Black Rainbow (1989)
- Starring:
- Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards, Jr., (more)
- Director(s):
- Mike Hodges
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Black Rainbow
British director Mike Hodges brought an extra measure of integrity to this made-for-TV thriller. Rosanna Arquette stars as Martha Travis, a psychic who travels the rural American South with her alcoholic father, Walter (Jason Robards), plying her mystical trade for credulous yokels. In reality, Martha is a con woman whose only gift is the ability to defraud those who seek messages from dead loved ones. However, one night the bogus medium intercepts mental images of a murdered man whose wife is in the audience -- and indignantly proclaims that her husband is still very much alive. Within hours, however, Martha's vision becomes reality. Martha has suddenly developed the ability to see murders before they happen, but her newfound ability to prognosticate puts a professional contract killer on her trail. In the meantime, Martha becomes lovers with Gary Wallace (Tom Hulce), a small-town reporter who's intrigued enough by Martha to write a story about her, although he's skeptical about her supernatural talents. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 99 mins
Complete Cast of Black Rainbow
- Rosanna Arquette - Martha Travis
- Tom Hulce - Gary Wallace
- Ron Rosenthal - Irving Weinberg
- Linda Pierce - Mary Kuron
- Marty Terry - Mrs. Adams
- Georgia Allen - Mrs. Jamais
- Jeffrey Taylor - Mike Harley
- Willie Stratford - Railroad Steward
- Dan Cox - Terminal Hotel, Clerk
- Janelle Cochrane - Airline Clerk
- Mary Moore - Audience
- Muse Watson - Police Officer
- Ed Grady - Editor, Geoff McBain
- Wallace Merck - Officer Monroe
- Jerry Rushing - Bud Orwell
- Joe Inscoe - Airline Clerk No. 2
- Jason Robards, Jr. - Walter Travis
- Mark Joy - Lloyd Harley
- John Bennes - Ted Silas
- Olek Krupa - Tom Kuron
- Helen Baldwin - Eva Callow
- James Martin, Jr. - Hotel Night Clerk
- Jon Thompson - Jack Callow
- Dandy Stevenson - Mrs. Koostler
- Judy Simpson Cook - Rachel Sachs
- Joyce Bowden - Nurse Shelly
- William Brown - Hal Faber
- Ed Lillard - Pastor on Train
- Ivan Green - Preacher
- Rick Warner - Editor, Jay Chatwin
- Mert Hatfield - Mike Braddon
- Director(s):
- Mike Hodges
- Writer(s):
- Mike Hodges
- Producer(s):
- John Quested, Geoffrey Helman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Situations, Violence, Not For Children, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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