Stormy Monday (1988)

When a corrupt American businessman tries to strong arm his way into businesses in Newcastle, England, he is thwarted by an club attendant and his waitress girlfriend.

Director:

Mike Figgis

Writer:

Mike Figgis

Stars:

Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melanie Griffith	...	Kate
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Cosmo
Sting	...	Finney
Sean Bean	...	Brendan
James Cosmo	...	Tony
Mark Long	...	Patrick
Brian Lewis	...	Jim
Ying Tong John	...	1st Heavy
Mick Hamer	...	Pianist
Ian Hinchcliffe	...	Man at Record Shop
Andrzej Borkowski	...	Andrej
Caroline Hutchison	...	Finney's Secretary Jean
Les Wilde	...	Customs Officer
Desmond Gill	...	Man in Airport Lounge
Benny Graham	...	Passport Officer

Storyline

Brendan takes a job as janitor for Finney, who runs a jazz nightclub in the Northern English city of Newcastle. But Finney is being pressured to sell his club, and Brendan soon provides non-janitorial services to Finney. Soon his rival's American boss Cosmo comes to town, while Brendan begins to fall in love with Kate, an escort working for Cosmo.

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Plot Keywords:

club | newcastle england | jazz | waitress | england | 

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Taglines:

The Most Dangerous Choices Are Made With The Heart

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Polish

Release Date:

May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Burzliwy poniedzialek

Filming Locations:

Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England, UK

Box Office

Gross:

$1,791,328 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantic Entertainment Group, British Screen Productions, Channel Four Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kyle MacLachlan auditioned for the role of Brendan.

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Quotes

Brendan: Did you mean what you said?
Kate: What did I say?

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Connections

Referenced in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

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Soundtracks

"The Thrill Is Gone"
Performed by B.B. King
Written by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell (as Rick Ravon Darnell)
Published by Sound of Lucille and Powerforce
Courtesy of MCA Records

User Reviews

A 'Sleeper' Of A Modern-Day Noir

This is one of those sleeper films, a good one that is not very well- known.....but should be. I really liked this modern-day film noir when I first saw it over a decade ago and the three additional times since.

The movie has all the features of a good noir, most of all a feeling of impending doom throughout, which a good noir exhibits. You know some bad things are going to happen, but you just don't know what and when. That uneasy mood runs throughout the film.

Add some tough characters, great cinematography (nice colors, too, in this case) and even a good blues music score and you have an interesting film. The story here revolves around a ruthless American businessman trying to buy up an entire block of the businesses in one area in Britain.

There's humor in here too with a goofy Polish jazz band, which looked and sounded just awful, and just enough action throughout to keep from getting too talky. Tommy Lee Jones, Melanie Griffith, Sting and Sean Bean star and all are fascinating to watch.