Rainbow (1996 film) facts for kids
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Rainbow promotional poster
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| Directed by | Bob Hoskins |
| Produced by | Robert Sidaway Nicolas Clermont, Gary Smith |
| Written by | Ashley Sidaway Robert Sidaway |
| Starring | Bob Hoskins Terry Finn Jacob Tierney Saul Rubinek Dan Aykroyd |
| Music by | Alan Reeves |
| Cinematography | Freddie Francis |
| Editing by | Ray Lovejoy Ashley Sidaway (sup) |
| Studio | Filmline International Winchester Entertainment plc |
| Release date(s) | 1996 |
| Running time | 101 mins |
| Country | UK Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$8 million |
Rainbow is a 1996 family adventure film directed by Bob Hoskins, written by Ashley Sidaway and Robert Sidaway and starring Bob Hoskins, Terry Finn, Jacob Tierney, Saul Rubinek and Dan Aykroyd. The story concerns four children and a dog whose journey in a magical rainbow results in an adventure that finds them on a race against time to save the world.
Rainbow was the world's first all digital film and was shot in high-definition video. Shot entirely with Sony's first Solid State Electronic Cinematography cameras and featuring over 35 minutes of digital image processing and visual effects, all post production, sound effects, editing and scoring were completed digitally. The Digital High Definition image was transferred to 35mm negative using Sony's Electron Beam Recorder for theatrical release.
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Synopsis
Mike "Mikey" Bailey is a rambunctious 10-year-old living in Hudson Harbour, New Jersey. His notable family members include his grandfather Frank, a magician; mother Jackie; and older brother Steve who is a loner and wishes to join a local street gang. Mike encounters a stray dog who he names Mutt, who leads him to a spot where he seemingly witnesses a rainbow actually land. He tells his friends Pete and Tessy of his encounter and takes them to the landing site, but they do not believe his claims. At the site they find a triangular crater, Tessy taking a soil sample and testing it, the soil illuminating in colour and vanishing in her hand. Mike, Pete and Tessy prepare a scientific project to track down the next rainbow and examine it.
Eventually, a rainbow appears and the three, along with Steve and Mutt, race across town on their bicycles to get to the rainbow. Upon arrival, they witness the rainbow land and are sucked into a colourful pathway, taking photographs as they go. They then enter a dark area of the rainbow filled with gold, Steve taking three pieces which causes the rainbow to vanish and drop the group in a cornfield. They are revealed to be in Kansas, and are taken to the local sheriff's office at an airport. Sheriff Wyatt Hampton contacts Jackie to pick them up, but the group flee into the airport to print their photos of the rainbow's interior. Jackie and Frank come to the children's aid when they arrive back in Hudson Harbour, but no one believes their story except Frank. Steve sells one of the pieces of gold to a pawnbroker's, and another to the street gang, and attempts to join, only to be humiliated and rejected. The children's school science teacher, Sam Cohen, obtains the photos and discovers the children's project.
Eventually, colour begins to drain from the world and people either act aggressively towards each other or fall unconscious. The children, Frank, Jackie and Sam all deduce that due to Steve's removal of the gold pieces, the rainbow has been damaged and caused colour, oxygen and photosynthesis to be drained, and all life could be threatened. The group split up to retrieve the gold pieces. Mike and Frank break into the pawnbroker's and retrieve a piece of the gold, Tessy and Jackie gain results on where the next rainbow will appear, and Steve, Pete and Sam gain the other gold piece from the street gang. With time almost up, Mike, Steve and Mutt race out to the new rainbow's landing site. Mike and Mutt are absorbed by a faulty rainbow, but Mike tosses the gold pieces back into it, restoring the rainbow and the world to normality. Mike and Mutt then end up in a tropical rainforest, as the film ends.
Cast
- Willy Lavendel as Mike Bailey, the main character who seeks to chase the rainbow.
- Jacob Tierney as Steve Bailey, Mike's older brother who wants to join a local street gang.
- Jonathan Schuman as Pete, one of Mike's friends.
- Eleanor Misrahi as Tissy, Mike's other friend who shows great intelligence.
- Bob Hoskins as Frank Bailey, Mike's grandfather who is a skilled magician.
- Terry Finn as Jackie Bailey, Mike and Steve's mother.
- Saul Rubinek as Sam Cohen, a school science teacher.
- Dan Aykroyd as Sheriff Wyatt Hampton, the sheriff of Sativa Falls in Kansas.
- Richard Jutras as Deputy Clarence Head, Hampton's silent deputy who spitwads as a running gag.
Royal connection
Autumn Kelly (age 17), later a member of the British royal family by marriage, has a small part as one of the Tigerette gang.
Images for kids
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Bob Hoskins, Freddie Francis
