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A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.


“You have one minute to decide the rest of your life.”
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.

Danny Aiello
Dosmo Pizzo

Jeff Daniels
Alvin Strayer

Teri Hatcher
Becky Foxx

Charlize Theron
Helga Svelgen

James Spader
Lee Woods

Eric Stoltz
Wes Taylor

Glenne Headly
Susan Parish

Peter Horton
Roy Foxx

Greg Cruttwell
Allan Hopper

Marsha Mason
Audrey Hopper
2 Days in the Valley is a comedy, crime, thriller film released in 1996 exploring themes of assassin, jealousy, hitman, gun, hostage, detective. Directed by John Herzfeld, it stars Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, Teri Hatcher. In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.
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