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Wisdom
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Emilio Estevez (written by)
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Release Date:
31 December 1986 (USA) more
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Lovers. Heroes. Trouble. more
Plot:
Unable to find work after a past felony, graduate John Wisdom and his girlfriend (Moore) embark on a... more | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
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fun for all of us who aren´t wise enough to hate it more (22 total)

Cast

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Demi Moore ... Karen Simmons

Emilio Estevez ... John Wisdom

Tom Skerritt ... Lloyd Wisdom

Veronica Cartwright ... Samantha Wisdom

William Allen Young ... Agent Williamson
Richard Minchenberg ... Agent Cooper

Ernie Lively ... Bill, Motel Manager (as Ernie Brown)
Bill Henderson ... Theo
Gene Ross ... Sheriff
Liam Sullivan ... Jake Perry

Charlie Sheen ... City Burger Manager
Hal Fishman ... Network Anchorman
Chuck Henry ... Local Anchorman
Nicholas Shields ... Gun Salesman (as Nick Shields)
Barbara Stamm ... Loan Officer at Bank #1
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109 min
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Dedicated to the memory of Henry Proach, who has a small role, and who was a good friend of Emilio Estevez. more
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Factual errors: The gun dealer sells Wisdom an Uzi submachine gun which fires full-automatic; in real life, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) will deny an application to a convicted felon after filling out a BATF Form 1 and Form 4. more
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John: [voice over] Here in America, we can fabricate anything. more
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References "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962) more
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Whiskey in My Beer more

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4 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
fun for all of us who aren´t wise enough to hate it, 24 February 2001
7/10
Author: Jan Hrubin from Prague, Czech Republic

"Wisdom" is actually nowhere near as bad as its rep would suggest if you take it for what it is: a trashy B-movie which you should watch when you feel like laughing instead of thinking. In its cool pretty boy chic fashions, the movie is just so totally 80s and the various scenes where Estevez beats the cops on his trail, such as the dummy scene, are downright side splitting. I actually liked the "cop out" ending because I thought it was original for a movie of this sort and did not see it coming. Furthermore, this movie, for its low ambitions, has some surprisingly good camera work . My main reason, though, for liking this movie is the beautiful catchy soundtrack by Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo. Now, the bad ? Well, let´s just say that "Wisdom" never quite rises above the level of a lesser "Sledge Hammer" episode.

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