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Overview
Release Date:
11 July 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
Meet Marty and Carol. Two people who are very good at being bad.Plot:
Marty Lakewood is a reporter forced to leave Chicago and his family because he had uncovered too much police corruption... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A shamefully underrated DARK COMEDY. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Philip Loch | ... | Marty Lakewood's Father |
| Elis Imboden | ... | Neighbour's wife (as Elisabeth Imboden) |
| Christian Durango | ... | Little Marty Lakewood |
| Sloan Cobb | ... | Little Carol Lakewood |
| Roberta Hanley | ... | Younger Mom Lakewood |
| Robert Pentz | ... | Lou |
| Marianna Alacchi | ... | Glenda |
| Orson Oblowitz | ... | Eugene |
 | Billy Zane | ... | Marty Lakewood |
| Willy Cobbs | ... | Blues Musician |
| Richard Edson | ... | Joe |
| Norman Max Maxwell | ... | Thug #1 |
 | Matt O'Toole | ... | Thug #2 |
 | Mert Hatfield | ... | Bus Driver |
| Rue McClanahan | ... | Mom Lakewood |
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Rated R for strong violence, sexuality and language.Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
100 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
South Korea:18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:RFilming Locations:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Marty Lakewood: One gets work readily when the penalty for failure was a clubbing. You learn not to take 'no' for an answer. moreSoundtrack:
STROLLIN' ON THE STRIP moreFAQ
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This is a great film, and should be more widely available. Why, oh why isn't it out in DVD? The writer of the original story is Jim Thompson. The film is one of the blackest of dark comedies, and so, unfortunately, is under appreciated by mainstream viewers and even critics. If you could see the humor in "The Grifters" or if you like your humor darker than "To Die For," you must get "This World, Then the Fireworks" in video ASAP. The leading role is made for Billy Zane, and features the finest performance I've ever seen from him. Don't miss this unforgettable scene: someone wonders why he (Billy Zane) would marry a deformed woman when he can have a beautiful one, and he becomes absolutely enraged. Also wonderful are Gina Gershon as the sister, and Rue McClanahan as mother of the wicked siblings.