What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)

Director:

Sam Weisman

Writers (WGA):

Donald E. Westlake (novel)
Matthew Chapman (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

It takes a thief to nail a crook.

Plot:

A rich man catches a thief burglarizing his home and steals the thief's lucky ring, who then tries to get it back.

Plot Keywords:

Thief | Ring | Businessman | Washington D.C. | Massage

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	Kevin Caffery
Danny DeVito	...	Max Fairbanks
John Leguizamo	...	Berger
Glenne Headly	...	Gloria Sidell
Carmen Ejogo	...	Amber Belhaven
Bernie Mac	...	Uncle Jack
Larry Miller	...	Earl Radburn
Nora Dunn	...	Lutetia Fairbanks
Richard Schiff	...	Walter Greenbaum
William Fichtner	...	Detective Alex Tardio
Ana Gasteyer	...	Ann Marie
Sascha Knopf	...	Tracey Kimberly
Siobhan Fallon	...	Edwina
GQ	...	Shelly Nix
Lenny Clarke	...	Windham
Robin Brown	...	Auctioneer
Mike Moyer	...	Large Man at Auction
Darra Herman	...	Auction Bidder
Julie Jirousek	...	Auction Bidder
Kevin Chapman	...	Bartender (as Kevin H. Chapman)
Devon Jencks	...	Officer Keeble
Paul O'Brien	...	Officer Overkraut
James Baldwin	...	Older Tennis Player
Jay Carney	...	Gentleman at Club
Matt Siegel	...	Banquet Host
Michael Mulheren	...	Judge Callahan
Michael Jessel	...	Windham Boy
Ryan Hull	...	Windham Boy
Eddie McCabe	...	Windham boy
Karen MacDonald	...	Washington Real Estate Agent
Lonnie Farmer	...	Washington Condo Doorman
Michelle Youell	...	Pepper Spray Lady
Tim Gallin	...	Washington Cop
Paul Marini	...	Washington Cop
Tracy Oliverio	...	Junior Detective
Cam Neely	...	Jerry - Detective
Elliot Cuker	...	Senator Robert Richards
George Blumenthal	...	Senator Jordan C. Engel
Richard McElvain	...	Senator Charles K. Schutt
Stephanie Clayman	...	Sign Language Interpreter
Christy Scott Cashman	...	Roxanne (as Christy Scott-Cashman)
Daniel Weisman	...	Eagle One (as Dan Weisman)
Richard Calnan	...	Cop at Auction (as Rick Calnan)
Jimmy Flynn	...	Fire Captain
Russell Curry	...	Reporter
Susie Spear Purcell	...	Reporter (as Susie Spear)
Richard Saxton	...	Reporter
Kerry Kilbride	...	Kerry Kilbride - TV Anchor
Tyler J. Olson	...	Second Team
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rebekah Aramini	...	Police Officer
Bill Mootos	...	Restaurant Patron
Eric Bruno Borgman	...	Banquet Waiter (uncredited)
John DiThomas	...	Art Handler (uncredited)
Kimbette Fenol	...	Observer in Courtroom (uncredited)
John Ferus	...	Observer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Shawn Fogarty	...	Man Driving by Apt. in Blue Car (uncredited)
Brian Frates	...	Auction House Guard (uncredited)
Tracey Gold	...	Woman at Auction (uncredited)
Edmund Loughlin	...	Man in Club (uncredited)
Kenn Medeiros	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Eddie Mejia	...	Firefighter (uncredited)
Marc Meyer	...	Automated Burglar Alarm (voice) (uncredited)
Jared Morrison	...	Man at Outdoor Café (uncredited)
Todd Poudrier	...	Firefighter (uncredited)
Hunter F. Roberts	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Manajhjanihe Royalle	...	Auction Patron (uncredited)
Jon Saphire	...	Biker (uncredited)
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson	...	Gallery Hostess (uncredited)

Directed by
Sam Weisman

Writing credits (WGA)
Donald E. Westlake		(novel)
Matthew Chapman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ashok Amritraj	....	producer
Peaches Davis	....	co-producer
Wendy Dytman	....	producer
David Hoberman	....	executive producer
David Hoberman	....	producer
Carol Kelson	....	associate producer
Martin Lawrence	....	executive producer
John Morrissey	....	executive producer
David Nicksay	....	executive producer
Lawrence Turman	....	executive producer
Lawrence Turman	....	producer

Original Music by
Tyler Bates

Cinematography by
Anastas N. Michos		(as Anastas Michos)

