Erin Brockovich (2000)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer (WGA):

Susannah Grant (written by)

Release Date:

17 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.

Plot:

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.

Plot Keywords:

Single Mother | Lawsuit | Chromium | Toxic Waste | Car Accident

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 26 wins & 42 nominations

Cast

Julia Roberts	...	Erin Brockovich
David Brisbin	...	Dr. Jaffe
Dawn Didawick	...	Rosalind
Albert Finney	...	Ed Masry
Valente Rodriguez	...	Donald
Conchata Ferrell	...	Brenda
George Rocky Sullivan	...	Los Angeles Judge
Pat Skipper	...	Defending Lawyer
Jack Gill	...	Defendant
Irene Olga López	...	Mrs. Morales
Emily Marks	...	Beth Brockovich - 8 Months
Julie Marks	...	Beth Brockovich - 8 Months
Scotty Leavenworth	...	Matthew Brockovich
Gemmenne de la Peña	...	Katie Brockovich (as Gemmenne De la Peña)
Erin Brockovich-Ellis	...	Julia, the Waitress
Adilah Barnes	...	Anna
Irina V. Passmoore	...	Babysitter
Aaron Eckhart	...	George
Ron Altomare	...	Biker Friend
Charles John Bukey	...	Biker Friend
Marg Helgenberger	...	Donna Jensen
Randy Lowell	...	Brian Frankel
Jamie Harrold	...	Scott
Sarah Ashley	...	Ashley Jensen
Scarlett Pomers	...	Shanna Jensen
T.J. Thyne	...	David Foil
Joe Chrest	...	Tom Robinson
Meredith Zinner	...	Mandy Robinson
Michael Harney	...	Pete Jensen
William Lucking	...	Bob Linwood
Mimi Kennedy	...	Laura Ambrosino
Scott Sowers	...	Mike Ambrosino
Cherry Jones	...	Pamela Duncan
Kristina Malota	...	Annabelle Daniels
Wade Williams	...	Ted Daniels (as Wade Andrew Williams)
Cordelia Richards	...	Rita Daniels
Ashley Pimental	...	Beth Brockovich - 18 Months
Brittany Pimental	...	Beth Brockovich - 18 Months
Tracey Walter	...	Charles Embry
Larry Martinez	...	Nelson Perez
Judge LeRoy A. Simmons	...	Himself
Don Snell	...	PG&E Lawyer
Michael Shamberg	...	PG&E Lawyer
Gina Gallego	...	Ms. Sanchez, PG&E Representative
Peter Coyote	...	Kurt Potter
Ronald E. Hairston	...	Car Messenger
Veanne Cox	...	Theresa Dallavale
Scott Allen	...	Town Meeting Plaintiff
Sheila Shaw	...	Ruth Linwood
Matthew Kimbrough	...	Bartender
Jason Cervantes	...	Check Messenger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Malone	...	Baxter (scenes deleted)
Norma Maldonado	...	Woman #1 (uncredited)
Tom Tangen	...	Ned (uncredited)
Julie Wagner	...	E.R. Admitting Nurse (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh

Writing credits (WGA)
Susannah Grant		(written by)

Produced by
Danny DeVito	....	producer
John Hardy	....	executive producer
Gail Lyon	....	co-producer
Carla Santos Shamberg	....	executive producer
Michael Shamberg	....	producer
Stacey Sher	....	producer

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Edward Lachman		(as Ed Lachman)

