Cloudbusting (1985): Cast
Cloudbusting is a 1985 short music drama directed by Julian Doyle, starring Donald Sutherland as William Reich and Kate Bush. It runs 7 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Director
- Julian Doyle
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Cloudbusting About?
The premise of Cloudbusting without spoilers.
William Reich and his son Peter stand on a hill trying to power Reich's cloudbusting device. Reich leaves Peter with the machine and returns to his lab, where flashbacks show their bonding until agents raid, arrest him, and ransack the lab. Peter rushes back, activates the device and watches clouds gather, delighting his father as rain begins.
Cloudbusting Themes & Keywords
· 44 tags- music video
- based on real person
- man wears eyeglasses
- arrest
- 20th century
- 1980s
- electronic music
- pop music
- synth pop
- art rock
- 1980s music
- new wave music
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- 1980s song
- 1980s music video
- actress playing male role
- pseudoscience
- cloudbusting
- cloudbuster
- rainmaking machine
- making rain
- historical figure
- young assistant
- trashed laboratory
- newspaper article
- reference to wilhelm reich
- crackdown
- rain
- scientist
- controversial historical figure
- controversial technology
- scientific experiment
- wilhelm reich
- rain machine
- rainmaker
- teenage son
- laboratory
- valley
- controversy
- inventor
- inspired by a true story
- triumph
- father son relationship
- government agent
- based on true story
Cloudbusting Cast & Characters
Donald Sutherland leads the cast as William Reich, with Kate Bush as Peter Reich. Directed by Julian Doyle.
- Director Julian Doyle
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Donald Sutherland as William Reich - Kate Bush as Peter Reich
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Cloudbusting FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Cloudbusting, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Cloudbusting?
Cloudbusting runs 7 minutes.
When was Cloudbusting released?
Cloudbusting was released on October 1, 1985.
Who directed Cloudbusting?
Cloudbusting was directed by Julian Doyle.
More films by Julian Doyle Who is in the cast of Cloudbusting?
Cloudbusting stars Donald Sutherland as William Reich and Kate Bush as Peter Reich.
Does Cloudbusting have a post-credit scene?
No. Cloudbusting has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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