Erin Brockovich /

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...

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Other Authors:	Grant, Susannah (Screenwriter), Newman, Thomas, 1955- (composer (expression)), Lachman, Edward, 1948- (Cinematographer), Roberts, Julia, 1967- (Actor), Finney, Albert, 1936-2019 (Actor), Eckhart, Aaron (Actor), Helgenberger, Marg (Actor), Jones, Cherry, 1956- (Actor), Cox, Veanne, 1963- (Actor), Ferrell, Conchata (Actor), Walter, Tracey, 1942- (Actor)
Format:	Video
Language:	English French Italian Spanish
Language Notes:	Soundtracks in English, French, Italian and Spanish with English closed captions.
Published:	Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2000]
Subjects:	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 > Drama. Legal assistants > California > Drama. Brockovich, Erin. Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Trials (Toxic torts) Trials. Liability for water pollution damages. Groundwater > Pollution. Drinking water > Contamination. Class actions (Civil procedure) Hazardous wastes. Legal assistants. Single mothers. California. United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Biographical films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Legal films. Films judiciaires. Films biographiques. Films de fiction. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

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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.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. "This film is based on a true story"--Opening credits. Streaming video file.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (132 min.)) : sound, color
Playing Time:	02:12:00
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 2001: Best actress (Roberts)
Production Credits:	Music, Thomas Newman ; editing, Anne V. Coates ; photographed by Ed Lachman ; co-producer, Gail Lyon ; executive producers, John Hardy, Carla Santos Shamberg.