Synopsis
Harried suburban man Warren Kooey fakes a hostage situation in order to get the money he needs to escape his humdrum life.
Movie Information
- Director
- John Candy
- Writers
- Kari Hildebrand, PJ Torokvei, Robert David Crane
- Release Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 95 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (10 votes)
Top Cast
George Wendt
Warren Kooey
John Vernon
V.D. Regan
Robin Duke
Elizabeth Kooey
PJ Torokvei
Ronny
Kathleen Laskey
Jackie
Don Lake
Lieutenant Sneed
Currie Graham
Hondo
John Hemphill
Andre Petrovich
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