This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Michael Oblowitz

Writers (WGA):

Jim Thompson (story)
Larry Gross (screenplay)

Release Date:

11 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Meet Marty and Carol. Two people who are very good at being bad.

Plot:

Marty Lakewood is a reporter forced to leave Chicago and his family because he had uncovered too much police corruption...

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Prostitute | Marriage Problems | Cynical | Tense

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Philip Loch	...	Marty Lakewood's Father
Elis Imboden	...	Neighbour's wife (as Elisabeth Imboden)
Christian Durango	...	Little Marty Lakewood
Sloan Cobb	...	Little Carol Lakewood
Roberta Hanley	...	Younger Mom Lakewood
Robert Pentz	...	Lou
Marianna Alacchi	...	Glenda
Orson Oblowitz	...	Eugene
Billy Zane	...	Marty Lakewood
Willy Cobbs	...	Blues Musician
Richard Edson	...	Joe
Norman Max Maxwell	...	Thug #1
Matt O'Toole	...	Thug #2
Mert Hatfield	...	Bus Driver
Rue McClanahan	...	Mom Lakewood

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Balzac's Shirt

Quotes:

Marty Lakewood: One gets work readily when the penalty for failure was a clubbing. You learn not to take 'no' for an answer.

Soundtrack:

THE THRILL IS GONE

Great Neo-Noir

Come on, Billy Zane is amazing in this film. If for anything, it's worth watching to see his performance. I watched this film after standing at a Bright Eyes concert for hours, I was tired but just let it go on because it kept my attention, STOOD WITH ME, much more than many modern day pop. films do. It really is a tribute to Film-Noir more than anything. The angles and shots at times remind me of Hitchcock, but mostly it stays within the bounds of Noir. It's like the director watched A & E and Nick at Night forever. If you watched Film-Noir you know the plot isn't always explained with your hand held like many films are for nowadays people. Film Noir was slick and cool. It's not a perfect film but it's a damn good one! Worth a watch, don't judge this film by its cover, actually don't even look at the cover at all. The cover sucks, its worthless, the film itself, is great.