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((short description|1988 crime thriller film by Mike Figgis))
((Use dmy dates|date=November 2021))
((Use British English|date=September 2012))
((More citations needed|date=January 2019))
((Infobox film
| name           = Stormy Monday
| image          = StormyMonday.jpg
| caption        = Original European [[Atlantic Entertainment Group|Atlantic]] poster
| director       = [[Mike Figgis]]
| producer       = [[Nigel Stafford-Clark]]<!--Associate producers need not be listed here-->
| writer         = Mike Figgis
| starring       = ((Plainlist|
* [[Melanie Griffith]]
* [[Tommy Lee Jones]]
* [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
* [[Sean Bean]]
))
| music          = Mike Figgis
| cinematography = [[Roger Deakins]]
| editing        = David Martin
| distributor    = [[Atlantic Releasing]]
| released       = ((Film date|1988|04|22|New York City|df=y))
| runtime        = 93 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom<ref name=afi/><br/>United States<ref name=afi/>
| language       = English
| budget         = [[United States dollar|US]]$4 million<ref name=afi>((cite web|url=http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/59127|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|title=Stormy Monday|access-date=27 June 2021))</ref>
| gross          = US$1.8 million
))
'''''Stormy Monday''''' is a 1988 [[neo-noir]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Mike Figgis]] in his [[List of directorial debuts|feature film directorial debut]], and starring [[Melanie Griffith]], [[Sean Bean]], [[Tommy Lee Jones]], and [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]. The film follows an Irishman living in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], where he becomes embroiled in an American businessman's plot to acquire a prominent jazz club. Writer-director Figgis also composed the film's jazz score.

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)]]"

==Plot==
In [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], Irishman Brendan finds an ad for a janitorial position at the Key Club owned by Mr. Finney. En route to his interview, Brendan stops at a local shopping mall, where he crosses paths with an American woman, Kate. When Brendan meets Finney, the club owner is uninterested in Brendan until they discover a shared love of jazz, after which Finney hires him immediately.

Brendan is sent by Finney to retrieve the [[Kraków]] Jazz Ensemble from the airport and bring them to the Royal Station Hotel. Kate also visits the hotel, where a corrupt [[New York City]] businessman, Francis Cosmo, is a guest of honor for the city's "America Week," intended to secure international development deals for Newcastle. Previously, Kate had worked for Cosmo, posing as a [[prostitution|prostitute]] to help him in securing business deals. After his first work shift, Brendan orders dinner at a restaurant when he is surprised to see that his waitress is Kate. As he waits for his meal, he overhears two men talking about buying Finney out of his club. They make it clear that they are willing to kill Finney to get their way.

Kate accepts Brendan's invitation for a date, and the two visit a pub. However, Brendan interrupts the date to seek out Finney and warn him about what he overheard in the restaurant.

At the Key Club, Finney is ready for the gangsters. He overpowers them with his own men, and breaks the arm of [[Enforcer (ice hockey)|the heavy]] with the implements that were intended to break his own arm. For Brendan's tip-off, Finney gifts him a brand new [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]]. Back at the hotel, Cosmo is honored for the "America Week" festival. The [[Poland|Polish]] band is enlisted at the last minute to sub in for the originally scheduled band. Meanwhile, Kate is at the event in the company of a corpulent executive who makes sexual advances on her.

When Kate subsequently asks for the night off at the restaurant, her boss fires her, and she responds by breaking several stacks of plates. Andrej Slominski, a member of the Kraków Jazz Ensemble, invites Brendan and Kate to a Polish social club, where they watch a live musical performance that moves Kate to tears. While leaving the club, Cosmo's associate, Bob, signals for Brendan to stop his car during a rainstorm. When he does, Bob and several henchmen attack them, but Brendan manages to retrieve a gun from his glove compartment, and kills one of them. An injured Brendan flees with Kate to the Royal Station Hotel, where they hide in Andrej's room.

