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Carolyn McCormick, Ali Thomas, Betty Buckley, Iona Morris, Jeff Daniels ... see more see more... , Frederic Forrest , Linda Hunt , Steve Zahn , Robert Earl Jones , Graham Greene (II) , Austin Pendleton , Helen Lloyd Breed , Dianne Kirksey , Paul Lazar , Heather Lilly , Ethan Phillips , Susanne Wasson , Ming-Na Wen , Eliza Clark , Bahni Turpin , Lisa Langford , John Scott , Katharine Crost , Stuart Burney

Rain Without Thunder is a "pro-choice" tract, expertly packaged in the form of speculative fiction. In a futuristic society, abortion is a crime punishable by a harsh prison term, and all female sexua... read more read more...l activity is electronically monitored. When young Ali Thomas chooses not to bring her unborn child to term, she is thrown into jail. And since her mother (Betty Buckley) had driven Thomas to the abortionist, she too is arrested--charged with kidnapping the fetus! The filmmakers wear their ideology on both sleeves, but one cannot deny that Rain Without Thunder drives its point home forcefully. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Gary Bennett

Release Date: September 15, 1992

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DVD Release Date: October 31, 1995

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    A bit preachy at times, this mockumentary imagined a future that is chillingly close to the present state of the abortion debate. It imagines a time when a woman can be imprisoned for having an abortion, a state of affairs brought about by passage of the 28th amendment, defining ... read morelife as beginning at fertilization, thereby banning any and all abortions, and all types of contraception other than barrier methods. Sound familiar? And this was done in 1993! Interesting, but maybe a little too much pontificating and not enough action to keep one's interest riveted.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
July 18, 2003
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Emanuel Levy
August 11, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Marjorie Baumgarten
January 1, 2000
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle

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Dragan Antulov
January 1, 2000
Dragan Antulov, rec.arts.movies.reviews

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James O'Ehley
April 11, 2001
James O'Ehley, Sci-Fi Movie Page

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