Ray Meets Helen
Ray Meets Helen is a 2017 romantic drama film directed by Alan Rudolph. Lead actress Sondra Locke makes her last onscreen acting appearance in the film. The film took place in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Directed by | Alan Rudolph |
Produced by | Keith Carradine Elaine Dysinger Michael Stewart Grant Chris Hazzard Sondra Locke Ernst Etchie Stroh Shahar Stroh Lesley Ann Warren Steven J. Wolfe |
Screenplay by | Alan Rudolph |
Starring | Keith Carradine Sondra Locke James Remar |
Music by | Shahar Stroh |
Cinematography | Spencer Hutchins |
Edited by | Jason Erickson |
Distributed by | Moonstone Entertainment Warner Bros |
Release date | October 9, 2017 (Haifa International Film Festival) May 4, 2018 (USA) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
Ray and Helen each happen upon large sums of money which enable them to reinvent themselves.
Cast
- Keith Carradine as Ray
- Cade Carradine as Young Ray
- Sondra Locke as Helen
- Keith David as Harve
- Samantha Mathis as Mary
- Jennifer Tilly as Ginger
- Joshua Caleb Johnson as André
- Kim Wayans as Lizzie Faye
- Cynda Williams as Doctor Harris
- Jack Noseworthy as Loomis
- Scott Maslen as Billy, bank robber in The Town parody
- James Remar as FBI agent Adam in The Town Parody
- Lenny von Dohlen as Armond
- Tyson Ritter as Woody
- Robert John Burke as FBI Agent David Anderson
- Susan Misner as Jane
- Michael Hollick as Michael, bank robber in The Town parody
- Wole Parks as Boston PD in The Town parody
- Neil Jackson as Russ
- Jon Hamm as FBI Agent Jon
- Titus Welliver as FBI Agent John
- Shawn Fonteno as Boston PD officer in The Town Parody
- Young Maylay as Mike, bank robber in The Town parody
- Rob Wiethoff as Tom
- Ben Foster as Ben, bank robber in The Town parody
- Steven J. Wolfe as Mr. Rich
- Mark Wahlberg as Boston PD in The Town parody
- Brian Haley as Boston PD sergeant
Production
The film originally was to star Lesley Ann Warren as Helen,[1] but she was replaced by Sondra Locke.
Release
The film premiered at the Haifa International Film Festival on October 9, 2017. It was released in the U.S. on May 4, 2018.
Reception
Ray Meets Helen was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. This release received a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 5 reviews.[2]
In a mixed review, John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "the movie succumbs to one false note after the other — contrivances both fortunate and un- that increasingly test our willingness to accept what has come before as simply the strange vibes of a filmmaker accustomed to another age."[3]
Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times wrote that the film "has a wistful, whimsical sophistication that has all but disappeared from movies. Filled with imaginative visuals populated by the ghosts of the gone and hopes for the future, the movie is wonderfully, magically humane."[4]
References
- McNary, Dave (26 January 2016). "Lesley Ann Warren, Keith Carradine Starring in 'Ray Meets Helen' (EXCLUSIVE)".
- "Ray Meets Helen Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- "'Ray Meets Helen': Film Review".
- "Review: Lonely in Los Angeles, Until 'Ray Meets Helen'".