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Carpool (1996) 4.6
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4.6/10 from 2,796 users
Metascore: 15/100
Reviews: 27 user | 12 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, ... See full summary » Director:Arthur HillerWriter:Don Rhymer |
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Cast
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Franklin Laszlo
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Daniel Miller
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Martha
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Mr. Hammerman
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Detective Erdman
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Mikey Kovar | ... |
Andrew Miller
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Micah Gardener | ... |
Bucky Miller
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Jordan Warkol | ... |
Travis
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Colleen Rennison | ... |
Chelsea
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Neil
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Jerry
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Stellina Rusich | ... |
Mrs. Miller
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Scott Lewis
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Jeffery
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. However, the situation only gets worse as a desperate man who had been contemplating a bank robbery robs the robbers and takes the man and the kids hostage in their van as his truck is blocked by an armored car. The thing then proceeds into a comedic chase movie. The father finds his kids don't really respect him and they react better to the robber. The end result is everyone gets a lifestyle change, including the original store owner. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
Taglines:
A dad in a hurry. A man on the run. And five kids with an attitude.Genres:
ComedyMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for crude humor, mild language and comic action | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
23 August 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A spasso col rapinatore See more »Box Office
Budget:
$17,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,628,482 (USA) (23 August 1996)Gross:
$3,308,758 (USA) (6 September 1996)Company Credits
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Andrew: Mrs. Karkanie is giving me a do over. She says everyone get's a second chance.
Daniel: That's only because she's been married 5 times. Let me tell you something, sport, in the business world there are no second chances.
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Written by Dee Dee Ramone (as Douglas Colvin), Johnny Ramone (as John Cummings),
Joey Ramone (as Jeff Hyman)
Performed by Ramones (as The Ramones)
Courtesy of Sire Records by arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Goofs
After the confrontation with the meter maid in the mall, Franklin chases down the van, climbs in, gets into the front passenger seat and fastens his seatbelt. After they drive up to the second floor, Daniel says, "Fasten your seatbelts" and Franklin is shown fastening his seatbelt again. See more »Quotes
[Andrew got an F on his spelling test]Andrew: Mrs. Karkanie is giving me a do over. She says everyone get's a second chance.
Daniel: That's only because she's been married 5 times. Let me tell you something, sport, in the business world there are no second chances.
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Soundtracks
"I WANNA BE SEDATED"Written by Dee Dee Ramone (as Douglas Colvin), Johnny Ramone (as John Cummings),
Joey Ramone (as Jeff Hyman)
Performed by Ramones (as The Ramones)
Courtesy of Sire Records by arrangement with Warner Special Products
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There were a million different ways this film could have gone and, subsequently, improved. However, this "Carpool" runs out of gas early on.
Tom Arnold can be funny, I've seen him do it. And there are parts in "Carpool" where he is, in fact, funny. But the whole storyline is just a line of desperation on which this movie hangs situations that just don't stay up.
And what in all that is holy's name are actual actors like Paymer and Steiger doing here? They can be funny on occasion, but not here; you just spend your time scratching your head, wondering how bad they needed the money.
As it is, one long car chase, punctuated by the kids thinking Arnold isn't such a bad guy after all while dad Paymer insists they "stop being nice to the criminal" (okay, I liked that part).
Two stars. And if I never see Steiger dressed like a clown again, that's fine with me.