The Rainmaker Viewing Guide
Name: ______Date: ______
Directions: Watch the film The Rainmaker and answer the following questions. Earn 1-2 stamps for the detail of your answers. Earn 1-2 stamps for staying awake, not bothering others, and in general being respectful. (yes, that is SAD I have to bribe people with stamps to do that!)
1.Why is Rudy working for Ms. Birdie? (what type of lawyer does she need)
2.Why did the main character and his partner go to the hospital and why does Deck Shifflet call the hospital a “market place”?
3.Who does the main character meet at the hospital and why is she in the hospital?
4.Who supports the main character when he gets his law license? Why is this an odd thing for him to do?
5.What kind of law does the Great Benefit case fall under? ______
A.Who is the plaintiff?
B.Who is their counsel?
C.Who is the defense?
D.Who is their counsel?
6.What is a “motion to dismiss” in the civil court procedures?
7.What happens to Judge Hale and how does that affect the case?
8.Why does the defense not want to “fast track” the Great Benefit case?
9.What happens to Donnie Ray Black?
10.What happened at Kelly’s house?
11.Did Cliff get Justice? (defend your answer)
12.Why was Edward Lufkin’s testimony important?
13.What point did plaintiff’s counsel try to make about Jackie Lamenske?
14.What was the issue about Section U?
15.How did defense’s counsel treat Jackie L. in his Cross Examination?
16.What motion did defense’s counsel make about the stolen work papers?
17.How did the judge rule on the motion?
18.How did the stolen work papers get introduced as evidence?
19.What did plaintiff’s counsel’s Examination of CEO Wilfred Keely bring out about Section U?
20.Why didn’t the defense Cross Examine the CEO?
21.Describe the verdict (be specific with your wording as this is a civil case) and identify the types and amounts of damages.
22.What happened to the CEO of Great Benefits?
23.What happened to Great Benefits?
24.What line did Rudy not want to keep crossing?