Erin Brockovich.

Resource Information

The work Erin Brockovich. represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Billerica Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Erin Brockovich.

Statement of responsibility

Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures present a Jersey Films production ; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher ; written by Susannah Grant ; directed by Steven Soderbergh

Creator

• Erin Brockovich (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Jersey Films
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
• DeVito, Danny
• Eckhart, Aaron
• Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
• Grant, Susannah
• Helgenberger, Marg
• Columbia Pictures
• Newman, Thomas, 1955-
• Roberts, Julia, 1967-
• Shamberg, Michael
• Sher, Stacey
• Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-

Composer

• Newman, Thomas, 1955-

Subject

• Brockovich, Erin -- Drama
• Class actions (Civil procedure) -- California -- Drama
• Drinking water -- Contamination -- California -- Drama
• Feature films
• Groundwater -- Pollution -- California -- Drama
• Hazardous wastes -- California -- Drama
• Legal assistants -- California -- Drama
• Liability for water pollution damages -- California -- Drama
• Pacific Gas and Electric Company -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Drama
• Single mothers -- California -- Drama
• Trials (Toxic torts) -- California -- Drama
• Videodiscs

Genre

• Trials, litigation, etc.
• Drama
• Feature films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a monumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees

Awards note

Academy Awards, 2001: Best actress (Roberts)

Cataloging source

JBL

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, Thomas Newman ; editing, Anne V. Coates ; photographed by Ed Lachman ; co-producer, Gail Lyon

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

English (5.1 surround) or French (Dolby surround) language soundtrack ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired

LC call number

• PN1995.9.J8
• PN1997

LC item number

• E75 2000
• .E75 2000

PerformerNote

Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Veanne Cox, Conchata Ferrell, Tracey Walter

Runtime

132

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action