Thursday (1998)

The movie opens in a Los Angeles convenience store one late Monday night, where a smalltime drug dealer named Nick (Aaron Eckhart) is trying to decide what coffee brand to buy. His ex-lover... See full summary »

Director:

Skip Woods

Writer:

Skip Woods

Stars:

Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Jane	...	Casey
Aaron Eckhart	...	Nick
Paulina Porizkova	...	Dallas
James Le Gros	...	Billy Hill
Paula Marshall	...	Christine
Michael Jeter	...	Dr. Jarvis
Glenn Plummer	...	Ice
Mickey Rourke	...	Kasarov
Luck Hari	...	Cashier
Bari K. Willerford	...	Cop
Richard Wong	...	Mr. Wong
Shawn Michael Howard	...	Jimmy
Gary Dourdan	...	Ballpean
Brian Hooks	...	Jary
Jeff Sanders	...	Ballpean's Bodyguard

Storyline

The movie opens in a Los Angeles convenience store one late Monday night, where a smalltime drug dealer named Nick (Aaron Eckhart) is trying to decide what coffee brand to buy. His ex-lover Dallas (Paulina Porizkova) and fellow hitman Billy Hill (James LeGros) are getting impatient and tell him to hurry up. Conflicts between Nick and the cashier (Luck Hari) ensue, resulting in Dallas shooting the cashier dead. Though the three attempt to cover up the crime, they are forced to also shoot a police officer (Bari K. Willerford) when he discovers blood on the ground.

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Plot Keywords:

male rape | drug dealer | man raped by woman | non statutory female on male rape | convenience store | 

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Taglines:

They say the past always catches up with you. This could be the day.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, language and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 1998 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bloody Thursday

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,971, 15 November 1998, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,121

Company Credits

Production Co:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment,Propaganda Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min (theatrical) 87 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (one scene)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Thomas Jane and Mickey Rourke both appeared in The Thin Red Line which was released the same year as this film. Rourke's scenes were cut from the final theatrical cut of the film while Jane appeared in a few brief scenes.

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Goofs

51:30 into the movie, the amount of cocaine on Nick's nose changes during the end of the big drug deal scene.

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Quotes

Dallas: You can keep the smack and I'll take the money.
Casey: Money? What fucking money?
Dallas: Looks like we're going around circles here.
[Puts a gun to his head]
Dallas: I need two mill, Casey. Now let me...
Casey: Now let me explain something to you. I am not a drug dealer. It's been four years since I've seen any drugs. I'm an architect. I'm a little happy Republican who spends the majority of his time trying to figure out how to pay the fucking bills and how make my wife happy.

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Alternate Versions

There is an NC-17 version available on video that contains more gore/violence and sexual content.

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Connections

References The Rookie (1990)

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Soundtracks

Wickedness Increase
Written by Joost Langeveld and James Pinckney
Performed by Unitone HiFi
Courtesy of Unitone HiFi Control

User Reviews

Great flick, until the ending

When i watched this movie i had no idea what it was about, and i had never heard of it before. But i must say i was positively surprised. The first few minutes are almost the most funny of the whole movie. The store clerk from India is just too funny! Anyways, the story isn´t really too much to talk about, but i think it´s ok. The acting on the other hand is quite good, and still the only actor i recognized was Mickey Rourke who wasn´t really in the movie until the ending. And the ending is where the turn-off is i think, it´s not bad but i don´t feel like it really ends. I feel like there should have been something more. A final battle in some way. I don´t know. All in all, this was a good movie and i recommend it to anyone into Tarantino-type movies with loads of violence and dark, sinister humor! I rate it 7/10.