{"id":84338,"date":"2022-05-23T23:44:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T06:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84338"},"modified":"2022-06-05T08:34:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T15:34:24","slug":"soldier-in-the-rain-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84338","title":{"rendered":"Soldier in the Rain (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Good boy, Eustis!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-84340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Poster.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA country bumpkin (Steve McQueen) eager to finish his peacetime service tries to convince his enlisted friend (Jackie Gleason) to leave with him &#8212; including enticing Gleason with a beautiful but bubble-headed teen (Tuesday Weld).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>Military<\/li>\n<li>Steve McQueen Films<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday Weld Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nShortly on the heels of his notable performances in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72170\"><em>The Hustler<\/em> (1961)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75343\"><em>Requiem for a Heavyweight<\/em> (1962)<\/a>, Jackie Gleason was given another somber role in this military comedy based on a novel by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Goldman\">William Goldman<\/a>, co-written by Blake Edwards, and with a score by Henry Mancini. Unfortunately, the nearly non-existent storyline has nowhere to go: McQueen&#8217;s pathetic Sergeant Eustis Clay (a caricature of a dumb hick) for some reason spends the first half-an-hour of the film trying to hustle a fan:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Fan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Fan-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Fan-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Fan-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Fan-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Fan-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Fan-497x270.png 497w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Fan.png 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the rest either getting into hijinks with his moronic friend Jerry (Tony Bill): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Grading.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Grading-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Grading-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Grading-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Grading-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Grading-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Grading-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Grading.png 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; or for some reason trying to get Gleason to hook up with Weld. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-Weld.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-Weld-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-Weld-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-Weld-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-Weld-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-Weld-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-Weld-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-Weld-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-Weld.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>None of these characters or relationships make much sense &#8212; and they&#8217;re certainly not compelling. While this film is purportedly about Gleason and McQueen&#8217;s enduring friendship, it&#8217;s challenging to see why we should care about them. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jackie Gleason as Master Sergeant Maxwell Slaughter<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-McQueen2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-McQueen2-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-84344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-McQueen2-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-McQueen2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-McQueen2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-McQueen2-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-McQueen2-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-McQueen2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Soldier-in-the-Rain-Gleason-McQueen2.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0057517\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/50763\/soldier-in-the-rain\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/soldier-in-the-rain-v45511\/review\">All Movie Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/soldier-in-the-rain\/review\/2000048483\/\">TV Guide Review (spoiler alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Good boy, Eustis!&#8221; Synopsis: A country bumpkin (Steve McQueen) eager to finish his peacetime service tries to convince his enlisted friend (Jackie Gleason) to leave with him &#8212; including enticing Gleason with a beautiful but bubble-headed teen (Tuesday Weld). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Friendship Military Steve McQueen Films Tuesday Weld Films Review: Shortly on the heels of his notable performances in The Hustler (1961) and Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962), Jackie Gleason was given another somber role in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84338\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84338"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84649,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84338\/revisions\/84649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}