Film Editing by
Anne V. Coates

Casting by
Margery Simkin

Production Design by
Philip Messina

Art Direction by
Christa Munro

Set Decoration by
Kristen Toscano Messina

Costume Design by
Jeffrey Kurland

Makeup Department
Susan A. Cabral	....	key makeup artist (as Susan Cabral-Ebert)
Bonnie Clevering	....	hair designer: Julia Roberts
Richard Dean	....	makeup artist: Julia Roberts
Ken Diaz	....	tattoo designer
Bernard Gough	....	hair stylist
Deborah Mills-Whitlock	....	hair department head
Norman Page	....	additional makeup artist
Michelle Weiss	....	hair stylist
Anthony Wilson	....	hair stylist
Gary Archer	....	dental prosthetics (uncredited)
Stacey K. Black	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Frederic W. Brost	....	unit production manager
Caitlin Maloney	....	post-production supervisor
James C. Taylor	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Eng	....	dga trainee
David Hallinan	....	second assistant director (as Dave Hallinan)
Gregory Jacobs	....	first assistant director
Michael Risoli	....	second second assistant director
Nicholas Wolfert	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Dale E. Anderson	....	set dresser
Peter Bankins	....	property master
Robert Bankins	....	property assistant
Bart Barbuscia	....	set dresser
Adam L. Barker	....	plaster foreman (as Adam Barker)
Jason Bedig	....	leadman
Brent A. Blom	....	set dresser (as Brent Blom)
Scott Bobbitt	....	leadman (as Scott A. Bobbitt)
Richard Boris	....	greensman
Gary A. Brewer	....	set dresser (as Gary Brewer)
John Bullard	....	propmaker foreman
Sarah Bullion	....	art department assistant
Glenn M. Carrere	....	set dresser
David B. Clark	....	paint foreman (as David Clark)
Michael A. Contreraz	....	laborer
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello	....	stand-by painter (as Frank Lucky Costello)
Keith P. Cunningham	....	assistant art director
Bill Duffin	....	propmaker
Michael Jon Duffin	....	propmaker
Eduardo H. Esparza	....	laborer (as Eddie Esparza)
Louie Esparza	....	labor foreman
Louie Esparza	....	propmaker (as Louie Esparza Jr.)
Robert Fidalgo	....	labor foreman (as Bob Fidalgo)
Gerard Forrest	....	location foreman
Hank Giardina	....	paint supervisor
William Gideon	....	general foreman (as Wiliam W. Gideon)
Steve Gindorf	....	propmaker (as Stephen A. Gindorf)
Cheryl Gould	....	set dresser
Brian D. Gray	....	propmaker
Blair Huizingh	....	art department coordinator
Marisol Jiménez	....	construction auditor (as Mirasol Jimenez)
Steven Kerlagon	....	paint foreman (as Steven J. Kerlagon)
Patricia Klawonn	....	set designer
Andrew Knowland	....	greensman
Karen Kornbau	....	propmaker
Bud Kucia	....	welding foreman
Jennifer Lagura	....	set dresser (as Jennifer LaGura)
Devlin Lenew	....	propmaker (as Devlin Lerew)
Alberto Christiano Lombardo	....	assistant property master
Arthur G. Lopez	....	laborer
Mike Malone	....	on-set dresser
Masako Masuda	....	set designer
Ernest L. Menchaca Jr.	....	laborer (as Ernie L. Menchaca Jr.)
John Moore	....	propmaker foreman
Bob Nickloff	....	propmaker foreman (as Robert Nickloff)
Loren Nickloff	....	propmaker
Edmund A. Paniagua	....	laborer
Jim Paniagua	....	propmaker foreman (as James Paniagua)
Anthony J. Saenz	....	labor foreman (as Anthony J. Saenz Jr.)
Craig T. Shordon	....	paint foreman
Scott Shordon	....	painter gangboss
Bruce G. Smith	....	painter (as Bruce Smith)
Chris Snyder	....	construction coordinator
Dale Snyder	....	propmaker foreman
Tracy W. Stockwell	....	plaster foreman
George E. Vielma	....	laborer
Stacy Weddington	....	buyer
Steve Willis	....	propmaker
Curtis Yackel	....	propmaker (as Curtis A. Yakel)
Erin Boyd	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Steven Kissick	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer
Larry Blake	....	sound re-recording mixer
Larry Blake	....	supervising sound editor
Joseph F. Brennan	....	boom operator (as Joe Brennan)
Thomas Causey	....	production sound mixer
Mike Chock	....	additional sound editor (as Michael Chock)
Ezra Dweck	....	foley editor
Julie Feiner	....	additional sound editor
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Eric Flickinger	....	sound recordist
Aaron Glascock	....	dialogue editor
Baylis Glascock	....	additional assistant sound editor
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Kite	....	utility sound
James Morioka	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist (as Alicia Irwin)
Patrick Stoltz	....	engineering (as Pat Stoltz)
Jon Vogl	....	foley recordist
Marvin Walowitz	....	additional sound editor
David A. Whittaker	....	additional sound editor
Brian Basham	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Werner Hahnlein	....	special effects assistant
Kevin Hannigan	....	special effects
William D. Harrison	....	special effects foreman (as William Harrison)
Kenneth Van Order	....	special effects foreman (as Kenneth J. Van Order)

Visual Effects by
Carole Cowley	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite Inc.
Mark Tait Lewis	....	digital compositor: Cinesite Inc.
Serena Naramore	....	digital artist: Cinesite Inc.
Jason Piccioni	....	digital compositor: Cinesite Inc.
Corrine Pooler	....	paint supervisor: Cinesite Inc.
Thomas J. Smith	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite Inc. (as Tom Smith)
Tom Zils	....	digital compositor: Cinesite Inc.
Fred Jimenez	....	2D technical assistant: Cinesite Inc. (uncredited)
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager (uncredited)
Louis Schwartzberg	....	additional cinematography: Cinesite Inc. (uncredited)

