Stormy Monday (1988)

A crooked American businessman tries to push the shady influential owner of a nightclub in Newcastle, England to sell him the club. The club's new employee and the American's ex lover fall in love and inadvertently stir the pot.

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:

criminal | club | nightclub | newcastle | 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:

Burni ponedeljak

Filming Locations:

Queen Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,791,328

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantic Entertainment Group, British Screen Productions, Film Four International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cosmos: Tommy Lee Jones plays a character in this film, named "Cosmo". Joe Pantoliano would later play a character named "Cosmo" in The Fugitive (1993), and its sequel U.S. Marshals (1998). Jones portrayed Cosmo's superior officer, Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard, in both of those films. Keeping up with the "Cosmo" theme here, James Cosmo appeared in the film, but he did not play Cosmo.

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Quotes

Bob: Nobody said anything about guns! They've got guns, and I think we need guns!
Cosmo: [sarcastically] That's smart thinkin', Bob. That's real smart thinkin'. All the damn money I spread around here, and you want to go play Al Capone with some fuckin' meatball! You fuckin' juvenile!

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Connections

Referenced in The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' (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

Chilly and Atmospheric

A beautifully shot film noir with natural, affecting performances and interesting characters who don't reveal everything in the first half hour. The great strength of the film is that it takes its time to slowly unravel, creating a mood of unrest and doom. The love story works but doesn't overpower the rest of the narrative. An enjoyable and sadly overlooked late-80s gem...maybe Figgis's recent success with "Leaving Las Vegas" will bring some attention to this earlier work.