"Fallen Angels" (1993) TV series 1993-1995

Director:

Tom Cruise

Writer:

Jim Thompson (story) (episode "Frightning Frammis, The")

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

20 March 1996 (Portugal)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Los Angeles California | Neo Noir | Gumshoe | Police Corruption

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win

Cast

Dan Hedaya	...	Auger / ... (4 episodes, 1993-1995)
Lynette Walden	...	Fay Friendly (3 episodes, 1993)
Peter Gallagher	...	Dr. Yorgrau / ... (2 episodes, 1993)
Patrick Masset	...	Joe Helgeson / ... (2 episodes, 1993)
Peter Berg	...	Augie / ... (2 episodes, 1995)
Barbara Howard	...	Janice / ... (2 episodes, 1995)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White | Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Ennis-Brown House - 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mirage Enterprises

If only all TV was as challenging as this.

Trust Steven Soderbergh to make dangerous and thrilling a safely nostalgic TV show. His film, 'The Quiet Room' is an extension into noir of his SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE subject matter, and provides a bridge between it and his later generic forays: the private, sexual space in the public domain; the Genetesque rites of sex and power, one corrupting the other (and vica versa); the malaise of middle-class inadequacy; the ultimate failure of all relationships because of lack of communication (this film begins the father/daughter problematic essayed so hauntingly in THE LIMEY). Brilliantly, painfully funny, the film is more stylistically imaginative than a TV programme has any right to expect.