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- A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, Stormy Monday was filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the summer of 1987.
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A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, Stormy Monday was filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the summer of 1987. The film's title refers to blues guitarist and singer T-Bone Walker 's signature song " Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) "
Recently viewed. Stormy Monday: Directed by Mike Figgis. With Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting, Sean Bean. A crooked American businessman tries to push the shady influential owner of a nightclub in Newcastle, England to sell him the club.
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- Crime, Drama, Music
- Mike Figgis
- 1988-05
Aug 27, 2021 · Tim McGuinness Photo/video Reporter. Then and now location scenes from Stormy Monday, which was filmed in Newcastle in 1987 and released at the cinema a year later (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
“Stormy Monday” is also about symbols. It takes place mostly near the seedy waterfront of Newcastle, where a crooked Texas millionaire is trying to run a nightclub owner out of business so he can redevelop the area with laundered money.
Mar 6, 2016 · Director Mike Figgis, who grew up in Newcastle, used locations all around the North East for his exciting new feature film but its central atmospheric scenes were shot slap-bang in the city...
Running time. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, Stormy Monday was filmed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the summer of 1987. The film's title refers to blues guitarist and singer T-Bone Walker 's signature song "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)"
Lensed by Roger Deakins, as would be expected Stormy Monday is a great-looking movie. Cool even. With a bit more narrative clarity and meat on the bones, it could have punched through as more than just an undercard film. As it stands, director Mike Figgis's Newcastle neo-noir is most notable for a peculiar combination of elements and people.
