Release Year: 2000 Rating: R Duration: 130 minutes Director: Steven Soderbergh Producer: Danny De Vito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher Distributor: Universal Pictures
A research assistant (Julia Roberts) helps an attorney (Finney) in a lawsuit against a large utility company blamed for causing an outbreak of cancer and other illnesses in a small community.
Ed Masry: In a law firm you may want to re-think your wardrobe a little.
Erin Brockovich: Well as long as I have one ass instead of two I'll wear what I like if that's all right with you? You might want to re-think those ties.
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Following the sneak preview of "Erin Brockovich," I listened to a couple of young men discussing the movie. While agreeing that the film was very good, they mocked the notion of Julia Roberts playing a down-on-her-luck working-class woman. As the two prattled on, I fought the urge to interrupt their conversation and dramatically intone, "Please, don't hate her because she's beautiful!"