Erin Brockovich / 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.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 20783 | Universal Studios61129290 | Universal StudiosLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2000]Copyright date: ©2000Description: 1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 078324231X
- 9780783242316
- Erin Brockovich (Motion picture)
- Brockovich, Erin -- Drama
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Drama
- Groundwater -- Pollution -- California -- Drama
- Trials (Toxic torts) -- California -- Drama
- Liability for water pollution damages -- California -- Drama
- Drinking water -- Contamination -- California -- Drama
- Hazardous wastes -- California -- Drama
- Class actions (Civil procedure) -- California -- Drama
- Single mothers -- California -- Drama
- Legal assistants -- California -- Drama
- Music, Thomas Newman ; editing, Anne V. Coates ; photographed by Ed Lachman ; co-producer, Gail Lyon.
- Academy Awards, 2001: Best actress (Roberts)
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA Erin Bro | Available | 33111009528411 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Julia Roberts stars in this legal drama based on the true story of a woman who helped win the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit. Erin Brockovich (Roberts) is a single mother of three who, after losing a personal injury lawsuit, asks her lawyer, Ed Masry (Albert Finney), if he can help her find a job. Ed gives her work as a file clerk in his office, and she runs across some information on a little-known case filed against Pacific Gas and Electric. Erin begins digging into the particulars of the case, convinced that the facts simply don't add up, and persuades Ed to allow her to do further research; in time, she discovers a systematic cover-up of the industrial poisoning of a city's water supply, which threatens the health of the entire community. Erin Brockovich was directed by Steven Soderbergh; Julia Roberts earned a $20 million payday for her work on the film, the highest salary paid to a female film star up to that time. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Anamorphic widescreen.
DVD ; NTSC ; region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
English (5.1 surround) or French (Dolby surround) language soundtrack ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Veanne Cox, Conchata Ferrell, Tracey Walter.
Music, Thomas Newman ; editing, Anne V. Coates ; photographed by Ed Lachman ; co-producer, Gail Lyon.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
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.
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.
MPAA rating: R.
Academy Awards, 2001: Best actress (Roberts)