Abel Woolrich, Ariane Pellicer, Danny Glover, Harry Shearer, John H. Brennan ...( see more  see more... ) , Jorge Luke , Jorge Russek , Martin Short , Patricia Gage , Rodrigo Puebla , Sam Wanamaker , Scott Wilson , Sheila Kelley , Sheila Kelly

A wealthy tycoon hires the world's unluckiest accountant to find his equally unfortunate daughter.

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PG, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: David Parker, Joe Dunne, Nadia Tass

Release Date: January 1, 1991

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  • September 18, 2009
    A very silly Martin Short comedy that I loved when it came out.
  • January 3, 2008
    Martin Short was one of my favorites when I saw this film, so I have good associations with it. HOwever I cannot stand the sight of him anymore, so... but he does get stung by bees, fall off waterfalls, and other zany problems that make it worth seeing.
  • June 28, 2007
    Yet another low concept farce from Martin Short who seems to have spent his entire career being cast by directors who couldn't afford Steve Martin. Difficult to hate in the same way the testcard or a potato is.
  • April 1, 2009
    Pure Luck is about the unluckiest man in the world (Martin Short) who's hired to find the unluckiest woman in the world who's gone missing. He just thinks he was hired due to his smarts, when the theory is that their bad luck will some how bring them together.

    The plot is as...( read more) silly as it sounds, yet I always liked the movie. It has it's share of charm and Short and Glover are likable together. It's also occasionally pretty damn funny.
  • January 19, 2007
    Silly fun.
  • October 20, 2009
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  • September 16, 2009
    where can i see this movie? please write the link here so i can see it... thanks
  • March 8, 2009
    this is a really funny movie..it is worth to watch and just have a laugh..even the story line is pretty funny..
  • October 28, 2008
    It was really funny!
  • September 12, 2008
    just for the scene where he is stung by bees lol

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  • meieshac
    October 31, 2007
    I guess only people who seem to have that kind of luck can truly appreciate the comedy of it! I added it to my collection and watch it whenever I need to laugh at myself! It helped bring my Dada out of his depression, as he he burst out with,"Look, It's Janet!!"
    So talk low budget or whatever all you want and just enjoy....
  • HotMormonGirl
    November 21, 2006
    STRAW!!! Oh that was hard to watch, but I loved it anyway!

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