Scorpion Releasing presents director Karel Reisz’s powerful drama, Who’ll Stop the Rain (1978) on a 4K Blu-ray. Stars Nick Nolte.
A jaded journalist, John (Michael Moriarty), and a Vietnam vet, Ray (Nick Nolte), are adrift after returning home from the war. With not much to lose, they hatch a scheme to smuggle heroin from Vietnam into the U.S., which stands to make them a fortune. Instead, the pair and John’s wife (Tuesday Weld) find themselves on the run from drug dealers and a crooked DEA agent (Anthony Zerbe). Along the way, Ray shows their opponents some of the useful combat skills he picked up in the war.

Release date: Early 2021
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director | Karel Reisz |
Cast | Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty |
Country | USA |
Production Year | 1978 |
Discs | 1 Blu-ray Disc |
Region | A |
Run Time | 126 minutes |
Formats | Color / 4K / 1.85:1 |
Audio | English |
Subtitle | English |
Studio | Scorpion Releasing |
Special features
BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM |
NEW interviews with Richard Masur, producer Roger Spottiswoode and screenwriter Judith Rascoe |
Audio commentary with film historians Daniel Kremer and Scout Tafoya |
Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature |
The movie works mostly because it’s so well told on the narrative level.
Roger Ebert — Chicago Sun Times