Erin Brockovich

Resource Information

The work Erin Brockovich represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Yuma County Library District. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Erin Brockovich

Statement of responsibility

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

Contributor

• Jersey Films
• Universal City Studios
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• DeVito, Danny
• Eckhart, Aaron
• Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
• Grant, Susannah
• Helgenberger, Marg
• Newman, Thomas, 1955-
• Columbia Pictures
• Roberts, Julia, 1967-
• Shamberg, Michael
• Sher, Stacey
• Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-

Composer

• Newman, Thomas, 1955-

Subject

• Afi (American Film Institute)
• Class actions (Civil procedure) -- United States -- Drama
• Feature films
• Academy Award Winners
• Fiction films
• Biographical films
• Hazardous wastes -- United States -- Drama
• Holidays
• Legal assistants -- United States -- Drama
• Legal films
• Single mothers -- United States -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Legal films
• Biographical films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

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

Cataloging source

JBL

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, Thomas Newman ; editing, Anne V. Coates ; photographed by Ed Lachman ; co-producer, Gail Lyon

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

• English (5.1 surround) or French (Dolby surround) language soundtrack ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
• Closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.J8

LC item number

E75 2000

PerformerNote

Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Veanne Cox, Conchata Ferrell, Tracey Walter

Runtime

132

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action