Suggested by umg creedence clearwater revival have you ever seen the rain official. Totally disclaimed with a next to nothing trailer and ad campaign. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from search ebay for wholl stop the rain. It is also an unconventional road movie with two unlikely companions. Wholl stop the rain people are just naturally going to want to get high. Wholl stop the rain 1978 by le0pard, december 31, 20. However, the producers changed the title when they acquired the rights to use the song who ll stop the rain. Jennifer jason leigh is an all time favorite of mine so that was even better. Read about wholl stop the rain by creedence clearwater revisited and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Like who ll stop the rain, cutters way is structured around a profoundly dysfunctional trio, brought to vivid life by consummate character players. Thoroughly disillusioned by the vietnam war, john, a journalist michael moriarty, turns to heroin smuggling. Who ll stop the rain is a neat yet problematic little thriller from the 70s anchored by a good performance by nick nolte its worth watching alone for the suspensefully staged and overall very thrilling final third, which makes great use of its setting and suceeds in setting an satisfying endpoint to an often messy and needlessly convoluted plot. However, the producers changed the title when they acquired the rights to use the song wholl stop the rain. Wholl stop the rain dvd, 2001 for sale online ebay.
Ray hicks nick nolte and marge converse tuesday weld have a special relationship in wholl stop the rain beginning may 20 on the movie channel. I went down virginia, seekin shelter from the storm. Wholl stop the rain is adapted from robert stones wonderful 1974 book, dog soldiers. Mainly bought this for who ll stop the rain which i used to watch on cable many years ago. Wholl stop the rain 1978 original trailer hd 1080p. With not much to lose, they hatch a scheme to smuggle heroin from vietnam into the u. Wholl stop the rain is a 1978 american thriller drama film directed by karel reisz and starring nick nolte, tuesday weld, michael moriarty, and anthony zerbe. Nick nolte and tuesday weld star as fugitives from a band of drug smugglers, in who ll stop the rain.
Dancing scene from wholl stop the rain 1978 fuck real. This is glen campbell s film debut, in an uncredited role. The bb rain been comin f down f clouds of mystery pourin conbbfusion on the f ground bb good men through the f ages bb tryin to find the f sun bb and i wonder c still i wonder dm wholl stop the dm rain c f f i went down virginia seekin bb shelter from the f storm f caught up in. A jaded journalist, john michael moriarty, and a vietnam vet, ray nick nolte, are adrift after returning home from the war. Cover versions of wholl stop the rain by creedence. Wholl stop the rain resonates with the times, although its a movie. With nick nolte, tuesday weld, michael moriarty, anthony zerbe.
All 5 songs featured in superstore season 2 episode 21. In another movie, the scene could have seemed too long, too eventless. Jun 03, 2011 cutters way is a cinematic masterpiece. Set in 1971, the picture painstakingly portrays the ragged end of the 60s. Wholl stop the rain is another example of the adventurous filmmaking that was a product of the seventies. Wholl stop the rain is a great movie, but i dont see why the books title the dog soldiers wasnt used.
Dramatist horton foote, who wrote the screenplay, based it on his play the traveling lady. Not garnering the same heaps of praise as its cohorts coming home and the deer hunter received in 1978, wholl stop the rain offers another important spoke in the wheel of postvietnam erathemed dramas of the 1970s. Film notes wholl stop the rain university at albany. The book was great and while i dont usually think hollywood does a very good job translating the book into a movie in this case they have done an excellent job. Matt damon will shows this harvard student a thing or two about acting smart. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. When it played at cannes, indeed, it was titled dog soldiers, but it was retitled wholl stop the rain, maybe because the producers didnt want people to think this was a war movie, or maybe because they thought the song title would help at the box office.
Wholl stop the rain is a 1978 american thriller drama film directed by karel reisz and starring. Find music from your favorite tv shows and movies at tunefind. Im hoping to upgrade my ccr collection this year, so i thought id start by adding a new arrangement. Bruce springsteen and the e street band opened their concerts with wholl stop the rain whenever it was raining during their tours. The ending is surrealistic and one of the most memorable finales i have seen. When john fogerty introduced the song in 2007 he said, a lot of folks seem to think i sang this song at woodstock way back then. The movie was entered in the 1978 cannes film festival. Mainly bought this for wholl stop the rain which i used to watch on cable many years ago. Mar 01, 2018 the original trailer in high definition directed by karel reisz and starring nick nolte, tuesday weld, michael moriarty, richard masur and anthony zerbe. A vietnam vet and his friends wife get caught up in international drug smuggling and the desperation of heroin addiction in this gripping drama.
Wholl stop the rain resonates with the times, although its a movie about vietnam only contextually. The movie works mostly because its so well told on the narrative level. Back to rain its a solid thriller with friendship the main plot device driving the films narrative. There are only 3,000 copies of this bluray available. Ive decided to reach back to a film that its studio united artists didnt want. I wish someone would tell me why wholl stop the rain. The song also appeared in the 1989 film powwow highway. Cutters way is a cinematic masterpiece film the guardian. Not to give anything away, i disagree with that assessment though ive never read the film s source material, robert stones dog soldiers.
