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The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)

PG 94 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Thriller  -   14 November 1997 (USA)
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Murray is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assasinate international leaders at a banquet.

Director:

Jon Amiel

Writers:

Robert Farrar (novel), Robert Farrar (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bill Murray ...
Peter Gallagher ...
Joanne Whalley ...
Alfred Molina ...
Boris 'The Butcher' Blavasky
Richard Wilson ...
John Standing John Standing ...
Gilbert Embleton
Simon Chandler Simon Chandler ...
Geraldine James ...
Dr. Ludmilla Kropotkin
Anna Chancellor ...
Barbara Ritchie
Nicholas Woodeson Nicholas Woodeson ...
Sergei
Cliff Parisi Cliff Parisi ...
Uri
John Thomson ...
Dimitri
Janet Henfrey Janet Henfrey ...
Ms. Goldstein
Terry O'Neill Terry O'Neill ...
Spenser
Isabel Hernández Isabel Hernández ...
Consuela (as Isabel Hernandez)
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Storyline

An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Spy | Theatre | Mistaken Identity | Banquet | Bomb  | See more »

Taglines:

The international intelligence community is about to get a lot less intelligent. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, innuendo, comic violence and sensuality See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Agent Null Null Nix See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,604,819 (USA) (16 November 1997) (2036 Screens)

Gross:

$13,801,755 (USA) (19 January 1998)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the final beach scene, when the agents tell the "waiter" to bring in the poisoned coconuts, they call him by the name "Venkman", the name of Bill Murray's character from the Ghostbusters franchise. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Wally is on the ledge at the Plaza, he yells down to Jimmy several times. Several of the times he yells, his mouth actually isn't moving. See more »

Quotes

Stage Manager: Excuse me, no pass, no entry.
Boris 'The Butcher' Blavasky: I'm looking for a tall American.
Stage Manager: Aren't we all, dear, but we've got a show to put on, in case you didn't notice.
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Connections

References Ghostbusters (1984) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hully Gully"
Written by Fred Smith and Clifford Goldsmith (as Cliff Goldsmith)
Performed by Tommy Kinsman
Courtesy of Mercury Records Ltd.
By Arrangement with Polygram Film & TV Licensing See more »