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Stormy Monday

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.1K
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Tommy Lee Jones, Melanie Griffith, and Sting in Stormy Monday (1988)
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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 i... Read allA 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
4.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
18,079
3,282
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    • Director
      • Mike Figgis
    • Writer
      • Mike Figgis
    • Stars
      • Melanie Griffith
      • Tommy Lee Jones
      • Sting
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mike Figgis
    • Writer
      • Mike Figgis
    • Stars
      • Melanie Griffith
      • Tommy Lee Jones
      • Sting
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Stormy Monday
    Trailer 1:26
    Stormy Monday

    Photos53

    Tommy Lee Jones, Melanie Griffith, and Sting in Stormy Monday (1988)
    Sean Bean and Melanie Griffith in Stormy Monday (1988)
    Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Bean, Melanie Griffith, and Sting in Stormy Monday (1988)
    Tommy Lee Jones, Catherine Chevalier, Clive Curtis, Scott Hoxby, and Heathcote Williams in Stormy Monday (1988)
    Tommy Lee Jones in Stormy Monday (1988)
    Sean Bean and Melanie Griffith in Stormy Monday (1988)
    Sean Bean in Stormy Monday (1988)
    Stormy Monday (1988)
    Tommy Lee Jones, Scott Hoxby, and Heathcote Williams in Stormy Monday (1988)
    Sean Bean, Sting, and Prunella Gee in Stormy Monday (1988)
    Sean Bean in Stormy Monday (1988)
    Tommy Lee Jones and Scott Hoxby in Stormy Monday (1988)

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    Melanie Griffith
    Melanie Griffith
    • Kate
    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • Cosmo
    Sting
    Sting
    • Finney
    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Brendan
    James Cosmo
    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
    Scott Hoxby
    Scott Hoxby
    • Bob
    • (as Derek Hoxby)
    Catherine Chevalier
    Catherine Chevalier
    • Cosmo's Secretary
    Brendan P. Healy
    Brendan P. Healy
    • Airport Official
    • (as Brendan Philip Healy)
    • Director
      • Mike Figgis
    • Writer
      • Mike Figgis
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Melanie Griffith's character Kate says that she is from New Ulm, Minnesota, which happens to be the birthplace of her real-life mother, actress Tippi Hedren.
    • Goofs
      When Brendan and Kate were on a date, she tells him she was from New Ulm, Minnesota. He then remarks that she must be Norwegian. In fact, New Ulm was founded by German immigrants, and New Ulm, Minnesota gets its name from Neu Ulm, Bavaria, Germany.
    • Quotes

      Brendan: Did you mean what you said?

      Kate: What did I say?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Shakedown/Stormy Monday/Sunset/Two Moon Junction/White Mischief (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      I've Been Loving You Too Long
      Performed by Otis Redding

      Words and Music by Otis Redding and Jerry Butler

      Used by permission of Greenwich Music Limited

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      by arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews41

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A Forgotten Film
    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 (Melanie Griffith) fall in love and inadvertently stir the pot.

    The production was initially a low-budget project funded by Channel 4 and British Screen. When the film attracted American financing, it was suggested that the film be recast with American actors. Both Melanie Griffith's and Tommy Lee Jones' careers were in a dip at the time, and they agreed to take parts at a lower fee. Griffith never fully recovered, though Jones still had bright years ahead of him. Interestingly, some people who auditioned but failed to make the cut were Tim Roth and Kyle MacLachlan. Ultimately, the film was financed for less than $2 million by Atlantic Entertainment Group, perhaps best known for "Valley Girl" or "Night of the Comet". This would be one of their final films.

    The DP is the legendary Roger Deakins, who had worked with Figgis on his prior made-for-TV film "The House" (1984). Aside from the bigger names in the cast, it is Deakins who elevates the film from a low-budget independent to the big-looking film it is. The use of neon lighting and visual references to the classic paintings of Edward Hopper are evident. Allegedly, the Coen Brothers made Deakins their regular DP after seeing his work on "Stormy Monday". (As of 2017, Deakins has been nominated for 13 Oscars but has not yet won.)

    Figgis is a musician, which explains his inclusion of so many musical situations. A jazz club is central to the plot, but it not just exists in the background... the music is very much an important part of the film, almost a character in itself. The soundtrack is some of the finest jazz and blues, and even the film's title is taken from a T-Bone Walker song, "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)", which plays over the credits.

    Writer-director Mike Figgis continued to make films, though other than "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995) and possibly "Internal Affairs" (1990) he has never really been seen as an A-list director. Is it time for critics to start looking at his career again? With this release, cinephiles can get a better handle on a less-celebrated director.

    The Arrow Video Blu-ray is not packed, but is comfortably filled with some bonus material. We have a very informative audio commentary with Mike Figgis, moderated by critic Damon Wise. The commentary humorously mentions how Christopher Walken was in the running for the Jones role, but he was too terrifying. There is a new video appreciation by critic Neil Young, including a "then and now" tour of the film's Newcastle locations (33 minutes). This is a must-see, putting the film in the proper context of the geography, time period (including the 1970 corruption trial of mayor T. Dan Smith) and its relation to the Mike Hodges' film "Get Carter" (1971).
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1988 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Burni ponedeljak
    • Filming locations
      • Walker, Tyne & Wear, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Atlantic Entertainment Group
      • British Screen Productions
      • Film Four International
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,791,328
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $44,734
      • Apr 24, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,791,328
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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