2 Days in the Valley Page #2

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
505 Views


That was one of two or three

in a row for you. I mean flops, bombs.

So what happens now?

You go back to TV?

You must be thinking

you're losing touch with your audience.

God, those critics were cruel.

I don't think I've ever

read reviews that terrible.

What happened? I read the script.

I thought it was a drama.

What was all that stuff

with the elephant in the middle?

I know, it's a long story.

The studio f***ed you over.

Hey, you still have the same dog,

the terrier.

This is another one.

That one was hit by a car.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I remember your wife...

used to bring that other one around

the set when he was still a puppy.

How is your wife?

She's an actress, right?

We're divorced.

Oh, God, I'm sorry,

'cause she is so pretty.

I hope you get

another chance soon.

Otherwise, I'll see you down

on the unemployment line.

Just kidding.

Feel good?

Oh, yeah, it feels great.

You live in California?

Chicago.

- Here for vacation?

- Mm-hmm.

- Where are you from?

- Vietnam.

Vietnam?

I thought this was

a Japanese place.

My mother's Vietnamese.

My father's Japanese.

I'm, how you say...

a mutt.

No, you are not a mutt.

You're a very beautiful girl.

Thank you.

Turn over, please.

- Feel okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

I do softer this side.

You like?

That feels very nice.

Oh, you strong.

Nice body.

Oh, look at you, so big!

Finished.

You're done?

You want something else?

Like what?

Well, what you want?

What could I get?

You been here before?

I've been to

massage parlors before.

Just not this one.

Didn't this place just open?

You have nice eyes.

Yeah, it just open.

What you want I do?

I'd like...

What's the matter?

I take too much time.

Next customer waiting.

What you want I do?

I should go.

I gotta go.

I didn't realize the time.

I gotta meet somebody.

You want nothing else?

No, thank you.

What happened?

Nothing. She didn't do anything.

Just a straight massage.

- What?

- Maybe she made me as a cop.

Are you trying to tell me that's

a legitimate Japanese therapy studio?

No. I'm trying to tell you

that nothing happened.

That place is definitely a hand job

house, and we're gonna raid it.

Every one of them slanty-eyed whores I

am gonna personally throw in the can...

and make sure

they're deported.

Hey, Alvin,

can I ask you a question?

I hate it when people ask me if

they can ask a question. Just ask it.

Why do you hate Asians so much?

I don't hate Asians.

I don't like whores.

- Hey, Alvin?

- Just ask it.

Okay. There are about a hundred

massage parlors in L.A.

For years, Vice hasn't bothered

any of them. Why start now?

Because this one's

in the Valley.

All the others are downtown...

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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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