Thursday (1998)

A former L.A. drug dealer has moved to Houston to make a new life for himself as a married architect. Everything falls apart when he is suddenly visited by one of his former cohorts who comes carrying heroin.

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:

breasts | drug dealer | female nudity | male rape | man raped by woman | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paula Marshall had just finished a season on the hit series, Spin City starring Michael J. Fox when she started working on this film. She also sports the same hair style and dress attire that she wore on that show except for the flashback scene where Thomas Jane and her met at the all night diner in which her hair was longer with colored streaks.

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Goofs

Time on the clock in the kitchen is different from the time shown at the title of next chapter in most of the chapters (time shown is usually significantly before the one in the title)

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Quotes

Casey: [Dallas arrives at the Casey's house] Can I help you?
Dallas: May I.
Casey: All right, may I help you?
Dallas: So you're Casey?
Casey: That's right.
Dallas: I'm a friend of Nick's.
Casey: I bet you are.
Dallas: May I come in?
Casey: Nick is not here right now.
Dallas: I'll wait.
[...]

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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 Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Soundtracks

Guiding Star
Written by Joost Langeveld, James Pinckney and Angus McNaughton
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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 1998 (UK)

Also Known As:

Thursday

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,971, 15 November 1998

Gross USA:

$3,121

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,121

Company Credits

Production Co:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Propaganda Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

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

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (one scene)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1