If we live in an age where people dont seem to care that the government can control your car, watch you through your television, pillage through and store the contents of your life, whos going to stop the governments war on julian assange, wikileaks and anyone else who seeks out and speaks the truth. His performance as ray hicks in this movie is just overpowering. Check out movies and tv shows that have featured music by creedence clearwater revival. The original trailer in high definition directed by karel reisz and starring nick nolte, tuesday weld, michael moriarty, richard masur and. Good will hunting dont throw education around be original this scene from good will hunting, where will takes down the arrogant harvard douche both intellectually and physically is my pick for sexiest movie scene ever. Baby the rain must fall is a 1965 american drama film starring lee remick and steve mcqueen, directed by robert mulligan. Twilight time nick nolte wholl stop the rain blu ray movie. Fiveyear plans and new deals wrapped in golden chains. A casting recruitment ad in mexico city called for people of any asian nationality to act.
Tuesday weld proves once again why she is one of the finest actresses of her generation she gives a subtle but perfect portrayal of a leftwing book store owner with a smack addiction. In 1978, the song was used in the film wholl stop the rain. Wholl stop the rain creedence clearwater revisited. Wholl stop the rain is a neat yet problematic little thriller from the 70s anchored by a good performance by nick nolte its worth watching alone for the suspensefully staged and overall very thrilling final third, which makes great use of its setting and suceeds in setting an satisfying endpoint to an often messy and needlessly convoluted plot. The film was still released though as dog soldiers in a number of foreign territories. It was originally going to be called dog soldiers after the source novel, but when the producers got the rights to use the song, they changed the title to it. I saw the movie wholl stop the rain, before i read the robert stones, the dog. The film was still released though as dog soldiers in a number of foreign. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Stone doesnt often get the plaudits he deserves for being one of americas best noir writers. Dec 31, 20 guest post wholl stop the rain 1978 by le0pard, december 31, 20. With not much to lose, they hatch a scheme to smuggle heroin from. The screenplay, written by stone and judith rascoe, begins on the battlefield of vietnam, and follows converse, a jaundiced war correspondent, and hicks, his exmarine friend, on a plot to smuggle heroin back to berkeley. Apr 25, 2017 great chemistry between nolte and weld.
Due to the time period in which it was made and the resigned but somewhat angry feeling of the song, many see wholl stop the rain as a thinlyveiled protest against the vietnam war, with the final verse lyrics and its references to music, large crowds, rain, and crowds trying to keep warm, being about the bands experience at the woodstock festival in august of 1969. Who ll stop the rain is a 1978 american thriller drama film directed by karel reisz and starring nick nolte, tuesday weld, michael moriarty, and anthony zerbe. When it played at cannes, indeed, it was titled dog soldiers, but it was retitled wholl stop the rain, maybe. Though, like most films, wholl stop the rain lacks the subtlety and depth of its literary precursor, the movie quite skillfully employs the novels biting, cynical perspective on the despair and chaos surrounding both the war in vietnam and the end of the countercultural revolution after manson and altamont.
The original trailer in high definition directed by karel reisz and starring nick nolte, tuesday weld, michael moriarty, richard masur and anthony zerbe. Like ivan passers cutters way, it defines vietnam not as a war in some foreign country, but an evil america corrupted by money and slick crime. It was released by united artists and produced by herb jaffe and gabriel katzka with sheldon schrager and roger spottiswoode as executive producers. Press photo actors nick nolte and tuesday weld in wholl. Quote the saigonvietnam scenes were filmed in mexico. Press photo actors nick nolte and tuesday weld in wholl stop the rain movie this is an original press photo. Vietnam veteran ray hicks gets conned into helping his buddy john converse smuggle some heroin, only to wind up on the lam with johns wife when the deal goes sour. Theres a scene in the gambler that has james caan on screen all by himself for two minutes, locked in a basement room, waiting to meet a mafia boss who will arguably instruct that his legs be broken. Creedence clearwater revival originally released wholl stop the rain written by john fogerty and creedence clearwater revival released it on the single travelin band in 1970. Wholl stop the rain 1978 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Instead, the pair and johns wife tuesday weld find themselves on the run from drug dealers and a crooked dea agent anthony zerbe. At the end of the 1970s came a trickle of movies about vietnam, both.
Wholl stop the rain portrays what newsweek critic david ansen called deracinated. Not to give anything away, i disagree with that assessment though ive never read the films source material, robert stones dog soldiers. Offering the glorious, rebellious excess of the 1970s and plenty of soundtrack cuts from creedence clearwater revival, wholl stop the rain is a tough, gritty thriller. Here is another in my series of classic movie scenes. If you are in any doubt about just how good his work is, check out hall of mirrors, the 1967 book on which the movie wusa, with paul newman, was based. The book, of course is a classic, one that i truly enjoyed. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing wholl stop the rain. Watch the video for wholl stop the rain from john fogertys the long road home for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Wholl stop the rain 1978 nick nolte and tuesday weld in wholl stop the rain 1978 nick nolte in wholl stop the rain 1978 michael moriarty and ray. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. The movie moves faster, cuts to the chase, and is very lean storytelling. The film is not always pleasant, but it digs in deep and never lets go. Thoroughly disillusioned by the vietnam war, john, a journalist. After al fixes the roof and peg reminds him to fix the tv antenna, when al says he can do it, a shadow can be seen moving across the blue bucket on the table. He becomes the character and plows thru the movie with a gusto and passion that is second to none. Unfollow who ll stop the rain to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Creedence clearwater revival wholl stop the rain youtube.
372 1221 1506 13 8 562 999 1541 1132 613 80 257 621 1388 837 1 589 1398 1110 20 1122 218 546 428 22 1563 1551 996 782 732 471 927 923 1183 330 134 1330 950 570 1375 1461 73 729 512 117 93 421 57