Excess Baggage (1997)

Emily has always been the rich brat who tries to pull every imaginable stunt to get attention. But one day, as she fakes her own kidnapping and locks herself in the trunk of a car, a thief ... See full summary »

Director:

Marco Brambilla

Writers:

Max D. Adams (story), Max D. Adams (screenplay),

Stars:

Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alicia Silverstone	...	Emily
Benicio Del Toro	...	Vincent
Christopher Walken	...	Ray
Jack Thompson	...	Alexander
Harry Connick Jr.	...	Greg
Nicholas Turturro	...	Stick
Michael Bowen	...	Gus
Robert Wisden	...	Detective Sims
Leland Orser	...	Detective Barnaby
Sally Kirkland	...	Louise
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Jon
Brendan Beiser	...	Man on Pay Phone
Demetri Goritsas	...	Surveillance Van Cop
Jorge Vargas	...	Mini Mart Clerk
Danielle Monet	...	Monique (as Danielle Saklofsky)

Storyline

Emily has always been the rich brat who tries to pull every imaginable stunt to get attention. But one day, as she fakes her own kidnapping and locks herself in the trunk of a car, a thief steals the car, with her inside. She is attracted by his reckless lifestyle and the situation makes her kidnapping the more real and frightening for her father.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | trunk | wild girl | bound and gagged | fake kidnapping | 

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Taglines:

A crash course in kidnappings, car thefts and other rituals of dating.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, drinking and sex-related dialogue

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 August 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Exceso de equipaje

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$14,327,206 (USA) (19 December 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, First Kiss Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The parking garage that Emily makes the phone call from is located on Yates street in Victoria BC. The bridge in the background is the Johnson street bridge.

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Goofs

The emblem on the BMW trunk disappears.

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Quotes

Vincent: I once stole a Ferrari with a Chihuahua in the back. He made less noise than you do.

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Crazy Credits

Andy Warhol's "Double Elvis" is a reproduction and not signed.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Leave It to Beaver/MoneyTalks/Mimic/Masterminds/Gabbeh (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Happiness"
Written and Performed by Abra Moore
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

User Reviews

the decline of a teenage role model

I rented this movie thinking that everybody had been too hard on poor Alicia, who had been wonderful in Clueless and sexy in many an Aerosmith video. I was wrong. It might have been due in part to the non-existent script, but Alicia showed no screen presence at all. Instead, she smoked and drank during the entire flick (is this the moviemakers' attempt to appeal to the teenage crowd this movie is aimed at??). Benicio del Toro's performance was all right, even though (or: because) he seemed to think he was in a remake to the 'Usual Suspects'. In all, if you see only a hundred movies this year, don't let this one be one of them.