2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Herzfeld
Produced by	Herb Nanas Jeff Wald
Written by	John Herzfeld
Starring	Danny Aiello Jeff Daniels Teri Hatcher Glenne Headly Peter Horton Marsha Mason Paul Mazursky James Spader Eric Stoltz Charlize Theron
Music by	Anthony Marinelli Erin O'Hara
Cinematography	Oliver Wood
Editing by	Jim Miller Wayne Wahrman
Studio	Rysher Entertainment
Distributed by	MGM (theatrical) HBO Home Video (VHS/DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment (DVD)
Release date(s)	September 27, 1996
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Vietnamese Norwegian
Box office	$11,132,900

2 Days in the Valley is a 1996 film, directed by John Herzfeld. The film revolves around the events over 48 hours in the lives of a group of people who are drawn together by a murder. Several parallel storylines overlap one another in the film.

Plot

The introductory storyline involves hitmen Lee Woods and Dosmo Pizzo. The two kill Roy Foxx while he lies in bed after they inject Roy's ex-wife, Becky, with a tranquilizer. The day afterward, Woods turns on Pizzo, shooting him and blowing up their car in order to set him up as the fall guy. Woods flees the scene with his Norwegian girlfriend Helga.

Dosmo survives, seeking shelter at the house of Allan Hopper, an abrasive art dealer who suffers from kidney stones. He takes Hopper and his much abused assistant, Susan Parish, hostage. He is completely unaware of the fact that Hopper has called his older sister, Audrey, over to the house for medical help. On the way over to her brother's house, Audrey, a nurse, picks up Teddy Peppers, a down and out TV producer contemplating suicide.

Meanwhile, Becky awakens in horror when she discovers Roy's body in bed beside her. She runs from her house and flags down two vice detectives who happen to be driving through. Although he initially feels sympathetic, Wes Taylor begins to feel suspicious, wondering if Becky knows more than she is telling. Later it is revealed that Becky hired Lee and Dosmo to kill Roy for $30,000. Becky, who was unaware that Lee planned to kill Roy in her own house, stashed the payment in her house. The divergent paths of the characters cross, with deadly consequences, after Lee decides to go back to the house to get the money.

Cast

• Danny Aiello as Dosmo Pizzo
• Greg Cruttwell as Allan Hopper
• Jeff Daniels as Alvin Strayer
• Teri Hatcher as Becky Foxx
• Glenne Headly as Susan Parish
• Peter Horton as Roy Foxx
• Marsha Mason as Audrey Hopper
• Paul Mazursky as Teddy Peppers
• James Spader as Lee Woods
• Eric Stoltz as Wes Taylor
• Charlize Theron as Helga Svelgen
• Keith Carradine as Detective Creighton
• Louise Fletcher as Evelyn
• Austin Pendleton as Ralph Crupi
• Kathleen Luong as Midori

Reception

The film was given mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes maintains 2 Days in the Valley with a 60% "fresh" rating based on 53 reviews. Teri Hatcher's performance in the film earned her a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Supporting Actress (also for Heaven's Prisoners).

External links

• 2 Days in the Valley at the Internet Movie Database
• 2 Days in the Valley at Rotten Tomatoes