The following morning, Finney meets with Cosmo and agrees to sell his club. Meanwhile, Kate confesses to Brendan that she knows Bob and worked for Cosmo. Worried that Cosmo will have them killed, Kate asks Brendan to return to the United States with her to her hometown in [[Minnesota]], to which he agrees. Kate drives Brendan's Jaguar to her apartment to retrieve her things, but is surprised there by Cosmo, who claims there are two plane tickets to [[Minneapolis]] waiting for her at [[Heathrow Airport]]. Meanwhile, one of Cosmo's associates plants a bomb in the Jaguar which will detonate at midnight.

Kate returns to get Brendan, who is skeptical of the alleged airline tickets, as he had heard in a radio broadcast that the airline cancelled its flights. They go to the Key Club to speak with Finney, who is with Cosmo, about to sign over the club. There, Brendan allows Andrej and his girlfriend Christine to borrow his Jaguar. As Andrej and Christine drive away, the bomb detonates, killing them. Brendan aims his gun at Cosmo, but Finney convinces him not to pull the trigger. Finney tears up the contract, and a defeated Cosmo leaves the club.

==Cast==
((Cast list|
*[[Melanie Griffith]] as Kate
*[[Tommy Lee Jones]] as Francis Cosmo
*[[Sting (musician)|Sting]] as Mr. Finney
*[[Sean Bean]] as Brendan
*[[James Cosmo]] as Tony
*[[Alison Steadman]] as Mayor
*Mark Long as Patrick
*[[Heathcote Williams]] as Peter Reed
*Derek Hoxby as Bob
*Andrzej Borkowski as Andrzej Slominski
*Dorota Zienska as Christine
))

==Production==
===Concept and casting===
The production was initially a low-budget project funded by [[Channel 4]] and British Screen. Writer-director Figgis, who had spent much of his formative years in Newcastle, wrote the film with specific locations throughout the city in mind.<ref name=afi/> Sting had also grown up in the city, and utilised his native accent for his role.<ref name=afi/> When the project attracted financing from the U.S.-based [[Atlantic Entertainment Group|Atlantic Releasing]],<ref name=afi/> it was suggested that the film be recast with American actors, after which Melanie Griffith and Tommy Lee Jones were cast in the roles of Kate and Cosmo, respectively.

===Filming===
Filming began in Newcastle upon Tyne on 6 July 1987.<ref name=afi/>

==Release==
===Box office===
''Stormy Monday'' premiered in [[New York City]] on April 22, 1988, opening in two cinemas.<ref name=afi/> Within four days, the film had grossed $49,343.<ref name=afi/> It opened in [[Los Angeles]] the following week, on 29 April 1988.<ref name=afi/> The film ultimately had a worldwide gross of $1,791,328.<ref name=bom>((cite web|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=Stormy Monday|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl661816833/weekly/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210627193756/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl661816833/weekly/|archive-date=27 June 2021|url-status=live))</ref>

===Reception===
''Stormy Monday'' received a mixed to positive reception from critics. It holds a rating of 78% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] from 18 reviews, with an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average rating]] of 6.9/10.

===Home media===
[[MGM Home Entertainment]] released ''Stormy Monday'' on [[DVD]] in the United States on 17 September 2002.<ref>((cite web|publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|url=https://www.amazon.com/Stormy-Monday-Melanie-Griffith/dp/B000069HZZ|title=Stormy Monday [DVD]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210627193431/https://www.amazon.com/Stormy-Monday-Melanie-Griffith/dp/B000069HZZ|archive-date=27 June 2021))</ref> In 2018, [[Arrow Films]] released the film in two-disc DVD and [[Blu-ray]] combination set.<ref>((cite web|url=https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/stormy-monday-dual-format/FCD1515|work=[[Arrow Films]]|title=Stormy Monday Dual Format|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210627194020/https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/stormy-monday-dual-format/FCD1515|archive-date=27 June 2021))</ref>

==Related works==
The film was followed by the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] series ''[[Finney (TV series)|Finney]]'' in 1994, starring [[David Morrissey]] as Finney in the years before ''Stormy Monday'' is set. ''Finney'' was also produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark.

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
*((IMDb title|0096180))
* ((Amg movie|47049))
*((rotten-tomatoes|stormy_monday))
*((Mojo title|stormymonday))

((Mike Figgis))

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