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunt driver
Roydon Clark	....	stunt double
Tabby Hanson	....	stunt double
John Robotham	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Kelso	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Randy Berrett	....	rigging grip
Bobby Brown	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Bob Brown)
Charles John Bukey	....	key grip (as Charles Bukey)
Russell Caldwell	....	gaffer
Thomas A. Curran	....	grip
John W. DeBlau	....	lighting consultant (as John W. De Blau)
Stacy De La Motte	....	camera loader (as Stacy de la Motte)
Wayne L. Duncan	....	grip
Frank Endewardt	....	best boy electric
Isaac Friedman	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Keith Hartley	....	rigging electrician
Richard Hartley	....	rigging gaffer
Barry Idoine	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary M. Lang	....	electrician
Chris Lombardi	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Bob Marshak	....	still photographer
Daisuke Dice Miyake	....	grip (as Dice Miyake)
Darryl Murchison	....	electrician
John Owens	....	electrician
Anthony Porto	....	rigging grip
Mark R. Shultz	....	rigging key grip
Paul E. Sutton	....	rigging grip
Paul Threlkeld	....	dolly grip
Dave Tutokey	....	best boy rigger
Rodney Veto	....	best boy grip
David Watson	....	electrician
Marta Weiss	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Marta E. Weiss)
Paul David Williams	....	rigging grip (as Paul D. Williams)
James W. Apted	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Sean P. Fickert	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Edward A. Gutentag	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Brumby Broussard	....	casting assistant (as Brumby J. Broussard)
Carmen Cuba	....	casting associate
Rich Epstein	....	casting assistant
Rich King	....	extras casting
Jay Krymis	....	extras casting
Gina Stainbrook	....	casting intern

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Corey Bronson	....	set costumer (as Corey C. Bronson)
Janis Mekaelian	....	key costumer
Rhona Meyers	....	key costumer
Elaine Ramires	....	costume supervisor (as Elena Del Rio)
Shoshana Rubin	....	set costumer
Tom Siegel	....	key costumer (as Tom Siegal)
Fran Vega-Buck	....	set costumer: Julia Roberts (as Francis Vega)
Emily Wyss	....	set costumer
Anthony T. Lukins	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Julian Andraus	....	apprentice editor
Glenn Arcaro	....	editorial intern
John Axelrad	....	assistant editor: avid
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Bradford L. Dean	....	second assistant editor (as Brad Dean)
Monica De Armond	....	post-production assistant
Dana Ross	....	color timer
Robb Sullivan	....	first assistant editor
Julia Wong	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Bill Bernstein	....	music editor
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
Jordan Corngold	....	assistant music editor
Buck Damon	....	music consultant
Tom Hardisty	....	music recordist
David Marquette	....	music recordist
Leslie Morris	....	music contractor
Thomas Pasatieri	....	orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer
Amanda Scheer-Demme	....	music supervisor
John Beasley	....	composer: additional score (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Rich Bennetti	....	transportation co-captain
Loren Bess	....	driver
Pat Carman	....	driver
Jack Carpenter	....	driver: camera car
Jon Carpenter	....	transportation coordinator
Byron Carter	....	driver: camera car
Gary Cheek	....	driver
Martin Coblenz	....	driver
Louis Dinson	....	driver
Ronald B. Dinson Sr.	....	driver (as Ronald B. Dinson)
Guy Duquette	....	driver
Charles Enzen	....	driver
Scott Fair	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: insert car
Bernard Glavin	....	driver
David Glavin	....	driver (as David L. Glavin)
Diane Glavin	....	driver
Leon Glavin	....	driver (as Leon L. Glavin)
Chris Gorden	....	driver
Billy Grace	....	driver
Shane Greedy	....	transportation captain
Donald S. Harback	....	driver
Mike Hutmacher	....	driver
David Jernigan	....	driver (as David T. Jernigan)
James E. Johnson	....	driver
Pops Johnson	....	driver
Thomas M. Krigbaum	....	driver
J.T. Lannen	....	driver
Hal Lary	....	driver
Ken Merrit	....	driver (as Ken Merritt)
Tom Neal	....	driver
Don Newton	....	driver (as Don R. Newton)
John Ornstein	....	driver (as John P. Ornstein)
Curtis Randoll	....	driver
Chance Robertson	....	driver
Albert C. Rusk	....	driver (as Albert C. Rusk Jr.)
Ted Schambers	....	driver
Clinton J. Taylor	....	driver (as Clinton Taylor)
Raymond Van Holtan	....	driver (as Raymond Van Holten)
Kelly Yon	....	driver

