Rain Without Thunder (1993)
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50% of critics liked it
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54% of users liked it
(199 ratings)
Rain Without Thunder is a "pro-choice" tract, expertly packaged in the form of speculative fiction. In a futuristic society, abortion is a crime punishable by a harsh prison term, and all female sexual activity is electronically monitored. When young Ali Thomas chooses not to bring her… More Rain Without Thunder is a "pro-choice" tract, expertly packaged in the form of speculative fiction. In a futuristic society, abortion is a crime punishable by a harsh prison term, and all female sexual activity is electronically monitored. When young Ali Thomas chooses not to bring her unborn child to term, she is thrown into jail. And since her mother (Betty Buckley) had driven Thomas to the abortionist, she too is arrested--charged with kidnapping the fetus! The filmmakers wear their ideology on both sleeves, but one cannot deny that Rain Without Thunder drives its point home forcefully. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gary Bennett
- Genres
- Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Sep 15, 1992 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Cautionary tale set in America in 2042
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Cast
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Carolyn McCormick
as Reporter
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Ali Thomas
as Alison Goldring
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Betty Buckley
as Beverly Goldring
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Iona Morris
as Andrea Murdoch
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Jeff Daniels
as Jonathan Garson
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Frederic Forrest
as Walker Point Warden
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Linda Hunt
as Atwood Society Director
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Steve Zahn
as Jeremy Tanner
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Robert Earl Jones
as Old Lawyer
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Graham Greene (II)
as Author on History
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Austin Pendleton
as Catholic Priest
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Helen Lloyd Breed
as Alice Kappelhoff
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Dianne Kirksey
as Mother Breatfeeding
- Paul Lazar
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Heather Lilly
as Micka Goldring
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Ethan Phillips
as Gynecologist
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Susanne Wasson
as Swedish Doctor
- Ming-Na Wen
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Eliza Clark
as Piper Goldring
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Bahni Turpin
as "Baby Bomb" Prisoner
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Lisa Langford
as "In Profile" Prisoner
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John Scott
as 1st Health Official
- Katharine Crost
- Stuart Burney
