Black Rain

Story

A guilty pleasure if ever there was one, Black Rain is a ridiculously entertaining thriller by Ridley Scott (Alien), starring Michael Douglas as a tough New York cop who--along with his partner (Andy Garcia)--goes to Japan to deliver a local mobster. When the latter escapes, Douglas's brand of gonzo crime fighting rubs his Japanese hosts the wrong way. Slick, mechanistic, and absurd, the film is all surface action and attitude (not to mention Scott's incredibly busy, trademark art direction); and one can get lost in the sheer indulgence of it. However, if you can buy Douglas as an iconoclastic lawman, you can buy anything else here, including the notion of Kate Capshaw as a blonde escort highly desired by Japanese businessmen. --Tom Keogh

DVD Features

• Color
• Closed-captioned
• Widescreen

Theatrical International release dates:
Europe: Jan 26, 90
Australia: Jan 18, 90

Movie Details

Cast:

Kate Capshaw
Michael Douglas
Andy Garcia
Luis Guzman
Stephen Root
Ken Takakura
Shigeru Koyama
John Spencer

MPAA Rating: R
Running time: 125 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 2.35:1

International rating:

Europe: 18

DVD International release dates:
North America: Feb 16, 99
Europe: Sep 4, 00

VHS International release dates:
North America: Feb 6, 01
Europe: Apr 3, 00