This World, Then the Fireworks
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| Directed by | Michael Oblowitz |
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| Screenplay by | Larry Gross |
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"This World, Then the Fireworks" by Jim Thompson |
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| Music by | Pete Rugolo |
| Cinematography | Tom Priestley Jr. |
| Edited by | Emma E. Hickox |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $51,618 |
This World, Then the Fireworks is a 1997 American neo-noir film directed by Michael Oblowitz and starring Billy Zane, Gina Gershon and Sheryl Lee.[1] The screenplay is based on a short story of the same name by Jim Thompson.
Plot
As children, Marty and Carol Lakewood, fraternal twins, witness a brutal murder involving their father. They grow up to become depraved and incestuous adults, living in Los Angeles in the mid-1950s.
Marty is a skillful journalist, but grows bored with every new job and is easily distracted. When he seduces a young police officer, Lois Archer, and discovers she owns a beach house, Marty sets out to double-cross her and make the property his own.
Carol is a heartless prostitute, willing to go to any lengths to con men out of their money, or make them pay in other ways. Powerless to stop them is Mrs. Lakewood, a weak-willed woman who suspects the terrible truth in her children's relationship, but knows no way to stop it.
Cast
- Billy Zane as Marty
- Gina Gershon as Carol
- Sheryl Lee as Lois
- Rue McClanahan as Mrs. Lakewood
- Seymour Cassel as Detective Harris
- Will Patton as Lt. Morgan
- Richard Edson as Joe