Thursday
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1998 · United States · 87 min
- Director
- Skip Woods
- Screenplay
- Skip Woods
- Producer
- Alan Poul
- Music
- Luna
- Cinematography
- Denis Lenoir
- Production company
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
What the critics say
43 % Rotten Tomatoes positive reviewsCast
What it is about
A former drug dealer tries to start over by moving to Houston, but an unexpected visit from an old partner leaves him holding a suitcase full of heroin. From that point on he must go back to his past and dodge a series of dangers in an effort to get out of trouble.
How it was made
Skip Woods wrote and directed the film, with Alan Poul producing for PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. The music was by the band Luna and the cinematography by Denis Lenoir. The cast includes Thomas Jane, Mickey Rourke, Aaron Eckhart and Paulina Porizkova. It blends black comedy, neo-noir and crime thriller elements, and critics often noted its obvious debts to Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, which they saw as the film's main weakness.
Reception and legacy
Reception was largely negative. On Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 43% approval rating from seven reviews. Roger Ebert condemned it for its violence and offensive language, while Brendan Kelly of Variety called it a weak Tarantino imitation, though he praised the performances of Thomas Jane and Aaron Eckhart. At the Cognac Festival du Film Policier it won the 1999 Special Jury Prize, tied with A Simple Plan.
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Trivia
A tie in Cognac
The 1999 Special Jury Prize at the Cognac festival was shared by Thursday and A Simple Plan.
Artios nomination
The film was nominated for an Artios Award for Best Casting of an Independent Feature Film.
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