The Rain Makers
by Ray Ellingsen
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Actor: Billy J. Burke, David Andrews, Jake Busey, Louis Herthum, Ray WiseDirector: Ray Ellingsen
Brand: Image Entertainment
Producer: Jake Busey
Writer: Ray Ellingsen
Producer: Jean-Luc Martin
Producer: Allan L. Durand
Producer: Arnie Kuypers
Producer: C.J. Smith
Producer: Damian Skinner
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of The Rain Makers
Movie Review: A decent homage to the 70's
Summary: 4 Stars
I've always been a fan of 1970's cinema. Films from that time, like Billy Jack, Electra Glide in Blue, and Who'll stop the rain captured the essence of man against "the man"(meaning conservative society), and encouraged free thinking renegades to stand up for the little guy.
The Rain makers is a pretty decent throwback to those types of films. Although it is obviously an indy film it is shot well and does manage to capture the spirit of the 1970's.
Set in the year 1973, the story centers on a group of hippies being run off of their "freedom preserve" by a ruthless group of bikers, the reasons which unfold at the end of the film. With no support from the town or the corrupt local law, the hippies find salvation in an unlikely group who reluctantly bans together to save them. The group of heroes, comprised of Johnny Wingfoot, a Native American just trying to forget Vietnam and live peacefully by himself, Ben, an African American lawyer with his own troubles from the bikers, Tom Cole, Johnny's army buddy, and several others, get involved in the hippies plight one by one and in the end lead them in a rebellion against the bikers, the local law and every other corrupt bad guy trying to harass the hippies and what they stand for.
While a little slow paced at times, the movie does do its job entertaining its audience. Ray Wise and David Andrews are solid actors and Jake Busey is...well, Jake Busey, always fun to watch and just a little bit crazy (must get it from his dad).
If you are a fan of post Vietnam action storylines, The Rain Makers is a film that is worth checking out.
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RAIN MAKERS - DVD Movie