Heart Full of Rain (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Roger Young

Writer (WGA):

Quinton Peeples (written by)

Release Date:

5 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young man returns to the family farm after being gone for six years. But it is not until he fights...

Plot Keywords:

Farm | Flood | Family Farm | Father Son Relationship | Mental Retardation

Cast

Rick Schroder	...	Isaiah Dockett
Richard Crenna	...	Arliss Dockett
Carroll Baker	...	Edith Pearl Dockett
Gabriel Mann	...	Jacob Dockett
Kim Dickens	...	Susan Doyle
Wendell Smith	...	Old Doyle
Judy Mahbey	...	Mary Alice Doyle
Tyler Niles	...	Marcus Doyle
Paul Dunphy	...	Weatherman
Tom Bews	...	Tom

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

CBS Productions

Rainy day, three-hanky movie

The story of a Nebraska family whose eldest son returns after six years to discover his mother is sick, his father has sold off part of the family farm and his old girlfriend now has a child. This tearjerker has more pathos than any four movies, but has an able cast that is somehow able to carry it off.

Richard Crenna and Carroll Baker play a farm couple that have been married for forty years and have lived on the same small farm for that entire time. Both actors have over forty years experience in their craft and are entirely believable throughout.

Rick Schroder and Gabriel Mann play their sons and both of these capable young men do a great job of keeping up with their elders.

This is not the perfect movie. The storyline is not original and all of it's many elements have been used before but the pieces are fit together here to tell an effective story. Overall this is the perfect movie for that rainy day when you are feeling sorry for yourself and want a good three-hanky movie.