2 Days in the Valley
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| Directed by | John Herzfeld |
| Produced by | Herb Nanas Jeff Wald |
| Written by | John Herzfeld |
| Starring | Danny Aiello Jeff Daniels Teri Hatcher Glenne Headly Peter Horton Marsha Mason Paul Mazursky James Spader Eric Stoltz Charlize Theron |
| Music by | Anthony Marinelli Erin O'Hara |
| Cinematography | Oliver Wood |
| Editing by | Jim Miller Wayne Wahrman |
| Studio | Rysher Entertainment |
| Distributed by | MGM (theatrical) HBO Home Video (VHS/DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | September 27, 1996 |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Vietnamese Norwegian |
| Box office | $11,132,900 |
2 Days in the Valley is a 1996 film, directed by John Herzfeld. The film revolves around the events over 48 hours in the lives of a group of people who are drawn together by a murder. Several parallel storylines overlap one another in the film.
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[edit] Plot
The introductory storyline involves hitmen Lee Woods and Dosmo Pizzo. The two kill Roy Foxx while he lies in bed after they inject Roy's ex-wife, Becky, with a tranquilizer. The day afterward, Woods turns on Pizzo, shooting him and blowing up their car in order to set him up as the fall guy. Woods flees the scene with his Norwegian girlfriend Helga.
Dosmo survives, seeking shelter at the house of Allan Hopper, an abrasive art dealer who suffers from kidney stones. He takes Hopper and his much abused assistant, Susan Parish, hostage. He is completely unaware of the fact that Hopper has called his older sister, Audrey, over to the house for medical help. On the way over to her brother's house, Audrey, a nurse, picks up Teddy Peppers, a down and out TV producer contemplating suicide.
Meanwhile, Becky awakens in horror when she discovers Roy's body in bed beside her. She runs from her house and flags down two vice detectives who happen to be driving through. Although he initially feels sympathetic, Wes Taylor begins to feel suspicious, wondering if Becky knows more than she is telling. Later it is revealed that Becky hired Lee and Dosmo to kill Roy for $30,000. Becky, who was unaware that Lee planned to kill Roy in her own house, stashed the payment in her house. The divergent paths of the characters cross, with deadly consequences, after Lee decides to go back to the house to get the money.
[edit] Cast
- Danny Aiello as Dosmo Pizzo
- Greg Cruttwell as Allan Hopper
- Jeff Daniels as Alvin Strayer
- Teri Hatcher as Becky Foxx
- Glenne Headly as Susan Parish
- Peter Horton as Roy Foxx
- Marsha Mason as Audrey Hopper
- Paul Mazursky as Teddy Peppers
- James Spader as Lee Woods
- Eric Stoltz as Wes Taylor
- Charlize Theron as Helga Svelgen
- Keith Carradine as Detective Creighton
- Louise Fletcher as Evelyn
- Austin Pendleton as Ralph Crupi
- Kathleen Luong as Midori
[edit] Reception
The film was given mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes maintains 2 Days in the Valley with a 60% "fresh" rating based on 53 reviews. Teri Hatcher's performance in the film earned her a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Supporting Actress (also for Heaven's Prisoners).
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