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Where was The Rainmaker filmed?

1997 film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

  • Memphis

The story is set in Memphis, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Set in
Memphis
Filmed in
Memphis

About The Rainmaker

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Released
1997
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Cast
Matt DamonClaire DanesJon VoightMary Kay PlaceMickey RourkeDanny DeVitoDanny GloverTeresa WrightVirginia MadsenAndrew Shue
Genre
TrialCrimeDrama
Based on
The Rainmaker
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

The story

Recent Memphis State University Law School grad Rudy Baylor has no high-paying work prospects lined up.

Rudy says he has cases, including an insurance bad faith matter he boasts could be worth several million in damages.

Drummond offers to stand for Rudy as Rudy is sworn in before the judge.

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