Three Days of Rain (film)

Three Days of Rain is a 2002 American film directed by Michael Meredith and starring Penelope Allen, Erick Avari, and Alimi Ballard. Based on Anton Chekhov's short stories, the plot takes place in Cleveland city during a rainstorm. It was the last film to star Peter Falk, famous for playing disheveled detective Columbo.

Plot
Three Days of Rain is a film from 2002 that takes six short stories by Anton Chekov and sets them in modern-day Cleveland, Ohio. The film opens as a storm rolls into Cleveland that will bring rain for three straight days. The film follows six separate people through their unique struggles and challenges. A young woman who is forced to give up her daughter and is willing to do anything to be with her. Another character is a cab driver who struggles to cope with the loss of his son. There is Thunder (Michael Santoro), a tile maker fighting to keep his business from going under, and Denis (Joey Billow), a mentally handicapped janitor who is faced with losing his job. Throughout the entire film there is soft jazz and the banter of a local Cleveland disk jockey. The jazz also doubles as the film's soundtrack.

Main cast

 * Penelope Allen as Helen (Credited as Penny Allen)
 * Erick Avari as Alex
 * Alimi Ballard as Derrick
 * Joey Bilow as Denis
 * Bruce Bohne as Cranston
 * Robert Casserly as Ray
 * Laurie Coleman as Reporter
 * Chuck Cooper as Jim
 * Blythe Danner as Woman in Cab
 * Peter Falk as Waldo

Supporting cast

 * Mark Feuerstein as Car Buyer
 * Heather Kafka as Lisa
 * Peter Kalos as Ghost
 * Christine Karl as Liza
 * Merle Kennedy as Tess
 * Claire Kirk as Margaret
 * George Kuchar as Vendor
 * Lyle Lovett as Disc Jockey
 * John Carroll Lynch as Dinner Guest
 * Don Meredith as John Horton
 * Wayne Rogers as Business Man
 * Michael Santoro as Thunder
 * Peter Henry Schroeder as Amon
 * Bill Stockton as Michael
 * Maggie Walker as Jen (Credited as Maggi Walker)

Cameo/Uncredited cast

 * Robert Carradine as Bus Driver
 * Keir Dullea as Extra
 * Jordan Elliot as Young Tess
 * Jason Patric as Extra
 * Max Perlich as Extra
 * Frank Gifford as Extra

Credits

 * Director: Michael Meredith
 * Script: Michael Meredith
 * Executive producer: Philip Bligh, Brad Hillstrom, Christine U. King, Bruce Randolph Tizes
 * Producer: Robert Casserly, Bill Stockton

Reception
Three Days of Rain  has an approval rating of 40% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 5.3/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".