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Francis Ford Coppola is a legendary director among Oscar lore thanks to the Corleone family, and this week\u2019s episode pairs him with a name that resulted in much \u201890s cinematic prestige: John Grisham. After a string of hit adaptations that danced with major Oscar consideration, Coppola took his shot at Grisham\u2019s The Rainmaker<\/i>. But despite good reviews (and a Globe nomination for supporting actor Jon Voight), the film earned mild box office that halted the Grisham hot streak. Led by an emerging Matt Damon, the film was also overshadowed just one month later by the release of Good Will Hunting<\/i>.<\/p>\n
This episode, we revisit the box office success and Oscar near-success of films adapted by the mega-popular works of the legal thriller \/ airport staple John Grisham. We also discuss Coppola\u2019s late career phase of largely unseen and unheralded films, the stacked 1997 Best Actor field, and The Rainmaker<\/em>\u2019s bursting cast list of glorified cameos and supporting players.<\/p>\n And this episode brings the return of two of our favorite topics: Claire Danes and the Entertainment Weekly Fall Movie Preview.<\/p>\n Follow Us on Twitter!
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