Three Days of Rain (film)

Three Days of Rain
Three Days of Rain
Directed by	Michael Meredith
Written by	Michael Meredith
Produced by	Philip Bligh; Brad Hillstrom; Christine U. King; Bruce Randolph Tizes;
Starring	Penelope Allen; Erick Avari; Alimi Ballard;
Distributed by	Rogue Arts
Release date	May 17, 2002 (U.S.);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Three Days of Rain is a 2002 American film directed by Michael Meredith and starring Penelope Allen, Erick Avari, and Alimi Ballard. Based on Anton Chekhov's short stories, the plot takes place in Cleveland city during a rainstorm. It was the last film to star Peter Falk, famous for playing disheveled detective Columbo.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Three Days of Rain is a film from 2002 that takes six short stories by Anton Chekov and sets them in modern-day Cleveland, Ohio. The film opens as a storm rolls into Cleveland that will bring rain for three straight days. The film follows six separate people through their unique struggles and challenges. A young woman who is forced to give up her daughter and is willing to do anything to be with her. Another character is a cab driver who struggles to cope with the loss of his son. There is Thunder (Michael Santoro), a tile maker fighting to keep his business from going under, and Denis (Joey Billow), a mentally handicapped janitor who is faced with losing his job. Throughout the entire film there is soft jazz and the banter of a local Cleveland disk jockey. The jazz also doubles as the film's soundtrack.

Cast

Main cast

Penelope Allen as Helen (Credited as Penny Allen)
Erick Avari as Alex
Alimi Ballard as Derrick
Joey Bilow as Denis
Bruce Bohne as Cranston
Robert Casserly as Ray
Laurie Coleman
as Reporter
Chuck Cooper as Jim
Blythe Danner as Woman in Cab
Peter Falk as Waldo

Supporting cast

Mark Feuerstein as Car Buyer
Heather Kafka as Lisa
Peter Kalos as Ghost
Christine Karl as Liza
Merle Kennedy as Tess
Claire Kirk as Margaret
George Kuchar as Vendor
Lyle Lovett as Disc Jockey
John Carroll Lynch as Dinner Guest
Don Meredith as John Horton
Wayne Rogers as Business Man
Michael Santoro as Thunder
Peter Henry Schroeder as Amon
Bill Stockton as Michael
Maggie Walker as Jen (Credited as Maggi Walker)

Cameo/Uncredited cast

Robert Carradine as Bus Driver
Keir Dullea as Extra
Jordan Elliot as Young Tess
Jason Patric as Extra
Max Perlich as Extra
Frank Gifford as Extra

Credits

Director: Michael Meredith
Script: Michael Meredith
Executive producer: Philip Bligh, Brad Hillstrom, Christine U. King, Bruce Randolph Tizes
Producer: Robert Casserly, Bill Stockton

Reception

Three Days of Rain has an approval rating of 40% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 5.3/10.^[3] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[4]