Three Days of Rain (film)

2002 American film
  • Philip Bligh
  • Brad Hillstrom
  • Christine U. King
  • Bruce Randolph Tizes
Starring
  • Penelope Allen
  • Erick Avari
  • Alimi Ballard
Distributed byRogue Arts
Release date
  • May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17) (U.S.)
Running time
96 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Three Days of Rain is a 2002 American film directed by Michael Meredith and starring Penelope Allen, Erick Avari, and Alimi Ballard. Based on Anton Chekhov's short stories, the plot takes place in Cleveland city during a rainstorm. It was the last film to star Peter Falk, famous for playing disheveled detective Columbo.[1][2]

Plot

Three Days of Rain is a film from 2002 that takes six short stories by Anton Chekov and sets them in modern-day Cleveland, Ohio. The film opens as a storm rolls into Cleveland that will bring rain for three straight days. The film follows six separate people through their unique struggles and challenges. A young woman who is forced to give up her daughter and is willing to do anything to be with her. Another character is a cab driver who struggles to cope with the loss of his son. There is Thunder (Michael Santoro), a tile maker fighting to keep his business from going under, and Denis (Joey Billow), a mentally handicapped janitor who is faced with losing his job. Throughout the entire film there is soft jazz and the banter of a local Cleveland disk jockey. The jazz also doubles as the film's soundtrack.

Cast

Main cast

  • Penelope Allen as Helen (Credited as Penny Allen)
  • Erick Avari as Alex
  • Alimi Ballard as Derrick
  • Joey Bilow as Denis
  • Bruce Bohne as Cranston
  • Robert Casserly as Ray
  • Laurie Coleman as Reporter
  • Chuck Cooper as Jim
  • Blythe Danner as Woman in Cab
  • Peter Falk as Waldo

Supporting cast

  • Mark Feuerstein as Car Buyer
  • Heather Kafka as Lisa
  • Peter Kalos as Ghost
  • Christine Karl as Liza
  • Merle Kennedy as Tess
  • Claire Kirk as Margaret
  • George Kuchar as Vendor
  • Lyle Lovett as Disc Jockey
  • John Carroll Lynch as Dinner Guest
  • Don Meredith as John Horton
  • Wayne Rogers as Business Man
  • Michael Santoro as Thunder
  • Peter Henry Schroeder as Amon
  • Bill Stockton as Michael
  • Maggie Walker as Jen (Credited as Maggi Walker)

Cameo/Uncredited cast

Credits

  • Director: Michael Meredith
  • Script: Michael Meredith
  • Executive producer: Philip Bligh, Brad Hillstrom, Christine U. King, Bruce Randolph Tizes
  • Producer: Robert Casserly, Bill Stockton

Reception

Three Days of Rain has an approval rating of 40% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 5.3/10.[3] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]

References

  • Film portal
  1. ^ Bruce Weber (June 24, 2011). "Peter Falk, Rumpled and Crafty Actor In Television's "Columbo", Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Peter Falk". The Daily Telegraph'. June 24, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  3. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/three_days_of_rain
  4. ^ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/three-days-of-rain?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c

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