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Erin Brockovich (2000) More at IMDbPro »

• Cameo: [Erin Brockovich-Ellis] The real Erin Brockovich appears as a waitress named Julia.
  
  
• Erin Brockovich-Ellis is right-handed while Julia Roberts is not, so Roberts had to make an effort to sign for things with her right hand.
  
  
• Cameo: [Ed Masry] can be seen over the shoulder of Julia Roberts in the scene with her kids in the restaurant.
  
  
• The amazing car-crash in the opening sequence was done by digitally compositing shots of Julia Roberts taking off with the car and a radio-controlled car being hit by a stunt driver.
  
  
• Julia Roberts received an unprecedented salary for her lead role, making her the first woman to break the $20m barrier.
  
  
• The burgundy t-shirt with gold lettering she wears that is cut off says "Oakton Cougars". The costumers found this t-shirt in a thrift store and bought it, then researched online where this school may be. Once they learned that it is a high school in Vienna, Virginia, they contacted the school to ask if they could use the t-shirt in the film.
  
  
• The Office and House sets are in use at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Ventura, CA.
  
  
• Richard LaGravenese did uncredited rewrites.
  
  
• The real Erin Brockovich-Ellis sold the rights to her story to Universal Studios for a reported $100,000.
  
  
• As of 2003, Erin Brockovich-Ellis was still with Masry's law firm although she has a new title: "Director of Research".
  
  
• Julia Roberts won the Academy Award for best actress for her role as Erin Brockovich and famously forgot to thank Brockovich in her acceptance speech. Afterward she was quoted as saying, "It doesn't bring out the Einstein moment that you hoped it would."
  
  

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