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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1993 DVD Release: 02/01/2000 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Drama, Family Drama, Urban Drama, Social Problem Film See Also: Raining Stones

Bob (Bruce Jones) lives with his wife Anne (Julie Brown) and his daughter Coleen (Gemma Phoenix) in a poor English town. Bob scrapes by with whatever odd jobs come his way -- working as a bouncer, stealing green turf, cleaning septic tanks. Although Bob has no money and is living on the dole, he is determined to buy his daughter a dress for her first communion. The local parish priest (Tom Hickey) suggests that Bob settle cheaper and get a second-hand dress for Coleen's communion. But Bob will have none of that. Bob wants a new dress for his daughter, and no matter what it takes he will get a dress for her. Unfortunately, Bob has only murky ideas about how to earn the money to buy it. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Bruce Jones - Bob
Julie Brown - Anne
Ricky Tomlinson - Tommy
Tom Hickey - Father Barry
Gemma Phoenix - Coleen

Ken Loach's Raining Stones comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Supplemental materials include filmographies, awards, and production credits. This is a pedestrian title from Wellspring. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide