DramaCrime

Raining Stones

- It would be funny if it didn't hurt so much.

Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.

Release Date : 1993-09-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Parallax PicturesFilm4 Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Bruce Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anne

Original Name : Julie Brown

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coleen

Original Name : Gemma Phoenix

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tommy

Original Name : Ricky Tomlinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Barry

Original Name : Tom Hickey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Mike Fallon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Butcher

Original Name : Ronnie Ravey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irishman

Original Name : Lee Brennan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Mother

Original Name : Karen Henthorn

Gender : Female

Character Name : May

Original Name : Christine Abbott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tracey

Original Name : Geraldine Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : William Ash

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sean

Original Name : Matthew Clucas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shop Assistant

Original Name : Anna Jaskolka

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tansey

Original Name : Jonathan James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted

Original Name : Anthony Bodell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted's Mate

Original Name : Bob Mullane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Jack Marsden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dixie (as Jim R. Coleman)

Original Name : Jimmy Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dean

Original Name : George Moss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Club Steward

Original Name : Jackie Richmond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Factory Boss

Original Name : Derek Alleyn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drug Pusher

Original Name : Tony Audenshaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cliff

Original Name : Little Tony

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Tracey Adamson

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Susan Cookson

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Stephen Lord

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Corinne Heritage

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Anne Martin

Gender : Male

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2023-11-16

I watched this to see Bruce Jones in it, who I know from long ago Coronation Street. He performed well with a limiting script. I mean, there was plenty of emotional highs and lows for him to strut his stuff, but the plot seemed weak and fell back on stereotypes. I had trouble with his being too proud to accept charity but he has no qualms about breaking the law. Do those two standards really fit with each other? I was poor for several years as a young adult and never came close to that sort of reasoning. I am in the U.S. but I have watched a lot of British programming and movies over the years and usually manage the accents quite well, but these folks often spoke very fast and low, and I missed half or more of some conversations . Luckily the plot was so simple it was still easy to follow what was going on. I give the ending credit for not being predictable, but it also seemed kind of pat, deus es machina.