fiction.wikisort.org - MovieThis World, Then the Fireworks is a 1997 American crime drama film directed by Michael Oblowitz and starring Billy Zane, Gina Gershon and Sheryl Lee. The screenplay is based on a short story of the same name by Jim Thompson.
1997 American film
This World, Then the Fireworks |
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Directed by | Michael Oblowitz |
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Screenplay by | Larry Gross |
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Based on | "This World, Then the Fireworks" by Jim Thompson |
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Produced by | - Larry Gross
- Chris Hanley
- Brad Wyman
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Cinematography | Tom Priestley Jr. |
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Edited by | Emma E. Hickox |
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Music by | Pete Rugolo |
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Production companies | - Balzac's Shirt
- JVC Entertainment Networks
- Largo Entertainment
- Muse Productions
- Wynard
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Distributed by | - Largo Entertainment
- Orion Pictures
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Release date |
- July 11, 1997 (1997-07-11)
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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Country | United States |
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Language | English |
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Box office | $51,618 |
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Plot
As children, Marty and Carol Lakewood, fraternal twins, witness a brutal murder involving their father. They grow up to become depraved and incestuous adults, living in coastal California in the mid-1950s.
Marty is a skillful journalist, but grows bored with every new job and is easily distracted. When he seduces a young police officer, Lois Archer, and discovers she owns a beach house, Marty sets out to double-cross her and make the property his own.
Carol is a heartless prostitute, willing to go to any lengths to con men out of their money, or make them pay in other ways. Powerless to stop them is Mrs. Lakewood, a weak-willed woman who suspects the terrible truth in her children's relationship, but knows no way to stop it.
Cast
- Billy Zane as Marty
- Gina Gershon as Carol
- Megan Leigh Brown as Young Carol
- Sloan Cobb as Little Carol
- Sheryl Lee as Lois
- Rue McClanahan as Mrs. Lakewood
- Seymour Cassel as Detective Harris
- Will Patton as Lieutenant Morgan
- Richard Edson as Joe
- Tom Keeley as Lyle
- William Hootkins as Jake Krutz
- Philip Loch as Marty Lakewood's Father
- Elis Imboden as neighbor's Wife
- Mark Jeffrey Miller as Lloyd
- Marianna Alacchi as Glenda
- Robert Pentz as Lou
- Orson Oblowitz as Eugene
- Thad Mace as Tim
- Jonathan Taylor Luthren as Ben
- Stephanie Fisher as Claire
- Lou Criscuolo as McCloud
- Jeffrey Pillars as Galloway
- John Bennes as Griffith
- Barry Bell as Barnett Gibons
- David Lenthall as Doctor
- Terry Nienhuis as Minister
- Valentin de Vargas as Mexican Doctor
- Dean Mumford as Marine
- Willy Cobbs as Blues Musician
- Brian Keith Gamble as Spindly Man
- Mert Hatfield as Bus Driver
- Matt O'Toole as Thug 1
- Norman Max Maxwell as Thug 2
Reception and release
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 38% approval rating based on 8 reviews, with an average ranking of 3.9/10.[1]
Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote "In the hands of filmmaker Michael Oblowitz, novelist Jim Thompson's story "This World, Then the Fireworks" gets an elegantly stylish, highly erotic, intentionally over-the-top rendition".[2]
Total Film called the film "sexy, stylized, deliberately overheated slice of noir".[3]
On November 14, 2017, Kino Lorber released a Blu-ray of the film.[4]
References
- "This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- McCarthy, Todd (February 1, 1997). "This World, Then the Fireworks". Variety.
- "This World, Then the Fireworks Review". Total Film. GamesRadar+. December 5, 1997.
- Mory, Justin (November 8, 2017). "This World, Then the Fireworks (1997) Blu-ray Review". Retrieved August 10, 2021.
External links
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