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.
Bill Pullman, aka President Whitmore from Independence Day, reveals what the movie studio wanted to call the film.
Related News
-
Full Details for Arrow Video’s August Horror Releases, Including Re-animator 4K Restoration Limited Edition Blu-ray
03 August 2017 | DailyDead -
Stormy Monday Starring Melanie Griffith Available on Blu-ray July 18th From Arrow Video
07 July 2017 | WeAreMovieGeeks.com -
Partycrashers: 2015 in Review
08 January 2016 | MUBI
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Stormy Monday (1988)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
1 win & 2 nominations.
See more awards »
Learn more
More Like This
Back Roads
(1981)
Adventure
|
Comedy
|
Romance
Director:
Martin Ritt
Stars:
Sally Field,
Tommy Lee Jones,
David Keith
The Big Town
(1987)
Drama
|
Romance
|
Thriller
Directors:
Ben Bolt,
Harold Becker
Stars:
Matt Dillon,
Diane Lane,
Tommy Lee Jones
Cohen and Tate
(1988)
Crime
|
Thriller
Director:
Eric Red
Stars:
Roy Scheider,
Adam Baldwin,
Harley Cross
Timecode
(2000)
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Mike Figgis
Stars:
Jeanne Tripplehorn,
Stellan Skarsgård,
Salma Hayek
Shin jingi naki tatakai
(1974)
Action
|
Comedy
|
Crime
Director:
Kinji Fukasaku
Stars:
Bunta Sugawara,
Hiroki Matsukata,
Nobuo Kaneko
Love Live Long
(2008)
Drama
Director:
Mike Figgis
Stars:
Rosey Chan,
Daniel Lapaine,
Sophie Winkleman
Erik the Conqueror
(1961)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Romance
Director:
Mario Bava
Stars:
Cameron Mitchell,
Alice Kessler,
Ellen Kessler
Internal Affairs
(1990)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Mike Figgis
Stars:
Richard Gere,
Andy Garcia,
Nancy Travis
The Incorrigible
(1963)
Drama
Director:
Seijun Suzuki
Stars:
Ken Yamauchi,
Masako Izumi,
Midori Tashiro
Edit
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 |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
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. Written by Reid Gagle
Taglines:
The Most Dangerous Choices Are Made With The HeartParents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Release Date:
May 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Burni ponedeljak See more »Edit
Box Office
Gross USA:
$1,791,328Company Credits
Production Co:
Atlantic Entertainment Group,British Screen Productions,Film Four International See more »
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
Color (Rankcolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
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!
See more »
Performed by B.B. King
Written by T-Bone Walker (as Aaron T. Walker)
(c) 1948 Gregmark Music Inc.
Courtesy of MCA Records
Recorded at Mediasound
Produced by Trade Martin
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Christopher Walken turned down the role of Cosmo. See more »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!
See more »
Soundtracks
(Call It) Stormy MondayPerformed by B.B. King
Written by T-Bone Walker (as Aaron T. Walker)
(c) 1948 Gregmark Music Inc.
Courtesy of MCA Records
Recorded at Mediasound
Produced by Trade Martin
See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.Contribute to This Page
Explore popular movies available to rent or buy on Prime Video.
I have seen this film a few times since it came out more than ten years ago. I think it is seriously underrated. It has a great Jazz soundtrack written by Mike Figgis, the director (who went on to make Leaving Las Vegas). A brilliant cast: Sean Bean, Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones and Sting. It has a film noir feel throughout that fits the post-industrial Newcastle setting very well (lots of great location shots BTW). Last of all, the beautifully paced editing, which is just icing on the cake.
I can't help but notice that this film is not polling too well at the moment (averaging 6.5 out of 10.0), perhaps it's the slightly anti-American subtext?
While I didn't notice any direct references to this film in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (apart from Sting doing an above average acting job in both of them). I think they would make a great double feature.
Worth it for the soundtrack alone : 9/10.