Opportunity Knocks (1990)

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Saturday Night Live star Dana Carvey had his first leading role on the big screen in this comedy. Eddie (Carvey) and Lou (Todd Graff) are a pair of small-time con artists deep in debt to Pinkie (Mike Bacarella), a loan shark. During a lean period, Eddie and Lou resort to breaking and entering to… More Saturday Night Live star Dana Carvey had his first leading role on the big screen in this comedy. Eddie (Carvey) and Lou (Todd Graff) are a pair of small-time con artists deep in debt to Pinkie (Mike Bacarella), a loan shark. During a lean period, Eddie and Lou resort to breaking and entering to make some money, but as they're clearing out a house, they overhear the answering machine announce that the owner is away on business for a few weeks -- and the housesitter won't be able to stop by. Eddie and Lou settle in and enjoy their good fortune, which just gets better when Milt (Robert Loggia) pays a visit. Milt assumes that Eddie is the housesitter, who is a close friend of his son. Eddie is soon introduced to Milt's beautiful daughter, Annie (Julia Campbell), and Milt decides that Eddie is executive material at his successful manufacturing firm. Soon Eddie starts to wonder if he should go on lying to the people he's come to like -- and there's the little matter of the 60,000 dollars that Eddie and Lou swiped from Pinkie's car. Opportunity Knocks also features Milo O'Shea and James Tolkan. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By: Donald Petrie
Written By: Michel Katlin, Nat Bernstein
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Mar 30, 1990 Wide
On DVD: Jun 3, 2003
Studio: MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Ai-yai-yai! Carvey's a really blank lead -- the brief Bush impersonation is all that's funny.

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Leo L

Hilarious! Dana Carvey is great!

Cast

            Dana Carvey as Eddie Farrell

            Robert Loggia as Milt Malkin

            Todd Graff as Lou Pasquino

            Julia Campbell as Annie Malkin

            Milo O'Shea as Max

            James Tolkan as Sal Nichols

            Doris Belack as Mona

            Sally Gracie as Connie

            Mike Bacarella as Pinkie

            John M. Watson Sr. as Harold Monroe

            Beatrice Fredman as Bubbie

            Thomas McElroy as Men's Room Attendant

            Jack McLaughlin-Gray as Wine Steward

            Gene Honda as Japanese Businessman

            Del Close as Williamson

            Michael Oppenheimer as Chase

            Paul Greatbatch as Driver

            Sarajane Avidon as Commissioner's Secretary

            Mindy Suzanne Bell as Executive

            Richard Steven Mann as Executive

            Michelle Johnston as Club Singer

            Bill Bradshaw as David

            Don Cagen as Bar Mitzvah Band

            Rebecca Cagen as Bar Mitzvah Band

            John Cothran Jr. as Building Commissioner

            Paul Dallas as Bar Mitzvah Band

            Tal Galomb as Bar Mitzvah Boy

            Randy Harrah as Bar Mitzvah Band

            James Hassett as Vendor

            Peter Hennes as Bar Mitzvah Band

            Mark D. Hutter as Stan

            Lorna Raver Johnson as Eddie's Secretary

            Joshua Livingstone as Nathan

            Kent Logsdon as Sales Associate

            Ron Max as Sal's Associate

            Pennington McGee
            
            Jed Mills as Club MC

            Michelle Quigley as Woman at Accident

            Judith Scott as Milt's Secretary

            Jill Shellabarger as Ginger

            Adam Jason Weiss as Myron

            Steven Zoloto as Bar Mitzvah Band

            Mark Ross as Jonathan
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