Who'll Stop the Rain
Added 2/4/2009
My husband recommended this older movie which I had never heard of. I jumped on-line because I knew I would find it at Amazon.com. The movie was very good and kept my interest. I would recommend it!
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Great almost forgotten movie
Added 1/30/2009
Great movie, great price. I saw this movie when it came out years ago and hadnt seen it since. Great flick!! Great price!! Fast, free delivery!!
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One the the Best Fims of the Decade
Added 5/1/2008
John Converse (Michael Moriarity) plays a morally beaten combat photographer whose idea of a bold, life-changing move is to smuggle a highly profitable quantity of heroin back into the States. Naive and over-his-head,Converse enlists the help of his much more streetwise friend, merchant marine Ray Hicks, played brilliantly by Nick Nolte.
The heroin makes it to Oakland and things go wrong as Converses unknowing wife (Tuesday Weld) and Hicks are pursued by a corrupt federal agent from an unnamed agency (FBI,CIA,DEA,BNDD??) and his two fumbling and amoral goons played greatly by vet actor Richard Masur and the late Ray Sharkey.
Frustrated by the imeptness of Converse but protective of Converse neurotic and clueless wife, Hicks is forced to go on the road from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, trying to pick up some money from the heroin on the way.
I can't think of any film that depicts the collapse of values of once good people that occured in the 70's via drugs and Viet Nam burnout. The idea that a reputable photog and sweet wife would consider selling the worst of drugs is horrible enough- that Weld and Moriarity can play these lost souls with believabilty makes the viewer think they are looking into
human and spiritual tragedy. You may find yourself rooting for Noltes Ray Hicks in this movie as he is the only one capable of taking charge in a chaotic situation, protecting the fragile wife of his befuddled friend, even at the same time protecting a misguided stake in the sale of an addictive and repulsive drug.
Excellent cinematography and great soundtrack featuring Don McLean, Hank Snow and CCR.............
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The best and the brightest
Added 3/24/2007
This movie is, without a doubt, the best movie about Viet Nam ever made. Each character we meet has something to say about how we got there, how we avoided facing the truth, and how we denied, not only, responsibility for what we did, we very nearly denied it even happened.
This is worth seeing every few years -- there is always something new to see in it.
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A Forgotten Masterpiece
Added 11/10/2006
This is one of the finest, most honest, and most courageous films to come out of the Vietnam Era. Based on Robert Stone's best-selling novel DOG SOLDIERS, it's a war story, a crime story, an action thriller, and a romance. Distinguished by superb cinematic storytelling and incisive vision, it features performances from Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, and Michael Moriarty that are among the best in each of their careers.
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Who'll Stop the Rain
Added 2/4/2009
My husband recommended this older movie which I had never heard of. I jumped on-line because I knew I would find it at Amazon.com. The movie was very good and kept my interest. I would recommend it!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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Great almost forgotten movie
Added 1/30/2009
Great movie, great price. I saw this movie when it came out years ago and hadnt seen it since. Great flick!! Great price!! Fast, free delivery!!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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One the the Best Fims of the Decade
Added 5/1/2008
John Converse (Michael Moriarity) plays a morally beaten combat photographer whose idea of a bold, life-changing move is to smuggle a highly profitable quantity of heroin back into the States. Naive and over-his-head,Converse enlists the help of his much more streetwise friend, merchant marine Ray Hicks, played brilliantly by Nick Nolte.
The heroin makes it to Oakland and things go wrong as Converses unknowing wife (Tuesday Weld) and Hicks are pursued by a corrupt federal agent from an unnamed agency (FBI,CIA,DEA,BNDD??) and his two fumbling and amoral goons played greatly by vet actor Richard Masur and the late Ray Sharkey.
Frustrated by the imeptness of Converse but protective of Converse neurotic and clueless wife, Hicks is forced to go on the road from the Bay Area to Los Angeles, trying to pick up some money from the heroin on the way.
I can't think of any film that depicts the collapse of values of once good people that occured in the 70's via drugs and Viet Nam burnout. The idea that a reputable photog and sweet wife would consider selling the worst of drugs is horrible enough- that Weld and Moriarity can play these lost souls with believabilty makes the viewer think they are looking into
human and spiritual tragedy. You may find yourself rooting for Noltes Ray Hicks in this movie as he is the only one capable of taking charge in a chaotic situation, protecting the fragile wife of his befuddled friend, even at the same time protecting a misguided stake in the sale of an addictive and repulsive drug.
Excellent cinematography and great soundtrack featuring Don McLean, Hank Snow and CCR.............
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