Other crew
Jimmy Badstibner	....	office production assistant (as James Badstibner)
Gavin J. Behrman	....	assistant accountant
Damon Bingham	....	assistant: Mr. Shamberg
Clelio Boccato	....	office production assistant
Keri Bruno	....	set production assistant
Richard Castro	....	assistant accountant (as Richard E. Castro)
Sam M. Cobb	....	construction medic (as Sam Cobb)
Natasha Cuba	....	assistant: Ms. Sher and Mr. Shamberg
Thomas S. Dickson	....	location projectionist (as Tommy Dickson)
Charles Drake	....	craft service
Caleb Duffy	....	assistant location manager (as P. Caleb Duffy)
Edward J. Ertel	....	location projectionist (as E.J. Butch Ertel)
John Falvey	....	assistant: Mr. Finney (as John O. Falvey)
Harold Fowler	....	set medic
Jennifer Fukasawa	....	assistant: Ms. Shamberg
Brad Furman	....	assistant: Ms. Roberts
Marc C. Geschwind	....	stand-in
Jane E. Graves	....	assistant location manager
Gordon Greer	....	set medic
Ronald E. Hairston	....	craft service
Cheri Hall	....	first assistant accountant
Quentin Halliday	....	assistant location manager
Leah Holmes	....	post-production accountant
Karen Jarnecke	....	assistant production coordinator
J. Larsen Jay	....	production secretary
Joseph Keideth	....	security: Ms. Roberts
Michael LaCorte	....	set production assistant (as Michael La Corte)
Ken Lavet	....	location manager
Robin Le Chanu	....	production coordinator (as Robin L. Le Chanu)
Denise N. Lewis	....	office production assistant
Sindy Lin	....	assistant: Ms. Sher
Keri Littledeer	....	set medic
Caitlin Maloney	....	assistant: Mr. Soderbergh and Mr. Hardy
Antoine Mascaro	....	chef (as Chef Antoine Mascaro)
Thomas John McGowan	....	studio teacher (as Thomas J. McGowan)
Carla Meyer	....	dialect coach: Mr. Finney
Taina Mirach	....	production intern
Grant A. Pasley	....	office production assistant
Amy Peltonen	....	assistant: Ms. Lyon
Luke Pollock	....	set production assistant
John Ramirez	....	set security
Laurie Record	....	assistant: Mr. DeVito
Nancy Reid	....	assistant production coordinator
Jim Schiro	....	accounting clerk
Ricki L. Stein	....	production accountant
Spooky Stevens	....	unit publicist
Bradley Steyn	....	security: Ms. Roberts
Lynn Struiksma	....	set production assistant
Cherie Supnet	....	office production assistant
Patrick Thornhill	....	office production assistant
Laura Tiz	....	assistant accountant
Julie Wagner	....	stand-in
Annie Welles	....	script supervisor
Gregory Alpert	....	additional location manager (uncredited)
Julian Del Valle	....	balloon lights (uncredited)
Don Gillespie	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Michelle Gold	....	on-set production assistant (uncredited)
Ronald Hairston Jr.	....	craft service (uncredited)
Jeffrey Jenofsky	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Todd A. Marks	....	computer/video coordinator (uncredited)
Niamh Murphy	....	textile artist (uncredited)
Jim Swidarski	....	payroll accountant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr voice (uncredited)

Thanks
Pamela DuMond	....	special thanks
Thomas V. Girardi	....	special thanks (as Thomas V. Girardi Esq.)
Nikki Allyn Grosso	....	special thanks
Walter J. Lack	....	special thanks (as Walter J. Lack Esq.)
Chris Lord-Alge	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Jersey Films

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2000) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2000) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (2000) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (2000) (Brazil) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (Finland)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Film (Germany)
• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar (non-North America)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment

Special Effects

• Cinesite (Hollywood) (digital visual effects) (as Cinesite Inc.)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies (as Chapman/Leonard)
• Clairmont Camera  camera system (as Clairmont)
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  color by
• Gourmet on Location  catering
• Howard A. Anderson Company  titles & opticals (as Howard Anderson Co.)
• Kodak  motion picture film
• L.A. Mad Dogs  voice casting (as L.A. Maddogs)
• Masterwords  cutting continuity
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• NT Audio Visual  dailies telecine and track negative
• Safeguard Investigation and Security Services  security: Ms. Roberts
• Signet Soundelux Studios  music recorded & mixed at (as Signet Soundelux)
• Sony Classical  soundtrack published by
• Soundelux Vine Street Studios  re-recorded at
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  music recorded at
• Weddington Productions  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

