This World, Then the Fireworks

This World, Then the Fireworks

100 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | July 11, 1997

Marty Lakewood is a reporter forced to leave Chicago and his family because he had uncovered too much police corruption. He returns to his small home town on the California coast to his ailing mother and prostitute sister, with whom he had an incestuous affair. Being short of money, he seduces a woman cop in order to sell her house.

This World, Then the Fireworks

100 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | July 11, 1997

This World, Then the Fireworks
Marty Lakewood is a reporter forced to leave Chicago and his family because he had uncovered too much police corruption. He returns to his small home town on the California coast to his ailing mother and prostitute sister, with whom he had an incestuous affair. Being short of money, he seduces a woman cop in order to sell her house.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers
Original title This World, Then the Fireworks
Directors Michael Oblowitz
Writers Jim Thompson, Larry Gross

Cast

Billy Zane

as Marty Lakewood

Gina Gershon

as Carol Lakewood Morton

Sheryl Lee

as Lois Archer

Philip Locke

as Marty Lakewood's Father

Elis Imboden

as Neighbour's wife (as Elisabeth Imboden)

Christian Durango

as Little Marty Lakewood

Sloan Cobb

as Little Carol Lakewood

Roberta Hanley

as Younger Mom Lakewood

Robert Pentz

as Lou

Marianna Alacchi

as Glenda

Orson Oblowitz

as Eugene

Willy Cobbs

as Blues Musician

Richard Edson

as Joe

Norman Max Maxwell

as Thug #1

Matt O'Toole

as Thug #2

Mert Hatfield

as Bus Driver

Rue McClanahan

as Mom Lakewood

Megan Leigh Brown

as Young Carol Lakewood

Tom Keeley

as Cousin Lyle

Thad Mace

as Tim

Brian Keith Gamble

as Spindly Man (as Brian Gamble)

Seymour Cassel

as Detective Harris

Terry Nienhuis

as Minister

Will Patton

as Lt. Morgan

Valentin de Vargas

as Mexican Doctor (as Val DeVargas)

Dean Mumford

as Marine

Christopher Jones

as Young Marty Lakewood