TY - ADVS AU - DeVito,Danny AU - Shamberg,Michael AU - Sher,Stacey AU - Grant,Susannah AU - Soderbergh,Steven AU - Newman,Thomas AU - Roberts,Julia AU - Finney,Albert AU - Eckhart,Aaron AU - Helgenberger,Marg AU - Jones,Cherry AU - Walter,Tracey AU - Ferrell,Conchata AU - Cox,Veanne AU - Coates,Anne V. AU - Lachman,Edward AU - Lyon,Gail ED - Universal Pictures (Firm), ED - Columbia Pictures, ED - Jersey Films, ED - Universal Studios Home Video (Firm), TI - Erin Brockovich SN - 078324231X PY - 2000///] CY - Universal City, CA PB - Universal Studios KW - Brockovich, Erin KW - Pacific Gas and Electric Company KW - Trials, litigation, etc KW - Drama KW - Groundwater KW - Pollution KW - California KW - Trials (Toxic torts) KW - Liability for water pollution damages KW - Drinking water KW - Contamination KW - Hazardous wastes KW - Class actions (Civil procedure) KW - Single mothers KW - Legal assistants KW - Legal films KW - lcgft KW - Feature films KW - Biographical films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Anamorphic widescreen; Originally released as a motion picture in 1999; Special features: Spotlight on location: The making of Erin Brockovich -- Erin Brockovich: A look at a real life experience -- Deleted scenes with director's comments -- Theatrical trailer -- Production notes -- Cast and filmmakers -- DVD-ROM features; Music, Thomas Newman ; editing, Anne V. Coates ; photographed by Ed Lachman ; co-producer, Gail Lyon; Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Veanne Cox, Conchata Ferrell, Tracey Walter; MPAA rating: R N2 - 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 ER -