Erin Brockovich

2000
R
2h 11m

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7.4/10

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Docudrama Legal Drama Workplace Drama Biography Drama

A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution.A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution.A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

228K

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Won 1 Oscar
- 33 wins & 59 nominations total

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Trivia
The real Erin Brockovich-Ellis claimed that the film was 98-99% accurate.

Goofs
(at around 23 mins) After the kids are playing what appears to be the card game War with George, the children get up, and the son says "Good night, Aaron", when referring to George. Aaron is the actor's name, Aaron Eckhart.

Quotes
Kurt Potter: Wha... how did you do this?
Erin Brockovich: Well, um, seeing as how I have no brains or legal expertise, and Ed here was losing all faith in the system, am I right?
Ed Masry: Oh, yeah, completely. No faith, no faith...
Erin Brockovich: I just went out there and performed sexual favors. Six hundred and thirty-four blow jobs in five days... I'm really quite tired.

Crazy credits
The settlement awarded to the plaintiffs in the case of Hinkley vs. PG&E was the largest in a direct-action lawsuit in United States history.

Alternate versions
In the TV version aired on NBC, it mutes the several uses of the f-word [usually changing it from f*cking to freaking, or sometimes even cutting out the line[s] of dialogue]. It also, to supposedly make up for lost time during editing, adds a scene not shown on the theatrical or home video version of the film [although it was added as a deleted scene in the DVD]: Erin goes out to her car after storming into the office and shouting at Ed. She feels still feels very sick and then faints. It lands her in the hospital where George comes to visit [explaining why George would come and take care of Erin's kids while she went to get the signatures]. Ed also comes to visit and pleads her to not make stunts like she did again. Erin apologizes and says she's coming to the town meeting, sick or not.

Connections
Edited into Erin Brockovich: Deleted Scenes (2000)

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7/10

A commanding performance from Roberts

I've never been a big fan of Julia Roberts as an actress and so I approached this movie with trepidation but I have to admit that I really enjoyed it. Not only that, but Julia Roberts was excellent. I don't think I've ever seen a Roberts movie where she had this commanding a screen presence. Her physical presence may have helped in that regard but so did her acting. But man, she really looked good in this movie. Oh, and Albert Finney displayed some pretty solid acting skills as well even though he didn't look good. Overall, I'd say that most people who watch this movie will probably find themselves cheering for Erin and will be very satisfied with the film. I was.