Who'll Stop the Rain

"A week ago they were strangers. An hour ago they were lovers. Now they are targets."

Aug 23 1978 R 2h 6m
Action, Crime, Drama

John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.

Plot

Vietnam veteran Ray Hicks gets conned into helping his buddy John Converse smuggle some heroin, only to wind up on the lam with John's wife when the deal goes sour.

Written by

Robert Stone, Judith Rascoe

Directed by

Karel Reisz

Cast

Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Katzka-Jaffe

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations

Trailers
Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Featurettes
Josh Olson on WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN?
Scores
# of Votes
3,747
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA