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This World, Then the Fireworks

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This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)

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Reviews Counted:5

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Average Rating:3.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When a cheap con artist initiates a kinky affair with a straitlaced policewoman, hoping to relieve her of her seaside real estate and earnings, it drives a wedge into his relationship with his... When a cheap con artist initiates a kinky affair with a straitlaced policewoman, hoping to relieve her of her seaside real estate and earnings, it drives a wedge into his relationship with his sister and co-conspirator, with whom he is...close. Perverse period noir, based on a short story by Jim Thompson. [More]

Starring: Billy Zane, Gina Gershon, Sheryl Lee, Richard Edson

Starring: Billy Zane, Gina Gershon, Sheryl Lee, Richard Edson, Rue McClanahan, Seymour Cassel, Will Patton, Jeffrey Pillars, William Hootkins

Director: Michael Oblowitz

Director: Michael Oblowitz
Composer: Pete Rugolo
Story: Jim Thompson
Producer: Chris Hanley, Brad Wyman, Larry Gross

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Elegantly stylish, intensely erotic, and slightly perverse, this rendition of Thomson's pulp novel is an art movie that's likely to divide sharply film critics and audiences--go for the ride.

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