Hard Rain is a 1998 action thriller film directed by former cinematographer-turned director Mikael Salomon, written by Graham Yost, produced by Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, and Gary Levinsohn, and starring Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, and Ed Asner.

In a small Indiana town amidst a natural disaster, a gang attempts to pull off a heist and survive man-made treachery.

During a heavy rainstorm, Tom and his uncle Charlie, two armored truck drivers, are collecting money from banks in the town of Huntingburg, Indiana, which has been evacuated due to flooding.

Charlie calls the National Guard and is shot dead by Kenny as Tom escapes and hides the cash in a cemetery.

The town's dam operator Hank is forced to open a spillway, causing a large wave and deeper flooding.

They enter a house and are mistaken for looters by the elderly residents Doreen and Henry Sears, who have refused to evacuate and are protecting their property.

Jim picks up Mike's bag of money and rows away, as Tom tells Karen the fire damage to her church was not too bad and can be repaired.

[citation needed] A massive flood the previous year that caused millions in damages was still fresh in the minds of moviegoers also prompted the name change.

[11] The film was shot in Huntingburg, Indiana, where the film is set (in reality there is no major river or dam nearby, although there are two reservoirs near the town), as well as a $6 million set in an aircraft hangar in Palmdale, California where the B-1 Lancer bomber was manufactured, and some exteriors in Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada.

It was basically a modern day western and it was just so expensive to do that it kind of lost its focus in a way, although Mikael [Salomon] did a great job.

"[13] In an April 2024 interview, Minnie Driver claimed a producer of the film told her not to wear a wetsuit under her shirt as they wanted her nipples to show.

[7] Due to its poor box office performance in the US, the film was released straight to video in most countries.

[21] StarPulse.com praised the action scenes of Hard Rain yet criticized the plot, calling it "mindless" yet "entertaining".

[22] Lawrence Van Gelder of The New York Times gave it a mixed review, praising the cast disaster and special effects but criticizing the plot, concluding "For all the talent and effort involved, Hard Rain turns out to be routine entertainment.

[8] A particularly negative review came from Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, who gave the film one star out of a possible four and stated: "Hard Rain is one of those movies that never convince you its stories are really happening.