The Big Fall is a 1997 American neo-noir action-drama film directed by and starring C. Thomas Howell.[1] It was released direct to video on October 14, 1997, having previously aired on HBO in April 1997.[2][3]

The Big Fall
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Directed by	C. Thomas Howell
Written by	William Applegate Jr.
Produced by	Gaby K. Malouf Joseph Merhi Richard Pepin
Starring	C. Thomas Howell Sophie Ward Jeff Kober Sam Seder Justin Lazard Kathy Griffin
Cinematography	Jürgen Baum
Edited by	David Molino Dennis M. O'Connor
Music by	Gardner Cole Simeon Spiegel
Distributed by	PM Entertainment Group
Release dates	April 11, 1997 (1997-04-11) (HBO) October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14) (US video premiere)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• C. Thomas Howell as Blaise Rybeck
• Sophie Ward as Emma Roussell
• Jeff Kober as Johnny 'Axe' Roosevelt
• Sam Seder as Gary Snider
• Justin Lazard as Agent Bill Dickson
• Titus Welliver as Moe
• Buzz Belmondo as Brody
• Darren Dalton as Larry
• Joanne Baron as Mrs. Brody
• William Applegate Jr. as Agent Wilcox
• Steve DeRelian as Echo
• Kathy Griffin as Sally

Reception

In his review, Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote "The script doesn't do Howell any favors, with its wide selection of stock characters and predictable twist." However, he remarked that "Howell's direction is surprisingly competent." He also labelled Howell's lead role in the film as "unintentionally hilarious", claiming "The eternally boyish and effeminate former teen star can't help but inspire chuckles as he spits out supposedly witty tough-guy banter and gritty narration in a silly Bogart-esque mumble that needs to be heard to be believed."[4]

References

External links

• The Big Fall at IMDb
• The Big Fall at Rotten Tomatoes