Rain (2006)

A musical prodigy comes to grips with her true past and real identity. Raised by an African American family, she learns that she is actually the daughter of a white socialite who had paid her step-family to raise her as their own.

Director:

Craig DiBona

Writers:

Virginia C. Andrews (novel), Andrew Neiderman (screenplay)

Stars:

Brooklyn Sudano, Robert Loggia, Faye Dunaway

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brooklyn Sudano	...	Rain Arnold
Robert Loggia	...	Jake Marvin
Faye Dunaway	...	Isabel Hudson
Khandi Alexander	...	Latishia Arnold
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Ken Arnold
Bret Anthony	...	Mr. Buford
Austin Chittim	...	Peter Grant
Juli Erickson	...	Merilyn
Katie Fountain	...	Colleen Lewis
Lainie Frasier	...	Mrs. Whitney
Ada Harden	...	Charlene
Jerrika Hinton	...	Beni Arnold (as Jerrika D. Hinton)
Grant James	...	Doc Matzner
Dell Johnson	...	Lt. Hardik
Jason Kabolati	...	Stylish Limo Driver

Storyline

A musical prodigy comes to grips with her true past and real identity. Raised by an African American family, she learns that she is actually the daughter of a white socialite who had paid her step-family to raise her as their own.

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Plot Keywords:

african american | blackmail | street gang | pianist | mother | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Charles W Eisemann Center - 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Merv Griffin Entertainment, Big Headz Entertainment, Lexi Dog Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Producers and 1st AD had to schedule around the 4.5 hours that Faye Dunaway would need for Make-up, Hair, and Wardrobe. They scheduled alternate scenes so that if she took even longer they would have something to shoot.

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Crazy Credits

Aaron Jones is a Talk show Host

User Reviews

Horrible

I have had the pleasure of reading several of V.C. Andrew's books. Each one was a well spun web of interest and intrigue. The perfect combination for a movie if placed in the right hands. And yet...it happened again. The second filmed crappy version of a wonderful author's fictional work. Flowers in the Attic - strike one. Rain - strike two. What went on in the creation of this movie? So much of the story was left out and to compensate so much trash was put in. Example: The book took time to effectively develop Mrs. Hudson and Rain's relationship. They were not even tolerable of each other initially but grew to love one another. In the movie it seems within 10 minutes of their meeting they were the perfect grandmother/granddaughter pair. And to make matters worse the acting by various characters Jarod (over the top!), Rain's biological mother and even Rain at times were dreadful. Utterly unacceptable. Andrew's Family please read this review. DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO ANOTHER V.C. ANDREW'S NOVEL! Do not allow a strike 3!