Ann Way, Cybill Shepherd, George Hamilton

A woman (Cybill Shepherd) and an unemployed actor (John Candy) travel to Monte Carlo to deliver a lost dachshund to its owner and collect a $5,000 reward. But the dog's owner is murdered, and through ...( read more  read more... )a bizarre series of twists, the pair become prime suspects in the crime. Enter an assortment of madcap suspects -- including a compulsive gambler and an obnoxious (of course!) American tourist -- and jail time begins to look pretty good.

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PG, 94 min.

Directed by: Eugene Levy

Release Date: June 1, 1991

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DVD Release Date: December 2, 2003

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  • July 16, 2008
    A personal favorite!
  • April 14, 2008
    Embarrassing and unfunny.
  • September 4, 2009
    John Candy, Eugene Levy, George Hamiliton, and few other big names. A comedy that starts in Italy, but takes mostly in Morocco. Two Americans find a lost dog so they try to take it to Morocco to collect to big reward only to find the owner has been killed. They decide not to repo...( read more)rt it and run away leaving evidence of their presence. Then stupid stuff happens and all the comedy is somehow drained out of the scenes which should be hilarious. The suspense and mystery sucks. If you want to see how a mystery/comedy is supposed to be made, get a Clue.
  • February 15, 2009
    The movie had some laughs and a bit of a twist at the end. There is a cameo by Eugene Levy which didn't really provide any humour, but still worked. Overall, the movie was well acted and provided a good amount of mystery with comedy.
  • October 5, 2008
    Funny movie but with much of slow action.On the start it was quite silly but remained nearly till the end , but the result of the movie was quite good


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  • June 2, 2007
    I love this movie. hilarious.
  • March 13, 2007
    The BEST movie to watch at 12:00 on a Friday night with your best bud!!
  • March 7, 2007
    ...definately not one of my favorites

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