This World, Then The Fireworks (1997) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Set in 1950s, a noir crime drama about two siblings Marty and Carol who have always been devotedly protective of each other. Partners in grifting and murder, their mutual devotion for one another has turned erotic. Marty's a seductive con man on the run from the police. Carol's an independent hooker

Cast & Crew

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Michael Oblowitz

Billy Zane

Gina Gershon

Carol Lakewood-Wharton

Sheryl Lee

Patrolwoman Lois Archer

Rue Mcclanahan

Seymour Cassel

Detective Harris

Film Details

Also Known As

This World, Then the Fireworks

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Crime

Drama

Period

Release Date

1997

Production Company

Cinema Research Corporation; Intermedia Film Equities; Largo Entertainment; Loop De Loop; Musefilm Productions

Distribution Company

MEG-ORION/ORION CLASSICS; Opening Distribution; Orion Classics; Orion Home Video

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 40m

Synopsis

Set in 1950s, a noir crime drama about two siblings Marty and Carol who have always been devotedly protective of each other. Partners in grifting and murder, their mutual devotion for one another has turned erotic. Marty's a seductive con man on the run from the police. Carol's an independent hooker who's most recent client died in the middle of a "gig." Soulmates fighting for survival in a broken world, they must deal with the never-healing wounds of a brutally tormented childhood. Enter Lois Archer, a repressed police woman who erupts under Marty's control becoming a lust-driven creature--an easy mark for his new grift. Owner of a highly marketable beach house, she is Marty and Carol's big chance to cut loose from the money-scrounging life and escape the constant nagging of their twisted mother.

Director

Michael Oblowitz

Cast

Billy Zane

Gina Gershon

Carol Lakewood-Wharton

Sheryl Lee

Patrolwoman Lois Archer

Rue Mcclanahan

Seymour Cassel

Detective Harris

William Hootkins

Jake Krutz--Private Investigator

Will Patton

Lieutenant Morgan

Val Devargas

Richard Edson

Roberta Hanley

Younger Mom Lakewood

Philip Loch

Marty Lakewood'S Father

Elisabeth Imboden

Neighbour'S Wife

Christian Durango

Little Marty Lakewood

Sloan Cobb

Little Carol Lakewood

Robert Pentz

Marianna Alacchi

Orson Oblowitz

Willie Cobbs

Max Maxwell

Matt O'toole

Mert Hatfield

Megan Leigh Brown

Young Carol Lakewood

Tom Keeley

Christopher Jones

Young Marty Lakewood

Thad Mace

Jonathan Taylor Luthren

Mark Jeffrey Miller

Vincent Schilling

David Curtis

Lou Criscuolo

Jeffrey Pillars

Paul Allan Sincoff

John Bennes

Barry Bell

David Lenthall

Brian Gamble

Terry Neinhuis

Dean Mumford

Captain Miles Archer--Marine

Rick Warner

Real Estate Guy

Warren Luening

Pete Jolly

Efrain Toro

Conte Candoli

Valentin De Vargas

Sheryl Lee

Phil Loch

Elizabeth Imboden

David Curtis

Crew

Mark Allen

Sound Effects Editor

Coll Anderson

Bryan Arenas

Chet Baker

Song Performer ("The Thrill Is Gone" "You Dont' Know What Love Is")

Michael Barrow

Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)

Michael Barrow

Camera Operator (2nd Unit)

Eric Behrend

Dialogue Pre-Mix

Brad Benedict

Music Design/Score Producer

Brad Benedict

Music Supervisor

Dickran Bezirgenian

Dickran Bezirgenian

Foley Recordist

Leslie Bloome

Brad Boles

Key Makeup Artist

Andre Boughtwood

Les Brown

Song ("The Thrill Is Gone")

Dennis Budimir

Dave Carpenter

Mari-an Ceo

Wardrobe Supervisor

Pete Christlieb

Dave Depaul

Song ("You Don'T Know What Love Is")

Albert T Dickerson

Marc Eckelberry

Adr (Loop De Loop)

Stephen Eckelberry

Post-Production Supervisor

Thurston Edwards

Office Coordinator (Los Angeles)

