2 Days in the Valley (1996)

48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles.

Director:

John Herzfeld

Writer:

John Herzfeld

Stars:

Teri Hatcher, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello

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:

female frontal nudity | breasts | female removes her clothes | female nudity | scantily clad female | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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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:

Los Angeles National Cemetery - 950 S Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,352,440, 29 September 1996, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$11,114,000

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

Charlize Theron did not know how to properly film a fight scene and ended up really punching Teri Hatcher in the face by accident. She apologized by buying her some cheap beer.

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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

Alvin Strayer: Fuckin' Hack!

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Connections

Features Hard Copy (1989)

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Soundtracks

Nobody Knows Me
Written and Performed by Lyle Lovett

User Reviews

Dark, Deadly and Delicious

This is great ! For all those people who like their tales dark and told well...oh dash it ! For all those who like their tales told well, dark or not..this is your dish. With a tight script and credible characters this one takes you on a dizzy dark trip. The director achieves this trick by picking a multitude of characters and, wonder of wonders, doing justice to each character great or small. The viewer achieves instant familiarity with all the cast that flit in and out of this set, be it the hard-luck hit man, the mousy secretary, a has-been film director or the females in a dangerous game. With splendid economy the director blends careless, throw away humour and dangerous games to bring off a stunning conclusion. The script is well structured and has a definite place to go unlike the crime movies that seem to falter at the end. The cast is superb, great to witness James Spader do the ice cool one and Danny Aiello is superb as the unwitting player in a sinister game. Do Not Miss !