Who is Cletis Tout? (2002)
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23% of critics liked it
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46% of users liked it
(2,353 ratings)
Standup comedian turned director Chris Ver Weil makes his debut with this wild and woolly romantic comedy cum noir crime thriller. The film centers on Trevor Finch (Christian Slater), a master counterfeiter and career con who learns that he has a price on his head from mob hitman Critical Jim (Tim… More Standup comedian turned director Chris Ver Weil makes his debut with this wild and woolly romantic comedy cum noir crime thriller. The film centers on Trevor Finch (Christian Slater), a master counterfeiter and career con who learns that he has a price on his head from mob hitman Critical Jim (Tim Allen). The reason turns out to be a wacky case of mistaken identity -- Finch has assumed the name Cletis Tout, a sleazy, long-dead French muckraker with, it turns out, a criminal history himself. Rewind to 1977, when Micah (Richard Dreyfuss) pulls off a massive diamond heist and buries his booty in a field with the help of his young daughter Tess. Five presidential administrations later, Micah and his cellmate Finch bust out of prison, only to learn from the now-grown Tess (Portia de Rossi) that the diamonds are behind the walls of another newly built prison. Meanwhile, sparks begin to fly between Tess and Finch. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- Chris Ver Wiel
- Written By
- Chris Ver Wiel
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jul 26, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Classics
Critic Reviews
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
If you love movies, it's hard not to like Who Is Cletis Tout? or at least smile through it.
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Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Quirky, often-fun film.
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
It's just a little too self-satisfied.
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Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Merely a diversion, but clever enough to divert.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
At best, Cletis Tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience.
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Cast
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Christian Slater
as Trevor Finch
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Tim Allen
as Critical Jim
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Portia de Rossi
as Tess Donnelly
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Richard Dreyfuss
as Micah
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Billy Connolly
as Dr. Savian
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Peter MacNeill
as Detective Tripp
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Elias Zarou
as Detective Delaney
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Richard Chevolleau
as Detective Horst
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RuPaul
as Ginger Markum
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Joseph Scoren
as Rowdy Virago
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Alan C. Peterson
as Henry Flatt
- Eugene Lipinski
