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Overview

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5.6/10   1,510 votes
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Director:
Tamra Davis
Writers (WGA):
Art Edler Brown (written by) &
Tracy Fraim (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 October 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
A comedy thriller about four men, a wedding and everybody's funeral. more
Plot:
The film opens with 4 tuxedo clad men showing up at a penitentiary to meet a friend who has just been... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
a hidden pearl in the cheap movie bin more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dean Cain ... Buzz

Andy Dick ... Teddy

Sean Patrick Flanery ... Billy
Mitchell Whitfield ... Sol

Luke Wilson ... Jesse

Fred Ward ... Sheriff Phillips

Raymond J. Barry ... Hoover

Drew Barrymore ... Hope

Brad Dourif ... The Vet

Tracy Fraim ... Cuervo
Art Edler Brown ... Carter

Jeff Phillips ... The Rookie

Biff Yeager ... Mayor Boar (also as Biff Yaeger)
Kathryn Joosten ... Edie
Dee Maaske ... Dorothy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Independence (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The number of the bus they get on at the end is 2525, the same as in Speed (1994/I). more
Quotes:
Jesse: I'm letting you go.
Hope: You're letting me go? That is so, so male!
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Movie Connections:
References Dog Day Afternoon (1975) more
Soundtrack:
Hey Cowboy more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
a hidden pearl in the cheap movie bin, 14 October 2005
9/10
Author: GoddessArtemis85 from United States

My friend bought this movie out of the $5 bin at Walmart for a laugh. I was just expecting a stupid, mindless romantic comedy. What I found was a brilliant piece of work. The script is quite impressive. The story actually focuses on the "Best Men" like it says, not on the bride and groom. The whole film is chock full of lovable (and not so lovable) vibrant characters from nerdy little Teddy to Billy, the classical romantic hero, to Buzz the top-notch soldier with a heart of gold to Sol the lawyer you don't want to trust. Why had I never heard of this movie before?!? This definitely deserves a place on the shelf for anyone who loves comedy and good writing.

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