Mr. Destiny (1990)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

James Orr

Writers (WGA):

James Orr (written by) &
Jim Cruickshank (written by)

Release Date:

12 October 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Comedy

Tagline:

Would you give up everything you have... for everything you've ever wanted? Then meet...

Plot:

Unhappy Larry Burrows sees what his life could've been like, had he made that winning home run as a teenager.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Lost Love | President | Mansion | Homerun

Cast

James Belushi	...	Larry Joseph Burrows
Linda Hamilton	...	Ellen Jane Burrows / Robertson
Michael Caine	...	Mike / Mr. Destiny
Jon Lovitz	...	Clip Metzler
Hart Bochner	...	Niles Pender
Bill McCutcheon	...	Leo Hansen
Rene Russo	...	Cindy Jo Bumpers / Burrows
Jay O. Sanders	...	Jackie Earle 'Cement Head' Bumpers
Maury Chaykin	...	Guzelman
Pat Corley	...	Harry Burrows
Douglas Seale	...	Boswell
Courteney Cox	...	Jewel Jagger
Doug Barron	...	Lewis Flick
Jeff Weiss	...	Ludwig
Tony Longo	...	Huge Guy

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Estate - 1 Approach Road, Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Laurence Mark Productions

Trivia:

The baseball team in the flashback sequence is from Richard J. Reynolds High School located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Goofs:

Continuity: We see four light switches in the garage, but Larry manages to switch on about eight lights (not at once).

Quotes:

Mike the Bartender at Universal Joint Bar: Saw the game, kid. Tough break.
Young Larry Burrows: You said it, mister. I blew it good.
Mike the Bartender at Universal Joint Bar: Don't worry too much about it. Remember, you've got your whole life to look forward to. Things will work out just fine. Trust me.
Young Larry Burrows: [walking away] Old fart. What the hell does he know?

Movie Connections:

Version of The Family Man (2000)

Soundtrack:

I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)

Pretty Impressive

Not really a big box office draw, but I was pleasently surprised

with this movie. James "I did some things to Farrah Fawcett" Orr

co-wrote and directed this movie about an ordinary, average guy

named Larry Burrows who thinks his life would have been

incredibly different if he hit a homerun at a key baseball game

when he was 15. But thanks to mysterious and magical bartender

Mike, Larry gets his wish, yet soon realizes that his new life

isn't exactly as he hoped it would be.

I must say, this movie really impressed me. Critics have given

it mixed, and I must say the concept is really interesting and

pulled off well. Yes, it is a little standard, but packs enough

funny moments, drama and excellent acting to make it really

good. James Belushi (I think) was Oscar worthy for his role. Jon

Lovitz is perfect, and Linda Hamilton plus Renee Russo shine in

their roles. Michael Caine is perfect as the bartender. It's

just a good movie with a good lesson. If you've never seen, I

highly recommend you check