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The Los Angeles Times called the book "an indictment of the legal system from law school to the jury’s verdict." [2] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "if The Rainmaker’s outcome is a bit predictable, Grisham’s vivid minor characters and near-Dickensian zeal for mocking pomposity and privilege are apt to endear him to his many readers all over again."
The Rainmaker is a 1997 American legal drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on John Grisham's 1995 novel of the same name.It stars Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Roy Scheider, Virginia Madsen, and Teresa Wright in her final film role.
The Rainmaker is a 1956 American western romance film directed by Joseph Anthony and adapted by N. Richard Nash from his 1954 play The Rainmaker.The film tells the story of a middle-aged woman, suffering from unrequited love for the local town sheriff; however, she falls for a con man who comes to town with the promise that he can make it rain.
A new series based on John Grisham’s 1995 novel “The Rainmaker” and the 1997 film adaptation has been greenlit at the USA Network. Grisham serves as executive producer on the series ...
The Rainmaker, a lost American silent film; The Rainmaker, by N. Richard Nash The Rainmaker, starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn; The Rainmaker, John Frankenheimer's 1982 television film; The Rainmaker, a novel by John Grisham The Rainmaker, starring Matt Damon and Danny DeVito
Coleman's books—three of which have been New York Times bestsellers—have included Exit the Rainmaker (1989), the story of Jay Carsey, a college president who abruptly abandoned his marriage and career and disappeared, a book the Los Angeles Times Book Review called "A fascinating, symbolic statement of the American psyche"; At Mother's Request: A True Story of Money, Murder, and Betrayal ...
Here Come the Brides (1968-1970, 52 episodes) was a Screen Gems television series developed by Nash; Nash wrote the series pilot of the same name. [citation needed] In the 1950s, Nash moved from New York to Hollywood to write the screenplay for The Rainmaker. [1]
Charles Hatfield and his rainmaking endeavors are mentioned in Chapter One of Mark Arax's [14] 2019 book, "The Dreamt Land." Charles Hatfield and the San Diego flood is the subject of The Wizard of Sun City: The Strange, True Story of Charles Hatfield, The Rainmaker Who Drowned a City's Dreams by Garry Jenkins.