Black Rainbow
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John Quested
Jason Robards Jr.
Tom Hulce
Mark Joy
Ron Rosenthal
John Bennes
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| Directed by | Mike Hodges |
| Written by | Mike Hodges |
| Produced by | Geoffrey Helman John Quested |
| Starring | Rosanna Arquette Jason Robards Jr. Tom Hulce Mark Joy Ron Rosenthal John Bennes |
| Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
| Edited by | Malcolm Cooke |
| Music by | John Scott |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films (United States)[1] Palace Pictures (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Black Rainbow is a 1989 British psychological thriller film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards Jr., Tom Hulce, Mark Joy, Ron Rosenthal, and John Bennes. It was filmed in Rock Hill, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Martha Travis is a medium who hosts a touring clairvoyant show with her alcoholic father Walter, where she helps audience members make contact with deceased relatives. At one meeting, she foretells the violent death of a local factory employee, a whistleblower who was set to reveal corporate malpractice at the plant. Soon, Martha becomes the target of the killer herself. At a subsequent meeting in the town, she appears to identify several other individuals who are set to die or get killed. Gary Wallace, a skeptical local journalist investigating the death, begins following the couple and the story. The story is told in flashback, with the opening scenes showing Wallace searching for the reclusive Martha many years after the events depicted in the main body of the film.
Cast
- Rosanna Arquette as Martha Travis
- Jason Robards as Walter Travis
- Tom Hulce as Gary Wallace
- Mark Joy as Lloyd Harley
- Ron Rosenthal as Lieutenant Irving Weinberg
- John Bennes as Ted Silas
- Linda Pierce as Mary Kuron
- Olek Krupa as Tom Kuron
- Marty Terry as Mrs. Adams
- Ed Grady as Geoff McBain, Editor (credited Ed L. Grady)
- Jon Thompson as Jack Callow
- Helen Baldwin as Eva Callow
- Darla N. Warner as Shirley Harley
- William Brown as Hal Faber
- Rick Warner as Jay Chatwin, Editor
- Dandy Stevenson as Mrs. Koestler
- Georgia Allen as Mrs. Jamais
- Brenda Mitchell as Mrs. Dupont
- Princess Wilson as Mrs. Kimbler
- Mert Hatfield as Mike Braddon
- Mary Ratliff as Eunice Dole
- Judy Simpson as Rachel Sachs
- Kay Joiner as Mrs. Prior
- Elijah Perry as Bud Orwell (credited Jerry Rushing)
- Tate Gardner as Larry Harley
- Christina Taylor as Lilly Harley
- Jeffrey Taylor as Mike Harley
- Corbin Gurkin as Cindy Harley
- Rebecca Riley Hogan as Mrs. Anderson (credited Rebecca Hogan)
- Joyce Leigh Bowden as Nurse Shelly (credited Joyce Bowden-Kirby)
- Wallace Merck as Officer Monroe
- Muse Watson as Police Officer
- Ed Lillard as Pastor On Train
- Ivan Green as Preacher
- Members of Cannon Cathedral Chior of Charlotte as Themselves
Production
Black Rainbow was shot between October and December 1988 in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2]