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Release Date:
9 March 1994 (USA)
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Tagline:
They might be his hostages but what their doing to this guy is criminal. more
Plot:
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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(7 articles)
Denis Leary interview on Conan
(From Monsters and Critics. 30 October 2009, 9:17 AM, PDT)
Jay Dipietro's Top Ten Films of All Time
(From ioncinema. 1 October 2009)
(From Monsters and Critics. 30 October 2009, 9:17 AM, PDT)
Jay Dipietro's Top Ten Films of All Time
(From ioncinema. 1 October 2009)
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funny as hell!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Denis Leary | ... | Gus |
 | Judy Davis | ... | Caroline Chasseur |
 | Kevin Spacey | ... | Lloyd Chasseur |
 | Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. | ... | Jesse Chasseur |
| Glynis Johns | ... | Rose Chasseur |
 | Raymond J. Barry | ... | Lt. Huff |
 | Richard Bright | ... | Murray, Gus' Driver |
 | Christine Baranski | ... | Connie Chasseur |
| Adam LeFevre | ... | Gary Chasseur |
| Phillip Nicoll | ... | John Chasseur |
| Ellie Raab | ... | Mary Chasseur |
| Bill Raymond | ... | George |
 | John Scurti | ... | Lt. Steve Milford |
| Jim Turner | ... | Phil |
| Herbie Ade | ... | Herbie, Bartender Mackerel Bar |
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Hostile Hostages
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93 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Finland:K-3 |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Germany:6 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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The movie on television, watched by the cops at the station, is It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
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Continuity: At one point while in the car after taking Lloyd and Caroline hostage, tail lights disappear behind Gus in the rear view window.
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Referenced in Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) (TV)
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It's Christmas, You're Drunk And You're In Jail
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My favorite line of all time is from this movie- when Lloyd tells his mother next Christmas he's going to buy her a big wooden cross, so anytime she feels unappreciated or un-loved she can climb on up there and nail herself to it! This movie is definitely on my top ten list. The acting is awesome! The timing and delivery of lines is right on! It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but for those of us who love this kind of humor its a sure classic! The casting was superb! I cant see anyone else playing those parts. This is the movie that turned me onto Kevin Spacey- and he is still my favorite actor ever! This is also the funniest movie I've ever seen Denis Leary in. His brand of humor combined with Kevin Spacey's wit is the stuff dreams are made of.