Erin Brockovich – 2000 – Steven Soderbergh
This text is based on true events and a representation of
1993.
CAST:
Erin Brockovich – Julia Roberts
Ed Masry – Albert Finney
George – Aaron Eckhart
Marg Helgenberger – Donna Jensen
Peter Coyote Lawyer - Kurt Potter
Pamela Dunn Lawyer – Cherry Jones
Conventions of a broke, single, struggling mum.
• Colour grading
• Score – upbeat perky music
• Old, run down car
• Screaming child
• Montage of calling job opportunities
• Swears
Employed Erin – Legal clerk / Law firm
• Dress code unorthodox
• Sexual connotation – leather, black, see through
• Need pay advance
• Stubborn, stands up for herself
• Confident
• Cheeky with boss
Beginning of the Development:
• Audience see a vulnerable side to her character
• Introduce the idea of needing a man in her life
Erin, “Don’t be too nice to me, makes me nervous”.
- Character rebuild – Erin’s character begins to shift.
Dress code becomes more sophisticated. Language
becomes more educated.
- More sensitive side comes out. Compassion crying.
