This World, Then the Fireworks
- Larry Gross
- Chris Hanley
- Brad Wyman
- Billy Zane
- Gina Gershon
- Sheryl Lee
- Rue McClanahan
companies
- Balzac's Shirt
- JVC Entertainment Networks
- Largo Entertainment
- Muse Productions
- Wynard
- Largo Entertainment
- Orion Pictures
- July 11, 1997 (1997-07-11)
This 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.
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
- Christopher Jones as Young Marty
- Christian Durango as Little Marty
- Christopher Jones as Young Marty
- Gina Gershon as Carol
- Megan Leigh Brown as Young Carol
- Sloan Cobb as Little Carol
- Megan Leigh Brown as Young Carol
- Sheryl Lee as Lois
- Rue McClanahan as Mrs. Lakewood
- Roberta Hanley as Young 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
Release
This World, Then the Fireworks was released on July 11, 1997 in only five U.S. theaters, grossing US$51,618 in total.[1] It was released on videocassette on June 30, 1998,[2] and on Blu-ray (through Kino Lorber) on November 14, 2017.[3]
Reception
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.[4]
Emanuel Levy 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".[5] Total Film called the film "sexy, stylized, deliberately overheated slice of noir".[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Box office information for This World, Then the Fireworks". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "New on Video: Upcoming releases". The Vindicator. June 25, 1998. p. C5. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Mory, Justin (November 8, 2017). "This World, Then the Fireworks (1997) Blu-ray Review". Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links
- This World, Then the Fireworks at IMDb
- This World, Then the Fireworks at AllMovie
- This World, Then the Fireworks at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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