Finders Keepers (1984)

On the run from the police and a female roller derby team, scam artist Michael Rangeloff steals a coffin and boards a train, pretending to be a soldier bringing home a dead war buddy. He ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Lester

Writers:

Charles Dennis (novel), Charles Dennis (screenplay),

Stars:

Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo, Louis Gossett Jr.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael O'Keefe	...	Michael Rangeloff
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Standish Logan
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Century
Pamela Stephenson	...	Georgiana Latimer
Ed Lauter	...	Josef Sirola
David Wayne	...	Stapleton
Brian Dennehy	...	Frizzoli
Jack Riley	...	Ormond
John Schuck	...	Police Chief Norris
Timothy Blake	...	Estelle Norris
Jim Carrey	...	Lane Bidlekoff
Robert Clothier	...	Art Bumbalee
Jayne Eastwood	...	Anna-Marie Biddlecoff
Alf Humphreys	...	Mulholland
Barbara Kermode	...	Isadore Frizzoli

Storyline

On the run from the police and a female roller derby team, scam artist Michael Rangeloff steals a coffin and boards a train, pretending to be a soldier bringing home a dead war buddy. He gets more than he bargained for from the train and the coffin.

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Plot Keywords:

train | moving a building | independent film | based on novel

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Taglines:

A coast to coast joy ride

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 May 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Achado Não É Roubado

Filming Locations:

High River, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Entertainment Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Quotes

Lane Biddlecoff: I wouldn't have deserted if you had kept me out of the draft.
Frizzoli: What draft? YOU ENLISTED!

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Connections

Referenced in Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

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Soundtracks

"See You Later Alligator"
(uncredited)
Written by Robert Charles Guidry

User Reviews

Probably the funniest movie you haven't seen

Despite a fairly well-known cast, this one never made too many waves. I recommend you give it a try, however, in the interest of having a very good time. Even more mistaken identities, boomeranging cons, and wild coincidences that you ever thought you'd see punctuate this slambang farce, but the tone is so wifty and lighthearted you never lose faith. Great lead performances by O'Keefe, Gossett, and D'Angelo are teamed with great supporting performances by Dennehy, Lauter, and an early one by Jim Carrey. The funniest one of all, however, is David Wayne as the oldest conductor in America. Do yourself a favor and see this.