Film Editing by
Garth Craven
Nick Moore

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Howard Cummings

Art Direction by
David Lazan

Set Decoration by
Debra Schutt

Costume Design by
Jeffrey Kurland

Makeup Department
Janice Alexander	....	key hair stylist
Ken Chase	....	makeup department head
Jerry DeCarlo	....	hair stylist (as Jerrold DeCarlo)
Debra Denson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Lawrence
Mary Ellen James	....	makeup artist (as Maryellen James)
Paula Kelly	....	makeup artist
Emma C. Rotondi	....	hair stylist
Rachel Solow	....	hair stylist: Martin Lawrence
Marleen Alter	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jonathan Filley	....	unit production manager
Wolfgang Glattes	....	unit production manager
David Nicksay	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dean Garvin	....	third assistant director
Paul Hogan	....	second second assistant director
Gary Hymes	....	second unit director
Amy Lauritsen	....	second assistant director
Allan F. Nicholls	....	first assistant director (as Allan Nicholls)
Glen Trotiner	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jennifer Truelove	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Suzy Abbott	....	charge scenic
Mark Bachman	....	assistant art director
Richard J. Bell	....	greensman
Steve Brennan	....	on-set dresser
James Champoux	....	propmaker
Paul Cheponis	....	assistant set decorator
Daniel J. Courchaine	....	paint foreman (as Dan Courchaine)
Jack Coyle	....	construction foreman
Jennifer Engel	....	foreman
Robert Engle	....	assistant property master
Julia Garrison	....	painter
Paul W. Gorfine	....	stand-by painter (as Paul Gorfine)
Buzz Gray	....	greens coordinator
David Gulick	....	property master
Jane Gulick	....	assistant property master
Tina Khayat	....	set decorating coordinator
Jessica Lanier	....	assistant set decorator
Butch McCarthy	....	on-set greens (as John 'Butch' McCarthy)
Jeffrey D. McDonald	....	set designer (as Jeff McDonald)
Lisa Nagid	....	art department coordinator
Beth Peterson	....	set dresser
Eugene Pope	....	carpenter
Paul Richards	....	lead man
Mark Rodriguez	....	set dresser
Kenneth Salter	....	set dressing gangboss
Karl Shefelman	....	storyboard artist
Carl Sprague	....	assistant art director
Theodore Suchecki	....	propmaker
Kevin E. Vermeersch	....	props
Ryan Webb	....	set dresser
Mickey Carter	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Shannon Hart	....	buyer: reshoots (uncredited)
Scott Lafferty	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Cameron Matheson	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Blufer	....	additional sound effects
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	dialogue editor (as Lucy Coldsnow)
Kelly Doran	....	sound utility
Michael Dressel	....	foley editor
Juno J. Ellis	....	supervising adr editor
John Michael Fanaris	....	sound effects coordinator
Bruce Fortune	....	dialogue editor (as Bruce D. Fortune)
Eric J. Goldstein	....	boom operator: re-shoots
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist (as Tom Gomillion)
Robert Guastini	....	dialogue editor (as Robert W. Guastini)
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
John Keating	....	stereo sound consultant: DTS
David Kelson	....	production sound mixer (as David M. Kelson)
Nicholas Vincent Korda	....	adr editor (as Nicholas Korda)
Lance Laurienzo	....	first assistant sound editor
John Leveque	....	supervising sound editor
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	supervising adr editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Milch	....	sound effects editor (as Anthony R. Milch)
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Anthony Ortiz	....	boom operator
Willard Overstreet	....	foley editor
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Dennis Rogers	....	sound re-recordist
Carolyn Sauer	....	foley recordist
Roy Seeger	....	assistant adr editor
DJ Swamp	....	sound designer
John Switzer	....	sound effects coordinator
Shawn Sykora	....	foley supervisor
J. Aloysius Flanagan III	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Brian Ricci	....	special effects foreman
Thomas R. Ward	....	special effects coordinator (as Tom Ward)

