Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Alfred Molina

In an attempt to resurrect the slapstick comedy of Laurel and Hardy or The Marx Brothers, Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt team-up as two out-of-work actors who accidentally stowaway on a ship to hide f...( read more  read more... )rom a drunken, belligerent lead actor who has sworn to kill them for belittling his talents. Of course, the lead actor end up on the ship as well. Also, a madman (Tony Shalhoub) plots the destruction of the ship and Steve Buscemi is a depressed, suicidal lounge singer named Happy Frank.

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R, 101 min.

Directed by: Stanley Tucci

Release Date: June 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: September 5, 2000

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  • August 5, 2009
    This movie is especially funny if you know actors or are one. It's a bit odd and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it was based off of a play.

    I find it very unsettling to see Billy Connolly as a sex crazed gay man, though. As funny as it is.
  • March 20, 2008
    It was different. Usually I don't care for slapstick comedy, but this one was alright.
  • November 10, 2007
    Very funny! And I don't even like Platt! So it's well worth a look!
  • October 23, 2007
    stanley tucci is the man!
  • August 7, 2007
    Loved this movie! So fun! A must for any actor!
  • June 29, 2007
    a liitle choppy and snail-paced, but some plain old funny humour. a good slapstick study
  • May 23, 2007
    Such a wonderful try, and a delightful tribute to character actors and character roles, worth it for the remarkable performances, especially of Stan and Ollie
  • April 10, 2007
    I love this.. classy comedy set in a wistful time.. "Slaving in the eye of pheobus!!!" Great, just great..
  • February 7, 2007
    Hilarious, quirky, different, fun! It's a great film that deserves attention. Great performances by the all star cast.
  • December 10, 2006
    Quite a poor movie to say the least..... Certainly not worth the time to watch it.

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