Anton Fig

Stephanie Fisher

Assistant Director

Stephen Fitzmaurice

Gary Foster

Jordan Gertner

Production Executives

Jeff Goodwin

Key Prosthetics

Patrick M Griffith

Supervising Sound Effects Editor

Larry Gross

Larry Gross

Joanne Guthrie

Assistant Director

Chris Hanley

Lisa Hannan

Sound Effects Editor

Jimmie D Harris

Song ("Stollin' On The Strip")

Eric Harryman

Music Consultant

Ray Henderson

Song ("The Thrill Is Gone")

Edward Heyman

Song ("My Silent Love")

Emma E. Hickox

Richard Hicks

Casting Associate (Fincannon And Associates)

Steve Houghton

Greg Hull

Special Effects Coordinator

Frank K. Isaac

Eriq P Jaffe

Sound Effects Editor

Maia Javan

Production Designer

Michael G Jefferson

Assistant Director

Michael Jonascu

Sound Effects Editor

Leslie Ann Jones

Wayne Scott Joness

Sound Effects Editor

Pergrin Jung

Additional Camera Operator (2nd Unit)

Kurt A Kassulke

Re-Recording Mixer

John Kohlbrenner

Sound Effects Editor

Peggy Lee

Song Performer ("My Silent Love")

Lisle Leete

John Leitham

Chris Leong

Dialogue Editor

Barry Levine

Music Supervisor

Skip Lievsay

Supervising Sound Designer

Anne Lockhart

Stephen Lonano

Assistant Director

Steven Machat

Music Consultant

Steve Mcgowan

Adr (Loop De Loop)

Don Menza

Kate Miller

Production Coordinator

Christine Moore

Script Supervisor

Dan Moore

Costume Designer

Dean Mumford

Stunt Coordinator

Jonathan Nichols

Adr (Loop De Loop)

Jack Nimitez

Noelle North

Adr (Loop De Loop)

David Norton

Associate Producer

David Norton

Assistant Director

Monica Ochoa

Script Supervisor

Paul N. J. Ottosson

Sound Effects Editor

Dan Perri

Timothy Wayne Peternel

Production Executives

Peggie Porter

Production Coordinator

Barr Potter

Executive Producer

Tom Priestley

Director Of Photography

Leah Purcell

Lee Purcell

Adr (Loop De Loop)

Paul Ratajczak

Sound Supervisor

Paul Ratajczak

Re-Recording Mixer

Don Raye

Song ("You Don'T Know What Love Is")

David Reynolds

Sound Effects Coordinator

Chad Rosen

Assistant Director

Pete Rugolo

Pete Rugolo

Music Conductor

Pete Rugolo

Pete Rugolo

Alison Sadler

Liane Schirmer

Adr (Loop De Loop)

Ron Servicky

Location Manager

Chester A Spier

Dana Suesse

Song ("My Silent Love")

Jeff Tanner

Jim Thompson

From Short Story ("This World, Then The Fireworks")

Onur Tukel

Storyboard Artist

Debby Van Poucke

Sound Effects Editor

Mary Vernieu

Associate Producer

Mary Vernieu

Michael Walter

Stunt Coordinator

Chauncey Welsch

Kerri Wilson

Brad Wyman

Ronnie Yeskel

Billy Zane

Co-Executive Producer

Billy Zane

Music Consultant

Film Details

Also Known As

This World, Then the Fireworks

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Crime

Drama

Period

Release Date

1997

Production Company

Cinema Research Corporation; Intermedia Film Equities; Largo Entertainment; Loop De Loop; Musefilm Productions

Distribution Company

MEG-ORION/ORION CLASSICS; Opening Distribution; Orion Classics; Orion Home Video

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States July 18, 1997

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States November 1997

Released in United States on Video June 30, 1998

Released in United States Summer July 11, 1997

Shown at Exground On Screen Film Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany November 14-23, 1997.

Project was previously in development at River One Productions with Tamra Davis attached to direct.

Began shooting April 15, 1996.

Completed shooting May 13, 1996.

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.)

Released in United States on Video June 30, 1998

Released in United States Summer July 11, 1997

Limited Release in United States July 18, 1997

Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at Exground On Screen Film Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany November 14-23, 1997.)

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