Visual Effects by
Howard A. Anderson III	....	visual effects supervisor (as Howard Anderson III)
Anthony Doublin	....	digital compositor
Tyler Foell	....	digital compositing supervisor
Jeff Hutchison	....	visual effects supervisor
Karin Joy	....	visual effects producer
Richard Lieu	....	digital effects artist: Whodoo EFX
Erin May	....	visual effects producer
Matt McFarland	....	scan/record manager
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor (as Raymond McIntyre Jr.)
Maureen O'Connor	....	visual effects coordinator
Helena Packer	....	visual effects supervisor
Tracy Posner Ward	....	compositing supervisor
Robert C. Powers	....	visual effects
Mark Ritcheson	....	digital effects producer
Ray Scalice	....	general manager
Eric O. Schusterman	....	visual effects editor
Patrick Shearn	....	visual effects supervisor
Jon Stern	....	visual effects coordinator
Burt Ward	....	compositing artist
Ken Lam	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunt coordinator
Norman Douglass	....	stunts
Tim Gallin	....	stunts
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Kent W. Luttrell	....	stunt double: Danny Devito (as Kent W. Lutrrell)
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts
Stan Lee Rice	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Joanne Lamstein	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Woody Bell	....	additional grip
Mike Benson	....	director of photography: second unit (as Michael Benson)
Carlos Bermudez	....	assistant lighting technician
Kenny Burke	....	second company grip (as Ken Burke)
Ronald Burke	....	dolly grip (as Ron Burke)
Robert Clark	....	rigging grip
Brian Corbett	....	grip
Peter D'Angelo	....	grip
Scott D. Davis	....	rigging gaffer (as Scott Davis)
Michael DiIeso	....	key rigging grip
Tim Driscoll	....	rigging second company grip
Sam Emerson	....	still photographer
Kirk R. Gardner	....	Steadicam operator
Kirk R. Gardner	....	camera operator
Adam Gilmore	....	second assistant camera
Joel Holland	....	video assist operator
Gary Hymes	....	director of photography: second unit
Mary Anne Janke	....	second assistant camera
Paul Lambiase	....	grip
Zach Lazar	....	electrician
Bobby Mancuso	....	first assistant camera
Peter Masterson	....	first assistant camera
James R. Mitchell	....	electrician
Mike Moyer	....	gaffer
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Brian A. Pitts	....	electrician
Tom Prate	....	key grip (as Tommy Prate)
Darrell Temple	....	grip
William Trautvetter	....	director of photography: second unit
Jill Tufts	....	camera loader
Tom Weston	....	camera operator
Rick Whitfield	....	24 frame video operator
John Althoff	....	grip (uncredited)
Lee Ayrton	....	rigging electric (uncredited)
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.	....	additional video assist operator (uncredited)
Arnold F. Brown	....	grip (uncredited)
Rick Cardillo	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Mark J. Casey	....	rigging electric best boy (uncredited)
Rachelle Fankhauser	....	electrician (uncredited)
Amanda Hannan	....	grip (uncredited)
Dan Hutchinson	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Brendan Keefe	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Eric Komar	....	grip (uncredited)
David Larue	....	best boy grip: Boston (uncredited)
Peter Letzelter-Smith	....	grip (uncredited)
Tommy Maddox-Upshaw	....	electrician (uncredited)
Roger Marbury	....	electrician (uncredited)
Philip A. Reilly	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mitch Carter	....	voice casting
Kevin Fennessy	....	casting: Boston
Kevin Fennessy	....	extras casting
Jenny Harrison	....	casting assistant
Wendy O'Brien	....	casting associate
Sue Smith	....	extras casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wayne Allen	....	costumer
Roberta Bilé	....	costume buyer
John Glaser	....	assistant costume designer
Debbie Holbrook	....	key costumer
Anthony T. Lukins	....	costumer: Mr. DeVito (as Tony Lukins)
Elaine Maser	....	costume supervisor
Margaret Palmer	....	set costumer (as Margaret Leigh Palmer)
Dana Schaefer	....	additional costumer
Carolyn Schnitzer	....	set costumer
Julie Yang Silver	....	costumer (as Julie Yang)
Frank Avanzo	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Lisa Lesniak	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Aimee McCue	....	costume buyer (uncredited)
Cassy McEvoy	....	seamstress (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Julian Andraus	....	assistant editor
John Axelrad	....	additional editor
Andrew Buckland	....	assistant film editor: New York
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Cookie Carosella	....	post-production coordinator
Katie Hedrich	....	second assistant editor
Mike Milliken	....	color timer
Eric O. Schusterman	....	first assistant editor
Shawn Nee	....	post-production intern (uncredited)

Music Department
Bill Abbott	....	music editor
Steve Baxter	....	musician: trombone
Michael Bolinger	....	musician: trumpet
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
Anita Camarata	....	music supervisor
Robert Carranza	....	score mixer
Robert Carranza	....	score recordist
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Dan DiPrima	....	music editor: temp music
George Doering	....	musician
Zigmund Gron	....	music editor (as Zig Gron)
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor
Roger Manning	....	musician: organ and piano
Justin Meldal-Johnsen	....	musician: bass guitar
Dan Ostermann	....	musician: trombone (as Dan Fisher Ostermann)
Clyde Quick	....	musician: trumpet
David Ralicke	....	orchestrator
Marc Shaiman	....	composer: additional music
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Larry Blank	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Denise Avallon	....	driver
Jimmy Flynn	....	transportation coordinator
William O'Brien Sr.	....	transportation captain
James C. Taylor	....	transportation co-coordinator (as James Taylor)
Christopher Weippert	....	driver: production van

