Hayden K. Lorry is a British military operative who gets embroiled in a caper to track down an ancient Grecian Urn, called the Icarus Urn, or more appropriately named, the "Urn of Death." ...
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Title: Icarus Descending (1998)
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Philip Ayckbourn | ... | Hayden Lorry |
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Julie Rivier | ... | Lizbeth Hiver |
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David Brainard | ... | Manny Varjak |
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Todd Mei | ... | Johnny Sing |
| Sam Parks | ... | Professor Arthur Ayers | |
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Robin Mukherjee | ... | Godwin Keyes |
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Andrew Balmforth | ... | Tolly Martin |
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Marissa Afton | ... | Ginny Novak |
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Binky Greene | ... | Dick Delieuze |
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Nick Harris | ... | Riordan |
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David Crockford | ... | Rock Thompson |
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Valentin Gerlier | ... | Joseph Bannion, Lounge Piano Player |
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Robin Wilkowski | ... | Hitwoman |
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Elvira Tanassescu | ... | Lilith Alisdaire |
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Steve Edwards | ... | Rico Boyer |
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Hayden K. Lorry is a British military operative who gets embroiled in a caper to track down an ancient Grecian Urn, called the Icarus Urn, or more appropriately named, the "Urn of Death." Lisabeth O'Shaughnessy is the elusive femme fatale who seduces Lorry into thinking he can save both himself and O'Shaughnessy by locating the urn. But who is O'Shaughnessy: needing and vulnerable damsel or complotting and villainous dame? Meanwhile, a myriad of hit men affiliated with various organizations, including the Alexander Boys (the gay mob), are trying to track down both the urn and Lorry. Written by Robert Banks
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reference to william shakespeare | reference to shakespeare's hamlet | reference to plato | reference to immanuel kant | rye |Parents Guide:
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Manny Varjak: "Lily-livered"? "Two-bit"? "Soda jerk"? I'm the number-one man in this world, see. I just took care of Dante Berasconi. There's not one yegg from Somaliland to Kingdom Come who could usurp me. Top of the world, I'm on top of the world!
Hayden Lorry: You're still nothing. Nothing comes from nothing, pal. You're just some cheap, dime-store imitation of Glenn Ford and Jimmy Cagney. The lamentation's wearing off, ...
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Twenty-eight of the locations used were found in a 48-hour period by the directors before the first day of filming. See more »Quotes
Hayden Lorry: So you're just going to plug me, huh? That's not your style, you lily-livered, two-bit soda jerk.Manny Varjak: "Lily-livered"? "Two-bit"? "Soda jerk"? I'm the number-one man in this world, see. I just took care of Dante Berasconi. There's not one yegg from Somaliland to Kingdom Come who could usurp me. Top of the world, I'm on top of the world!
Hayden Lorry: You're still nothing. Nothing comes from nothing, pal. You're just some cheap, dime-store imitation of Glenn Ford and Jimmy Cagney. The lamentation's wearing off, ...
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Amazing accomplishment by Edwards and Mei. Being a connoisseur of the old black and whites, I relished in the suspense and fast-gun witty quips. Edwards and Mei have shown tremendous imagination and creativity and are to be commended for this piece of work,(writing, directing, producing) especially on such a limited budget. If this genre is your cup of tea, then "Icarus Descending" will be your shot of rye......and this ain't pie in the sky, sister!