Black Rainbow [Blu-ray]

Director: Mike Hodges Mike Hodges

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/07/2020
UPC:	0760137382980
Original Release:	1989
Source:	Arrow Video
Language:	English
Time:	1:43:00
Sales rank:	22,453

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rosanna Arquette	Martha Travis
Tom Hulce	Gary Wallace
Ron Rosenthal	Lieutenant Irving Weinberg
Mark Joy	Lloyd Harley
Olek Krupa	Tom Kuron
John Bennes	Ted Silas
Linda Pierce	Mary Kuron
Marty Terry	Mrs. Adams
Helen Baldwin	Eva Callow
Jon Thompson	Jack Callow
Dan Cox	Terminal Hotel, Clerk
William Brown	Hal Faber
Rick Warner	Editor, Jay Chatwin
Dandy Stevenson	Mrs. Koostler
Georgia Allen	Mrs. Jamais
Mert Hatfield	Mike Braddon
Wallace Merck	Officer Monroe
Judy Cook	Rachel Sachs
Willie Stratford	Railroad Steward
Jerry Rushing	Bud Orwell
Janelle Cochrane	Airline Clerk
Joe Inscoe	Airline Clerk No. 2
Joyce Bowden	Nurse Shelly
Ivan Green	Preacher
Jeffrey Taylor	Mike Harley
Mary Moore	Audience
Ed Grady	Editor, Geoff McBain
Ed Lillard	Pastor on Train
Muse Watson	Police Officer
James Martin Jr.	Hotel Night Clerk
Jason Robards	Actor
John Scott	Composer

Technical Credits

Mike Hodges

Mike Hodges	Director,Screenwriter
Geoffrey Helman	Producer
John Quested	Producer
George Walker	Executive Producer