyday Is a Winding Road"(end credits)
Performed by Sheryl Crow
Written by Sheryl Crow, Brian MacLeod and Jeffrey Trott (as Jeff Trott)
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »
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