Rainy Day Friends
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| Directed by | Gary Kent |
| Written by | Gary Kent |
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| Cinematography | Ronald Garcia |
| Edited by | Peter Appleton |
| Music by | Jimmie Haskell |
| Distributed by | Signature Films |
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Running time | 99 minutes[2] 105 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rainy Day Friends is a 1986 American independent drama film written and directed by Gary Kent and starring Esai Morales, Chuck Bail and John Phillip Law.
Premise
A Mexican-American teenager who is suffering from cancer must learn to cope with the patients and staff at the hospital as he undergoes his treatment.
Cast
- Esai Morales as Neekos Valdez
- Chuck Bail as Jack Marti
- Janice Rule as Dr. Elaine Hammond
- Carrie Snodgress as Margot Fisher
- Lelia Goldoni as Barbara Marti
- John Phillip Law as Stephen Kendricks
- Tomi Barrett as Shirley Felton
- Anne Betancourt as Josephina Valdez
Reception
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a mixed review, describing it "as well-meaning as it is miscalculated."[2]
Vincent Canby of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, writing that it "is so stuffed with positive thinking that it seems grossly overweight, though dramatically frail. There's not a spontaneous moment in the movie."[1]
References
- ^ a b c Vincent Canby (July 2, 1986). "SCREEN: 'RAINY DAY FRIENDS'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
The independently made feature, which opens today at the Embassy 72d Street Theater...
- ^ a b Kevin Thomas (December 19, 1985). "MOVIE REVIEW : 'RAINY DAY FRIENDS' ARE SURROUNDED BY PUDDLES". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 7, 2021.