THURSDAY - (Uncut - Import) |  | Director: Skip Woods
Actors: Aaron Eckhart, Mickey Rourke Paula Marshall, Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova, Mickey Rourke
Studio: Amalgama
Category: DVD
Buy New: $19.85
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Seller: spstore
Rating:  54 reviews
Format: NTSC, Widescreen, Import, Director's Cut, Color
Languages: English (Unknown), Russian (Unknown), Russian (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 0
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.8 x 0.6 x 0.1
UPC: 460700745067
EAN: 0460700745067
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Publication Date: 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Russia released, 16:9 WIDESCREEN 1,85:1, Region Free playable on any DVD player in the USA and Canada. SPOKEN LANGUAGE original DD 5.1 ENGLISH. Russian audio and subtitles are optional .............................................................. SYNOPSIS: Skip Woods made his directorial debut with this film, caught in a crossfire between thriller and comedy. After violence is unleashed in the opening sequence, the story settles on former L.A. drug dealer Casey Wells (Thomas Jane), now a Houston architect living with his attractive wife Christine (Paula Marshall). When past partner Nick (Aaron Eckhart) arrives out of the blue on a Thursday, asking for a place to stay for a few days, Casey invites him in but later gets curious about Nick's briefcase. After he opens it to find a huge helping of heroin, panic sets in, and he flushes it all away setting the stage for a variety of hoods and hitmen to turn up on Casey's suburban doorstep. Shown at the 1998 Toronto World Festival.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 54
 Thursday February 15, 2010
Rolf M. Breckwoldt (PALATINE, IL, US)
Great movie. However DVD would not play in my Sony DVD player.
Would only play on my Pioneer Elite DVD player. Should play on all DVD Players.
other then this one issue everything was to my satisfaction.
 a rare offering, in an entertaining package February 4, 2010
robert davis (arlington virginia)
this film has been in some sort of distribution limbo for a number of years now, and original editions of the dvd go for pretty high dollar.
this is the uncut, unrated version of the film, in a russian release, with russian packaging, and a really funny, crudely produced, half page guide to navigating the cyrillic menu, so one can view the dvd with an english soundtrack.
the movie itself is not for the faint of heart, or the critical of plausibility. it is a tightly twisted rubber band, that is periodically loosed on the viewer. low keyed, dryly humorous, almost stoic, periods of development are punctuated by mad vignettes; gunslinging romps through the secret history of the protagonist and his former partner in crime, and the reign of absurd violence that befalls their unwise reunion. amid the flashbacks, introductions, twisted double crosses, and perverse bloody results, one with the stomach for it all will find absolute hilarity.
in what i believe has earned "cult film" status, thomas jane, aaron eckhart, michael jeeter, glenn plummer, paulina porizkova, james le gros, and mickey rourke, all give great performances, and we do not get to see enough of paula marshall, as the wife who has been left in the dark about her hubby's history. gary dourdan makes a brief but intense appearance as a hardcore drug dealing gangster named "ball peen".
writer and director skip woods truly shows his brilliant lunacy in this violent, sometimes disturbing, comedy.
if you enjoy absurdist, blood driven humor, in a screenplay so off the wall, that its viewing cannot be wrung through the lens of standards of morality and decency, then buy this dvd now.
if you are not sure, find a way to see the movie first- you will probably not be disappointed.
unless you are a collector, forget about paying for an original printing. the novelty of a cyrillic spine on your dvd shelf, and the silliness of walking through a menu one cannot read are worth owning this disc. and if you CAN read cyrillic, and understand russian, than it may be twice the fun!
 All but the subtitles February 1, 2010
Michael R. Sparkman
Great movie! Sadly the production compnay went out of business before theis movie went mainstream. This movie is frickin awesome! If you are lucky enough to find a copy, buy it! Fast shipping and good qaulity dvd.
NIA'S REVIEW! January 24, 2010
Nia Love (Philly)
I gave this film 5 stars and it's at the top of my 10 most favorite movies of all times. This is one of those movies that make you go Hmmmmmm! What is going to happen next or better still "What the H****!! I enjoyed this movie so much when I originally saw this a few years back on cable. I did a search for this in many movie stores and no one carried it. This is a cult classic that will be enjoyed for a long time, the cast of character are unforgetable.
Nia Nandi
Thursday
Excellent movie May 21, 2009
teknophil1ac (Washington DC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is by far one of my favorite movies. I don't understand the ~$100+ price tag on many of these copies.. it's criminal. Shop around, you'll find it cheaper, at a more respectable and competitive price.
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