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Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) -- Vietnam veteran Ray Hicks gets conned into helping his buddy John Converse smuggle some heroin, only to wind up on the lam with John's wife when the deal goes sour.
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Overview

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6.9/10   922 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Robert Stone (novel)
Judith Rascoe (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 September 1978 (West Germany) more
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Try to rip him off and he'll rip you apart! more
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Vietnam veteran Ray Hicks gets conned into helping his buddy John Converse smuggle some heroin, only... more | add synopsis
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2 nominations more
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Easily the best Nick Nolte performance more (27 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nick Nolte ... Ray Hicks

Tuesday Weld ... Marge Converse
Michael Moriarty ... John Converse
Anthony Zerbe ... Antheil
Richard Masur ... Danskin
Ray Sharkey ... Smitty
Gail Strickland ... Charmian
Charles Haid ... Eddie Peace
David Opatoshu ... Bender

Joaquín Martínez ... Angel (as Joaquin Martinez)
James Cranna ... Gerald
Timothy Blake ... Jody
Shelby Balik ... Janey
Jean Howell ... Edna
José Carlos Ruiz ... Galindez (as Jose Carlos Ruiz)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dog Soldiers (Philippines: English title)
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126 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Nick Nolte wore a back brace during much of the filming to maintain a rigid Marine posture. more
Quotes:
Ray Hicks: When I tell you the story of my life you'll eat your heart out.
Marge Converse: How did you turn out?
Ray Hicks: Well, your husband once told somebody I was a psychopath.
Marge Converse: That's the kind of thing he'd say.
Ray Hicks: Do you think he could be right?
Marge Converse: It's a very imprecise term.
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Referenced in True Romance (1993) more
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PHILADELPHIA FILLIES more

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17 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
Easily the best Nick Nolte performance, 3 July 2004
Author: yawn-2 from San Francisco, California

This is a small masterpiece and perhaps the best film to come out of the whole Vietnam War experience, perfectly reflecting the drug-addled, hyper-cynical and soulless days at the end of the 60's, when we all realized that it wasn't going to be alright.

If you like Nolte, you must see this. If you loath Nolte to the very depth of your being, you need to see it even more. His energy here would fill a dozen lesser films - only the remarkable supporting cast keeps him from single-handedly burning the movie down.

A huge number of American films from this period are massively overrated. Not this one.

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