FILM 1326: ERIN BROCKOVICH
TRIVIA: The character George, the
biker boyfriend played by Aaron Eckhart,
was based on Erin
Brockovich-Ellis's Mexican-American biker boyfriend Jorge. Erin and
Jorge did break up, but he did not leave her life. He was hired as a full time
live-in nanny for Erin's children for several years, paid for by the law firm
so that she would have more time to devote to her work.
Julia Roberts received an
unprecedented salary for her lead role, making her the first woman to break the
$20m barrier.
Julia Roberts won the
Academy Award for best actress for her role as Erin Brockovich and famously
forgot to thank the real Erin
Brockovich-Ellis in her acceptance speech. Afterward she was quoted
as saying, "It doesn't bring out the Albert Einstein moment
that you hoped it would."
Erin Brockovich-Ellis
initially hoped Goldie Hawn
would play her in the film, but Ed Masry
- the real-life lawyer - thought that Roseanne Barr would be
more suitable. Oddly enough, Masry actually stated once that Julia Roberts - who later
won an Oscar for the role - would be the least suitable actress for the part,
claiming that "..she has no tits and no foul mouth, so it wouldn't
work." However, she was cast and Erin and the Academy were delighted with
her work.
Erin Brockovich-Ellis:
The real Erin Brockovich appears as a waitress named Julia.
Ed Masry: can be
seen over the shoulder of Julia Roberts
in the scene with her kids in the restaurant.
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