2 Days in the Valley (1996)

48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles.

Director:

John Herzfeld

Writer:

John Herzfeld

Stars:

Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, Teri Hatcher

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny Aiello	...	Dosmo Pizzo
Greg Cruttwell	...	Allan Hopper
Jeff Daniels	...	Alvin Strayer
Teri Hatcher	...	Becky Foxx
Glenne Headly	...	Susan Parish
Peter Horton	...	Roy Foxx
Marsha Mason	...	Audrey Hopper
Paul Mazursky	...	Teddy Peppers
James Spader	...	Lee Woods
Eric Stoltz	...	Wes Taylor
Charlize Theron	...	Helga Svelgen
Keith Carradine	...	Detective Creighton
Louise Fletcher	...	Evelyn
Austin Pendleton	...	Ralph Crupi
Kathleen Luong	...	Midori

Storyline

John Herzfeld deftly welds together a multitude of subplots-- a loser hitman and a cool assassin involved in an insurance scam; a washed-up director, turned suicidal, if only he had someone to care for his beloved dog; a snooty art dealer, wracked by kidney stones, cared for by his devoted assistant; a grungy deranged vice cop, now partnered with a fresh-faced rookie; and two beautiful and jealous women entangled in their deadly scheme--into a spoof of the crime thriller genre.

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Plot Keywords:

suicidal | kidney stone | art dealer | dog | hitman | 

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Taglines:

You have one minute to decide the rest of your life.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality, and language

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA

Language:

English Vietnamese

Release Date:

27 September 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

1 lepto prothesmia

Filming Locations:

San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,352,440 (USA) (27 September 1996)

Gross:

$11,090,856 (USA) (13 December 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rysher Entertainment, Redemption Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A rendition of "Down in the Valley" by Erin O'Hara was featured on the soundtrack CD, but not in the film.

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Goofs

After the "Good Samaritan" pockets Allan's wallet and drives him away, and the owner of the car he's stolen runs out, Allan's wallet is seen lying on the street.

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Quotes

Allan Hopper: You know, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I was raised in a trailer park. My father abandoned us, and my mother couldn't even afford to send us to college. Now, I may be an asshole, but I've worked hard to become one.

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Connections

References Raising Arizona (1987)

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Soundtracks

"Down In the Valley"
Written by Solomon Burke
Performed by Otis Redding

User Reviews

Not too bad

Pulp Fiction paved the way for a wave of clones, many of which are pretty awful (The Way of the Gun, Love and a .45). This movie is one of the better ones. All performances are excellent, especially Paul Mazursky, Danny Aiello and Jeff Daniels (playing against type as a real jerk of a cop). Fans of the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game can get a real kick out of the cast of this movie--Aiello and Daniels appeared in Purple Rose of Cairo together; Eric Stoltz and James Spader appeared in that Sean Cunningham opus THE NEW KIDS together, etc. But the movie is very entertaining on its own merit. Not really a thriller, not really a comedy....just a bizarre character-driven piece with some memorable characters.

The director went on to the overblown and ridiculous 15 Minutes, which contained none of the offbeat charm of this movie. Interesting cinematography as well. Not a bad way to spend 90 minutes.