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The Big Raincheck

A movie shot in 1981 is abandoned -- unfinished -- only to be discovered decades later. With the original script lost, and most of the actors dead from the ravages of the AIDS epidemic, the director resolves to finish it anyway. Second feature from the winner of the LA Film Critics Association 2014 Best Independent/Experimental Film Award.

  • Walter Reuben
    Director
    The David Whiting Story (2014)
  • Walter Reuben
    Writer
    3 Stories About Evil (2008), The Harvey Girl from Shanghai (2010)
  • C. Jerry Kutner
    Writer
  • Andrew K. Sachs
    Producer
    The David Whiting Story (2014), The Harvey Girl from Shanghai (2010)
  • Albion Sabani
    Key Cast
    The David Whiting Story (2014), White Ties, Lies (2013), Crossroad (2012)
  • Breven Angaelica Warren
    Key Cast
    Fifth Annual (2013), In the Gray (2012), Miami Vice (2006)
  • BJ Averell
    Key Cast
    Film Permit Police (2015), Weeds (2010), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005)
  • Paul Louis Harrell
    Key Cast
    The Case of Conrad Cooper (2014), The Greed of Men (2013), Tell Gordon Hello (2010)
  • Ilsa Ambika Ryan
    Key Cast
    Elizabeth's Birthday (2010)
  • Brian Jimenez
    Key Cast
    Reckless Abandon (2013), Call of Warfare (2013)
  • Theresa Ireland
    Key Cast
    The Sorcerer (2015), Jonestown (2013)
  • C. Jerry Kutner
    Key Cast
    The David Whiting Story (2014)
  • Woolsey Ackerman
    Key Cast
    The David Whiting Story (2014), The Harvey Girl from Shanghai (2010), Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart (1997), MGM: When the Lion Roars (1992)
  • Franklin Grace
    Key Cast
    Mighty Med (2015), 'Til Death (2013), Zero and One (2012)
  • Stephen Lydic
    Key Cast
    Mother's Day vs. Father's Day (2015), Seedlings (2013), Elie's Overcoat (2012)
  • Gina Lalli
    Key Cast
    The David Whiting Story (2014), Slacker (1991)
  • Maryanne Hayes
    Additional Cast
  • Steve Wallace
    Additional Cast
  • Doug Simon
    Additional Cast
  • Mickey Troncale
    Additional Cast
  • Phillip Stansbury
    Additional Cast
  • Walter Reuben
    Additional Cast
  • De Lewellen
    Additional Cast
  • Wesley Parker
    Additional Cast
  • Teresa Davis
    Additional Cast
  • Chris Collins
    Additional Cast
  • Kirby McDaniel
    Additional Cast
  • David Gentry
    Additional Cast
  • Steve Wallace
    Additional Cast
  • David Steen
    Additional Cast
  • Andrew Bujalksi
    Interviews
    [as director] Mutual Appreciation (2005), Computer Chess (2013), Funny Ha Ha (2002), Results (2015)
  • Louis Black
    Interviews
    [as director] Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2015), Jonathan Demme Presents: Made in Texas (2015), Fair Sisters (1981)
  • Randy Bowen
    Interviews
  • Jeff Gainey
    Interviews
  • Greg Mefferd
    Interviews
    [as additional photography] The David Whiting Story (2014)
  • Bert Minten
    Interviews
  • Gretchen Phillips
    Interviews
    The Quiet Girl's Guide to Violence (2012), Car Accidents and Other Coming Out Stories (2007), Swimming (2010), Radical Act (1996)
  • Eric Sherman
    Interviews
    [as director] College Kickboxers (1991), Charles Lloyd: Journey Within (1969) [as actor] Black & White (2015), American Pitbull (2014)
  • Joy Sottile
    Interviews
  • Margaret Valentine
    Interviews
  • Sesh Evans
    Crew
  • Caleb Mose
    Crew
  • David Griesinger
    Crew
  • Dave Mun
    Crew
  • Michael Valentine
    Crew
  • Seva Shybkou
    Crew
  • Stuart Lock
    Crew
  • Joey Waring
    Crew
  • Veronica Rodarte
    Crew
  • David Mendez
    Crew
  • Drew DeGennaro
    Crew
  • Stephen Lydic
    Crew
  • Tyler Tipton
    Crew
  • Bobby Maruvada
    Crew
  • Richard Barron
    Crew
  • Woolsey Ackerman
    Associate Producers
    The David Whiting Story (2014), The Harvey Girl from Shanghai (2010)
  • BJ Averell
    Associate Producers
  • Sean Butay
    Associate Producers
    The David Whiting Story (2014), The Harvey Girl from Shanghai (2010), West Hollywood Stories, Volume One (1999)
  • Paul Louis Harrell
    Associate Producers
  • C. Jerry Kutner
    Associate Producers
    The David Whiting Story (2014)
  • Albion Sabani
    Associate Producers
  • Greg Mefferd (1981)
    Director of Photography
  • Andrew K. Sachs (2015)
    Director of Photography
  • François Maurin
    Edited by
    The David Whiting Story (2014), Suicide Blonde (1999), All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame' (2005), Empathy (2003)
  • Dan Ring
    Music by
    The David Whiting Story (2014), SkyMall the Musical (2014), The Elisabeth Show (2013), Paul Goetz's Last Ditch Effort (2012), Out of the Ashes: 9/11 (2011)
  • Tom McNalley
    Additional Music by
  • Walking Pictures
    Production
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Other
  • Genres:
    Documentary, Comedy, Fantasy, LGBTQ, Experimental, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 23 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 17, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1.85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Miami Independent Film Festival 2016
    Miami Beach, Florida
    United States
    Official Selection - April 2016
  • Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival 2016
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    September 8, 2016
    World Premiere
  • Columbia Gorge International Film Festival 2016
    Big Bear Lake, California
    United States
    September 25, 2016
    West Coast/California premiere
  • International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema BERLIN 2016
    Berlin
    Germany
    October 25, 2016
    European/International premiere
  • SaMo Indie 2016
    Santa Monica
    United States
    Honorable Mention
Director Biography - Walter Reuben

Walter Reuben is one of the world's prominent dealers in vintage movie posters of all periods and from all countries. He lived in Austin, Texas, from 1971 to 1988, and directed his early experimental shorts there, which included HOW OTHERS REMEMBER US (1986) and FROM BAD TO WORSE (1986). He wrote the screenplay for the festival-award winning film 3 STORIES ABOUT EVIL (2008). He produced and co-wrote the short THE HARVEY GIRL FROM SHANGHAI (2010).

He completed his first feature film, THE DAVID WHITING STORY (2014), at the age of 69, making him one of the oldest to have ever made his first full-length film debut. It won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Douglas Edwards Award for Best Independent/Experimental Film that same year.

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Director Statement

I do not believe in barriers between people and I do not believe in barriers between different kinds of cinema. Crossing back and forth between fiction, documentary, comedy and drama. THE BIG RAINCHECK bridges footage shot in 1981 using primitive video equipment with scenes shot with the technology that exists in 2015. All of the elements that intersect in this film reflect my vision of an inclusive world and an inclusive cinema.