Stormy Monday
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{{Infobox Film
| name = Stormy Monday
| image = StormyMonday.jpg
| caption = [[Region 1]] DVD cover
| director = [[Mike Figgis]]
| producer = [[Nigel Stafford-Clark]] ''(producer)''<br>[[Alan J. Wands]] ''(associate producer)''
| writer = [[Mike Figgis]]
| starring = [[Melanie Griffith]]<br>[[Tommy Lee Jones]]<br>[[Sting (musician)|Sting]]<br>[[Sean Bean]]
| music = [[Mike Figgis]]
| cinematography = [[Roger Deakins]]
| editing = [[David Martin]]
| distributor = [[Atlantic Releasing]]
| released = [[April 22]], [[1988]]
| runtime = 93 min.
| rating = [[MPAA|MPAA:R]]
| country = [[UK]]
| awards =
| language = English
| budget =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
| amg_id = A47049
| imdb_id = 0096180
}}
{{about|the 1988 film|the song by T-Bone Walker|Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)}}
{{about|the 1988 film|the album by Lou Rawls|Stormy Monday (album)}}
'''''Stormy Monday''''' is the [[1988 in film|1988]] feature film debut of director [[Mike Figgis]]. Starring [[Sean Bean]], [[Tommy Lee Jones]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[Melanie Griffith]] it is an atmospheric noirish thriller. The notable jazz soundtrack is also by Figgis. Being set in [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]] the film is something of an homage to ''[[Get Carter]]''.
==Plot Summary==
A young man, Brendan (Sean Bean), seeks work in a jazz club owned by Finney (Sting). There is some suggestion that Finney has past connections with organized crime but is attempting to leave these behind. Two gangsters arrive to make Finney an offer he cannot refuse for his Club but Brendan overhears them and warns Finney who then turns the tables on them. At the same time Newcastle is preparing to host a visit from a group of American investors that it hopes to engage in a grandiose regeneration project. Kate (Melanie Griffiths) a waitress has been recruited to service the delegation. Kate and Brendan meet and fall in love. Amongst the visiting group is Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones) a corrupt business man who we learn uses Kate as a prostitute to secure business deals. It is Cosmo who has been putting the pressure on Finney as the Club stands in the way of his plans for the city leading to an eventual conflict.
A subplot involves an avant-garde jazz group called the "[[Kraków]] Jazz Ensemble" who visit Newcastle to perform and become entangled in the conflict. One of the film's longest scenes is a celebration to which the group is invited; this takes place among members of Newcastle's [[Poland|Polish]] community.
==Miscellanea==
The production was initially a low budget project funded by [[Channel 4]] and British Screen. When the film attracted American financing it was suggested that the film be recast with American actors. Both Melanie Griffith's and Tommy Lee Jones' careers were in a dip at the time and agreed to take parts at a lower fee. Between the time of the film being shot and its release ''[[Working Girl]]'' was released and Griffith became an Oscar-nominated star. This secured ''Stormy Monday'' greater attention on its US release helping revive interest in Lee Jones and propel Figgis and Bean to Hollywood.
The film was followed by the [[ITV]] [[miniseries]] '''''Finney''''' in 1994.
[[Category:Films set in Newcastle upon Tyne]]
[[Category:Thriller films]]
[[Category:Neo-noir]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:British films]]
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