Presentation on the movie the rainmaker, and also the meaning and the essence of RAINMAKING.

1. Shubhi Verma

2. PLOT
Birdy and the Black
case
Hired by a shady
lawyer “Bruiser”
Rudy Baylor walked away after the
first success, despite insolvency of
the company
Donny Could have been saved if
not for the Insurance Company,
“Great Benefits”.
Leukamia and bone
marrow transplant
Justice served

3. 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

4. LEGAL POINT
Concerned with the claim against an insurance company
Contract with the insurance company
Australian law- Wrongs Act

5. ETHICAL ANALYSIS
Portrayal of Baylor and other attorneys
lacking compasses
Immoral and corrupt
Violation of ethical rules
Evident by the murder scene

6. “They were totally
unqualified to try the
case of a
lifetime………..
But every underdog
has his day.”

7. 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.

9. 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

10. Rudy Baylor- The Rainmaker
Rudy Baylor played by Matt Damon
A young lawyer
No display of Prodigious legal skills
Lead prosecutor in a high profile case
Rudy's quickly learns that the courtroom's a lot
different from the classroom
Unethical practices used by him
Major breakthrough
Making ‘Rain’ for himself and bringing new
opportunities towards himself.

11. Danny DeVito as Deck Shifflet

12. The Rainmaker: Reviews and its Impact
Ratings: PG-13 (For a strong beating and elements of domestic abuse)
Genre: Mystery & Suspense , Drama
Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola
Written By: John Grisham , Francis Ford Coppola
In Theaters: Nov 20, 1997
Runtime: 2 hr. 15 min.
Rotten Tomatoes: 82% Positive Feedback
IMDb: 7.1/10 out of 38,826 votes
Metacritics: 72% Positive Feedback

15. Legal Issues
Law
Civil Criminal

16. The Blacks Family Great Benefits
Vs.

17. Rudy Baylor then tries to Break the case