Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken

Alicia Silverstone was so hot after the success of Clueless that she formed her own production company at the age of 19, and Excess Baggage was the first movie she chose as a starring ve...( read more  read more... )hicle. Silverstone plays Emily, a spoiled rich girl who has everything but her father's affection, so she decides to stage her own kidnapping to see if dad will come to his senses and appreciate the daughter he so blindly disregards. But when Emily locks herself in the trunk of her own car, she's surprised when the car is stolen by Vincent (Benicio Del Toro, from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), a professional car thief whose partner (Harry Connick Jr.) has misplaced $200,000 of the Mob's money. Christopher Walken stars as Emily's "Uncle Ray," who's hot on her trail as she goes on the lam with Vincent. It's not the meandering plot that matters so much as the funny dialogue between Silverstone and Del Toro, who steals his scenes with a smoky mumble and easygoing charm. This one is mostly for Alicia fans, but the film has got enough good laughs and low-key appeal to make it a home-video sleeper. --Jeff Shannon

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PG-13, 101 min.

Directed by: Marco Brambilla

Release Date: August 29, 1997

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DVD Release Date: February 3, 1998

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  • September 23, 2008
    A twisted romantic comedy. Gotta love Benicio and Walken in this film. Silverstone and Del Toro have very good chemistry together. This movie makes me laugh plus I love Benicio del Toro.
  • January 1, 2008
    Spoilt brat decides to stage her own kidnap to get her dad's attention.
  • October 30, 2007
    Fell in love with benicio del toro in this movie. Daaamnnn!! ;D
  • November 7, 2006
    Funny!
  • October 27, 2006
    Twisted Romance. Loved it!
  • August 3, 2009
    A sweet and funny comedy and a cute Benicio del Toro,U can fall in love with him=)
  • July 19, 2009
    i loved this movie even be4 watching it and after i did this movie had been putted in the top of my really favorite movies..i just love it, love benicio, love alicia, in love of the story line, so fascinated by the performance and soo open mouthed for its end :0 ..benicio and ali...( read more)cia were gr8 couple ..and this movie was a witness of their talent ..benicio did his part more than perfect and alicia was so ''minione''but in a good interesting way...this movie touched me deep more than i thought it will..it isnt really a master piece but no master piece can touch me more or remain less than this movie inside me
  • July 14, 2009
    Couple through accident.
  • July 8, 2009
    Now 5 stars probably seems like a crazy rating to most people but for some reason that I can't quite explain I completely love this movie. I know that it's definitely not some masterpiece or a work of art, but it's fun and I enjoy watching it.
  • June 18, 2009
    I have to add this one to the strangest movies list that I've seen..."

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  • icedtoffee22
    April 18, 2009
    "my childhood crush"..!she's so cute
  • LiTTLeJuS
    October 5, 2006
    SILVERSTONE AND BENICIO DEL TORO THIS MOVIE IS GREAT..........

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  • Which two movies have Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Walken acted in together?  Answer »
  • which movie is this a tagline for? ''a crash course in kidnappings,car thefts and other rituals of dating''?  Answer »
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