2 Days in the Valley Page #4

Synopsis: John Herzfeld deftly welds together a multitude of subplots-- a loser hitman and a cool assassin involved in an insurance scam; a washed-up director, turned suicidal, if only he had someone to care for his beloved dog; a snooty art dealer, wracked by kidney stones, cared for by his devoted assistant; a grungy deranged vice cop, now partnered with a fresh-faced rookie; and two beautiful and jealous women entangled in their deadly scheme--into a spoof of the crime thriller genre.
Director(s): John Herzfeld
Production: HBO Video
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
59%
R
Year:
1996
104 min
514 Views


- We're not wasting our time here.

- I'd like to look around.

We're gonna let Homicide do it.

F*** anything up

in this crime scene...

Defense will use it against Prosecution

when they catch the f*** that did this.

Come on, Wes.

- Let's go.

- Don't put your hand on me.

- Get downstairs.

- Get your f***ing hand off me!

- Keep pushing me.

- What?

- Keep pushing me.

- What are you guys fighting about?

Oh, God!

Miss Foxx, where exactly were you

when this happened?

I was lying right next to him.

I mean, I think I was.

- You think?

- I don't remember anything.

We were sleeping last night and...

He's my ex-husband.

We fell asleep,

and when I woke up he was...

Roy was lying...

Oh, God!

I'm a little confused here.

You say you slept next to him,

but you didn't hear a shot?

Maybe that's what the injection was.

Stuck it in her, then used a silencer.

Who would do this?

- Do you know anyone...

- Let's go downstairs.

- Miss Foxx?

- Come on.

- Do you smoke?

- No.

- Did your ex-husband?

- No. Why?

- Do you have friends who smoke?

- I don't allow it in my house.

- Why are you asking me?

- Because I found this in your bedroom.

- Where was it?

- On the floor behind a hamper.

It must be the killers.

It must belong to them.

Put it back where you found it,

you idiot!

What?

That evidence might be part of

the crime, and you're moving it around.

Put it back!

All right, it's back.

- Could we get out of here?

- Yes.

Did you hear that?

She said it belonged to "them."

- What?

- She said it belonged to "them."

- What are you talking about?

- I held up the smokes...

and she said, "It must be the killers.

It must belong to them."

- Why would she say "them"?

- It's a figure of speech.

Like when you find your car stolen,

you say, "They stole it."

Or someone breaks into your house,

you say, "They robbed me."

It's just a figure of speech.

Your wanna-be detective brain

is working overtime.

Can you wait?

He'll be right down.

- I'll go up.

- No, no. He wanted you to wait.

- Susan, why are you acting so strange?

- I'm not acting strange.

I don't think Allan's

going to want another dog.

Where's the swimming puppy?

Can we let him in?

Let's just wait until

Allan comes down.

Why don't you guys come over here

and sit on the couch?

Just over here.

Do you want something to drink?

Oh, I would love a scotch.

Sure. I think we've got some.

Is Glenlivet all right?

- Perfect.

- Audrey?

I'm fine. Susan,

I'm wondering about you.

- That won't fit.

- Why? Because it's expensive.

It won't fit you!

F***in' liar! Lie to me again,

and I'll knock your teeth out.

- It's a 44.

- Some in there are 40 regulars.

Oh, yeah?

Show me one!

Ow, Jesus!

They're at the cleaners.

But that suit's not gonna fit you.

Oh, sh*t! Look what

you've done to my door!

I only... Ouch!

I had them fitted last month!

That suit's not going to fit you!

I had the waist custom-tailored.

I have a 32-inch waist.

I'll fit into them.

How do you get kidney stones?

- Too much calcium oxalate.

- Oh, yeah.

One of the nurses thinks

it's caused by stress.

F***, then I probably got them.

What do you got to be

stressed-out about?

Big house, all this money,

all this art.

It's all relative.

Oh, you're lonely.

It's tough being rich.

You can't find someone to love you

for who you are and not for your money.

I wasn't born with a silver spoon

in my mouth.

I spent a large part of my childhood

being brought up in a trailer park.

My father abandoned us.

My mother couldn't afford

to send me to college!

I might be an a**hole...

but I've worked hard

to become one.

Well, you definitely

achieved your goal.

How much do they pay you

for a hit?

Two thousand? Five thousand?

Five thousand dollars?

What do I look like,

an amateur?

You look very professional.

So you'll be at this number, Miss Foxx,

if we need to get in touch?

Yeah, I'll be at my girlfriend's,

the one who's picking me up.

If you wanna go anywhere else,

let us know.

And don't worry.

When will they have, you know,

my urine analyzed?

- We should have the results...

- Could you help me out here?

What'd I tell you?

As the doctor said, we're almost

certain it was a sedative of some kind.

We're gonna find out who did this,

I promise you.

It's just all so weird.

There she is.

There's my girlfriend.

Miss Foxx, do you have to go back

to your place for any reason?

No. I never want

to go back there again.

And call me Becky.

If you think of anything, Becky...

anything at all that you think might

help us, I want you to give me a call.

I'm putting my home number on the back.

Call me anytime.

Day or night.

Even if it's just to talk.

Thanks.

You guys have been great.

You weren't coming on to her now,

were you, Doug?

Now what do you think?

She's one hell of an athlete.

I watched her compete on TV.

Did she ever medal?

I don't follow skiing.

No, she just missed.

Came in fourth

in the last two Olympics.

How did it go?

"How did it go?"

How could you kill Roy,

in my house...

in my bed,

with me sleeping next to him?

You were supposed to shoot him

at his place.

We didn't tell you

where we were gonna do it.

Lee didn't want you to know

when or where it was gonna happen.

That way you're out of it.

You can't be connected.

Can't be connected?

- I was three inches away from him!

- That's why they can't put it together.

- Did Lee drop a pack of cigarettes?

- Why?

Because they kept asking me

about them.

Yes, they were planted.

I'm not gonna tell you anything more.

The less you know, the better.

They asked; you answered honestly. You

don't know anybody who smokes them.

That's the way

it's supposed to go.

Lee knows what he's doing.

He's protecting you.

Were you there too?

Where's the money?

Lee wants you to bring the money.

Well, we have

a little problem there.

- What problem?

- It's in my house.

- In your house?

- In a safe in the closet of my house!

- Our 30,000 is in your closet?

- That's right.

- How can you leave it lying around?

- Don't yell at me!

You know, I'm just curious.

This friend of yours who's buried

in the veterans' cemetery...

I don't want to talk about him.

I don't mean to be nosy.

I just know what it takes

to get in there.

There's a lot of heroes buried

in that place. Was your friend a hero?

He wouldn't have

considered himself one.

- You lose him in Vietnam?

- Yes.

Now I don't really want

to talk about it anymore.

Okay. Next subject.

What are you gonna do?

I'm going to get our money. It's time

for us to say good-bye to California.

We'd like to take

our money with us.

But those detectives

are up at the house.

- No problem.

- What are you gonna do?

I'm going to get our money.

Then Helga and I...

will say good-bye until you get

the check from his insurance company.

Then you'll contact us,

and we'll divide it in half.

- Get packed. Have everything in the car.

- Okay, baby.

I wish I knew you were

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John Herzfeld

John Herzfeld is an American film and television director, screenwriter, actor and producer. His feature film directing credits include Two of a Kind, 2 Days in the Valley, 15 Minutes and The Death and Life of Bobby Z. more…

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