Erin Brockovich (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Erin Brockovich (Spain) [es]
Erin Brockovich (Greece) [el]
Erin Brockovich (Portugal) [pt]
Erin Brockovich (Canada: French title) [fr]
Erin Brockovich (Denmark) [da]
Erin Brockovich - Forte come la verità (Italy) [it]
Erin Brockovich - Uma Mulher de Talento (Brazil) [pt]
Erin Brockovich - Zürös természet (Hungary) [hu]
Erin Brockovich, seule contre tous (France) [fr]
Erin Brockovich, una mujer audaz (Argentina) [es]
Tatli bela (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Una mujer audaz (Venezuela) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #37146) | Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:U | Italy:T | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Norway:A | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Philippines:G

Filming Locations:

Baker, California, USA

Company:

Jersey Films

Trivia:

As of 2003, Erin Brockovich-Ellis was still with Masry's law firm although she has a new title: "Director of Research".

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: While the beginning of the film is set in the late 80's, the poster of Jurassic Park (1993) in Erin's bedroom isn't seen until 18 months after Erin began working on the case in 1992.

Quotes:

George: [parrying Erin's rejection of free babysitting] Are you always this hard on people who try and help you?
Erin Brockovich: I'm out of practice.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mia mera ti nyhta (2001)

Soundtrack:

Bluegrass Hoedown

Prepare The Oscars For Roberts, Finney

A tenacious file clerk for a small law firm, curious about some information included in the file of a pro bono case, purses it and ultimately becomes a major player in a huge lawsuit involving hundreds of people in `Erin Brockovich,' a movie based on actual events, directed by Steven Soderbergh. When Erin (Julia Roberts) questions why medical records are included in the file of a simple real estate transaction between a public utilities company and some homeowners in the town of Hinckley, California, she uncovers information that PG&E may have been responsible for water pollution that may have caused widespread illness and even death among the citizens of Hinckley. But truth is one thing, and having the resources to fight a company worth billions of dollars is another. And that's the problem that falls into the lap of lawyer Ed Masry (Albert Finney), owner of the law firm that employs Brockovich. Millions of dollars, as well as justice for those who have been harmed is at stake, but it's a case of David versus Goliath, and Masry has reservations as to whether or not he is up to the task; the meager resources of his firm will only go so far, while the utility could tie them up in court for years and not feel a thing. Masry, however, has something else to consider: Erin Brockovich, who has latched on to this case harder than a pit bull on a mailman's trousers. Julia Roberts gives one of the best performances of her career in this film, as the sassy, brazen Brockovich, who tells it like it is and won't take `no' for an answer. She captures ever grain of realism in bringing Erin's story to life; this woman who was down on her luck, but refused to give in to circumstances that overwhelmingly stacked the odds against her. She perfectly conveys the sense of frustration felt by this single mother of three who, unemployed, and with no help or prospects in sight, simply would not quit on her own life or let her children down. It's a gritty, charismatic performance with a depth that aptly demonstrates what kind of person Brockovich really is; not a portrait of a superwoman or a story made up of overblown, feigned heroics, but of a self-assured, very real person with too much pride and integrity to turn away from the truth and people in need. Albert Finney is also outstanding as Masry, the honest, hard working lawyer who finds his horizons somewhat expanded by Erin's zeal. He's something of a decent, regular guy with a good marriage, small but successful practice and diabetes. And Finney brings him to life with a performance that should get him an Oscar nomination at the very least. It's tough taking the part of an average Joe and making him memorable, and it's a credit to Finney's ability as an actor that he succeeds so well in doing so. The solid supporting cast includes Aaron Eckhart, exemplary in his role of George, the man in Erin's life; Marg Helgenberger (Donna Jensen); Cherry Jones (Pamela Duncan); Peter Coyote (Kurt Potter); and Conchata Ferrell (Brenda). One of the best movies of the year, `Erin Brockovich' is a well made, absorbing and entertaining drama, well directed and superbly acted, especially by Roberts and Finney; it's theme of the underdog fighting for justice has a universal appeal that will get the adrenaline pumping and engage you emotionally. It's a great story, with Julia Roberts at her very best. This is one you do not want to miss. I rate this one 10/10.