Sight and Sound, 11/01/1996, p.61, "...An engaging and assured debut....Touching and wistfully erotic....The film exudes that satisfying sense of good actors getting their teeth into a rewarding script..."
Chicago Sun-Times, 09/27/1996, p.29, "...Herzfeld begins with inexplicable scenes and unexplained actions, and then connects the dots until everything comes together. The ending is neat and ingenious..."
Variety, 09/16/1996, "...A measure of unexpected humor and good character work by the ensemble cast..."
Released theatrically in the USA September 27, 1996.
Shown at the Toronto Film Festival September 12, 1996.
Co-produced by Redemption.
Color by Foto-Kem; DeLuxe prints; shot in Panavision widescreen.
Rated BBFC 18 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Copyright 1996 Rysher Entertainment, Inc.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Checkpoint
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailer - 1.Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Biographies - 1.Cast
L.A.'s much-vilified San Fernando Valley is the setting for the chaotic goings-on in this multi-plotted comedic thriller featuring a murderous insurance scam perpetrated by sadistic double-crossers, a bumbling, love-struck hit man, a kidnapped, gallstone-suffering art dealer, a washed-up, suicidal screenwriter, a pair of burnt-out undercover cops, and one of the best catfights ever filmed. Guilty fun.