VHS : 2 Days in the Valley
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starring: Teri Hatcher, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Charlize Theron, Greg Cruttwelldirected by: John Herzfeld
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304297568
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 6304297564
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Release Date: September 23, 1997
Running Time: 104 minutes
Sales Rank: 14059
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 1996
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Overlooked in theaters but gaining a modest cult following in video release, writer-director John Herzfeld's underrated 2 Days in the Valley has a lot going for it, not the least being a variety of interesting characters played by a superb ensemble cast. The complex plot centers on a mild-mannered hit man (Danny Aiello) who is hired by an icy killer (James Spader) to assist him on his latest job. Eric Stoltz and Jeff Daniels play the vice cops who stumble on the murder scene. Their investigation leads to a colorful array of San Fernando Valley denizens, including a has-been director (played by director Paul Mazursky) and a snobbish art dealer (Greg Cruttwell) whose lives come together in unexpected and interesting ways. Emphasizing characters that consistently hold our attention with humor and poignant desire, this clever thriller fits nicely into the eccentric category of 'Only in California.' --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - 2 Days In The Valley
Awesome movie. I don't know why this one never made the BIG TIME. Delivered as promised in a speedy fashion. I would do business with again!
Rating: - on the knife edge of realism and comedy
This is one of the films that you either get or don't. In my view, it is extremely successful in creating an atmosphere all its own, much like magical realism but about gangsters and difficult, outrageously ambitious, but frustrated people. The plot is a contract killing that leads to, shall we say, unforeseen complications that cause a number of lives to intersect and change. What is so funny and moving about the film is that you can believe it, at least while you are watching it.
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Rating: - 2 days in the Valley
My husban and I enjoyed this picture. Very glad the we bought it.
D Holbrook
Rating: - Great Price for used dvds.
Awesome movie! I gave it four stars because it reminds me sort of like pulp fiction. Great plot to the story line would most definitly recommend people to buy this film!
Rating: - Captures the Essence of the Valley
I loved this movie not for the plot or the familiar landmarks, but for nailing the essence of the valley - a place where people from all walks of life come together, all of them strange. The scene in the park where the failed movie producer runs into an old colleague happens all the time. The SFV tried to secede from LA not too long ago, but in fact it left the planet long before that. It's a place of has-beens and never-was's, of second chances and not quite getting there. For example, in the movie, ... Read More
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