Multiplicity (1996)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers (WGA):

Chris Miller (short story)
Chris Miller (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 July 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Comedy

Tagline:

Sometimes to get more out of life, you have to make more of yourself.

Plot:

A man who never has enough time for the things he wants to do is offered the opportunity to have himself duplicated.

Plot Keywords:

Clone | Cloning | Construction | Effeminacy | Building Site

Cast

Michael Keaton	...	Doug Kinney
Andie MacDowell	...	Laura Kinney
Zack Duhame	...	Zack Kinney
Katie Schlossberg	...	Jennifer Kinney
Harris Yulin	...	Dr. Leeds
Richard Masur	...	Del King
Eugene Levy	...	Vic
Ann Cusack	...	Noreen
John de Lancie	...	Ted
Judith Kahan	...	Franny
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Walt
Obba Babatundé	...	Paul
Julie Bowen	...	Robin
Dawn Maxey	...	Beth
Kari Coleman	...	Patti

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual situations.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Doug Kinney was named after Ramis' friend and National Lampoon founder Douglas Kenney who fell off a cliff in Hawaii in 1980.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the last scene that shows Doug #4 delivering pizzas on a bike, it is implied that he is delivering in Miami. Clear in the scenery are California Fan Palms, which aren't found in Florida. Also, there are house numbers on the curbs. Miami doesn't have numbers on their curbs.

Quotes:

[Doug's rule for his clones]
Doug Kinney: Nobody has sex with my wife but me.

Movie Connections:

References Rain Man (1988)

Soundtrack:

A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

reasonably funny

I think this was a good film with a good concept and adequate execution. Michael Keaton is a workaholic who doesn't have any time for his family, so he goes to a scientist who clones him so he can have the best of both worlds. Complications ensue, however, and Keaton finds that things are going as expected, so he proceeds to make more duplicates, which of course leads to further complications. I loved the part where the duplicates make one of themselves, whom the original Keaton refers to as "Rain Man." The bedroom, home, and work scenes are all hilarious, and the movie also has a good cast. If you want to see a good comedy, I recommend this one. You won't be disappointed.

** 1/2 out of ****