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Erin Brockovich is a 2000 biographical legal drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant. The film dramtizes the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, an unemployed single mother of three children, who had recently been injured in a traffic accident with a doctor and is suing him. Her lawyer, Ed Masery, portrayed by Albert Finney tries to win her case, but due to Erin’s explosive behavior in the courtroom under testimony in cross-examination, they lose. Ed won’t answer Brockovich’s calls, until one day he comes to work and Erin is already in his office, seemingly working. Ed takes pity on Brockovich, and gives her a paid job after she explains she needs a job since the lawsuit didn’t work out.

And so begins the true story of Erin Brockovich.

Erin is given files for a real estate case where the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is offering to purchase the home of a resident of Hinkley, California. Erin is surprised when she finds medical records in the PG&E file and begins to research the medical records and real estate case further. The film tells the story of how Brockovich initiated a class action legal case against PG&E over its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incident.

Erin Brockovich emerged as a critical and commercial success at the box-office. The film received 5 nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (for Soderbergh) and Best Supporting Actor (for Albert Finney), winning Best Actress (for Roberts). For her performance, Roberts also earned the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Additionally, the film also won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Director (for Soderbergh) and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (for Finney).

Erin Brockovich is the Featured Film Blog of the month for August, for its biographical legal drama about the PG&E/Hinkley groundwater contamination class action lawsuit, that when settled in 1996 for $333 million was the largest settlement of a class action lawsuit in U.S. history at the time. You can expect to read a critique of the 2000 film, as well as a detailed explanation of the PG&E/Hinkley groundwater contamination class action lawsuit. You can also read a recommendation for the film that includes a detailed description of the real life characters portrayed in Erin Brockovich. There is also a review of the 2000 film included as the Featured Film Blog of the month. You can also watch the 2021 ABC News interview with the real Erin Brockovich where she discusses the Hinkley case and what it was like to have Julia Roberts portray her in a film about her life. There is also a Top Ten List to commemorate the film being a Featured Film Blog of the month, and for Erin Brockovich, the topic of the list is My Top Ten Julia Roberts Movies! And finally, as a Featured Film Blog of the month, you can watch the Official Trailer for the 2000 film and then plan on watching Erin Brockovich on Hulu tonight!

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