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.
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>
After Julia Roberts was presented with her Oscar by Kevin Spacey, she famously forgot to thank Erin Brockovich during her lengthy acceptance speech.
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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.
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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! See more »
Crazy Credits
"The Young and the Restless" (1973)_ and "Wheel of Fortune"_ (1975):
Courtesy of Columbia TriStar Television.
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