Stormy Monday (1988)
- Directed by
- Mike Figgis
- Genre
- action film, neo-noir, drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 89 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young Irishman in Newcastle gets a job at a jazz club and is drawn into a corrupt American businessman's plan to buy the club. The film involves the businessman, the club owner, and a woman who works for the businessman.
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What happens
Stormy Monday is a 1988 neo-noir thriller film written, scored, and directed by Mike Figgis in his feature directorial debut, and starring Melanie Griffith, Sean Bean, Tommy Lee Jones, and Sting. The film follows an Irishman living in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he becomes embroiled in an American businessman's plot to acquire a prominent jazz club. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, Stormy Monday was filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the summer of 1987. The film's title refers to blues guitarist and singer T-Bone Walker's signature song "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)". The film premiered in on 22 April 1988. It had a generally positive critical reception. A television spinoff, Finney, debuted on ITV in 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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