Other crew
Nicole Anderson	....	craft service
Dawn Barkan	....	animal trainer
Gioia Bearden	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Josh Beckerman	....	production assistant
Susan Christy	....	craft service
Jason K. Corey	....	production assistant
Brett Creane	....	production assistant
Julie Cummings	....	production assistant
Elena de Leonardis	....	assistant to director (as Elena Jacobson)
Jim Donnelly	....	location scout / assistant
Gleanna Doyle	....	animal trainer
Mark Fitzgerald	....	assistant location manager
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor
Gary Gero	....	animal trainer
Angela Goodwin	....	production secretary
Charles Harrington	....	location manager: Boston (as Charlie Harrington)
Ian Harrington	....	assistant: Mr. DeVito
Kali R. Harrison	....	production assistant (as Kali Harrison)
Susan Humphrey	....	animal trainer
Mark C. Hutchinson	....	production assistant
Pam Jack	....	location assistant
Sean Lampkin	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Jed Leach	....	production assistant
James MacDonald	....	first aid
Jennifer Marbury	....	production assistant
Patti Marshall	....	payroll
Kim Meade	....	assistant: David Hoberman
Ted Meyer	....	assistant: David Hoberman
Scott Myers	....	production assistant
Justin Nelson	....	assistant: Mr. Amritraj
Herb Nipson	....	projectionist
Carol Phiniotis	....	screening coordinator
Kim Quam	....	set medic
Peggy Rosson	....	accountant (as Peggy Ann Rosson)
Reina Solunaya	....	production assistant
Janice F. Sperling	....	production coordinator
Michael Swafford	....	first assistant accountant
Catherine H. Vlasuk	....	assistant production office coordinator (as Catherine Vlasuk)
Matthew Waldman	....	assistant: Mr. Turman and Ms. Dytman
C. Ransom Walrod	....	marine coordinator (as Ransom Walrod)
Robin Ward	....	production assistant
Daniel Weisman	....	production assistant (as Dan Weisman)
David Weisman	....	title designer
Melissa Wells	....	production assistant
Kenneth Whack	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Ursula Woodland	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Deborah Wuliger	....	unit publicist
Keira Bromberg	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kelly Cronin	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Doris Donnenberg	....	production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Brandon Hollyer	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Christie Kwan	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Kevin H. Law	....	production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Scott Allen Logan	....	location manager (uncredited)
David Mendoza	....	production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Jared Morrison	....	stand-in: GQ (uncredited)
Ed O'Keefe	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Frederic Perrin	....	caterer (uncredited)
Vail Romeyn	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Kevin Vargus	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)

Thanks
Robin Dawson	....	thanks: Massachusetts Film Office
Leif Husted-Jensen	....	thanks
Thomas Menino	....	thanks: City of Boston
Christy Scott Cashman	....	thanks (as Christy Cashman)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (presents)
• Turman/Morrissey Company (as Turman-Morrissey Company) (producer)
• Hyde Park Entertainment (producer)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2001) (worldwide) (all media)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (worldwide) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (worldwide) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (Spain) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (Argentina)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Gemini Kinomir (Russia)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Howard Anderson Digital Effects (visual effects)
• Logical Figaments (visual effects) (as Logical Figments)
• OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic (visual effects)
• Post Logic Studios (visual effects)
• Riot (additional digital effects) (as R!ot)
• Whodoo EFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• 20th Century Fox Studios  re-recording facilities
• BiPack  opticals: main title
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• D.E.S.  AVID equipment
• High Output  grip and lighting equipment
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals
• Interscope Records  soundtrack
• Massachusetts Film Office  thanks
• SoundStorm  sound editing services
• Tomkats Catering  catering (as Tomkats)
• Wescam USA  Wescam equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | American Sign Language

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37634) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Martin Lawrence, when walking after the uncomfortable, frozen stance he took on the stairs as to not set off the laser, says: "I can't feel my ass!" In Nothing to Lose (1997), he limped out of Tim Robbins' car, whining: "My ass fell asleep! My ass fell asleep!"

Goofs:

Continuity: When Earl enters the DC apartment he shoots at Max, missing him and shooting through the window. We see holes appear from the interior shot, then see the glass shatter from the exterior shot, but when we cut back inside, there are only three holes in the glass again.

Quotes:

[watching as Max makes a fool of himself on TV]
Uncle Jack:Now this is entertainment!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time/Sex and the City 2/MacGruber (#2.19)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

The Boss

Not great, but certainly watchable

Well, what can I say? It's not the best Martin Lawrence film and its not even one of the top 20 best Danny De Vito films (isn't this little guy one of the biggest comic actors of our time!) but it's a nice comedy, good to rent on video or watch on TV.

Basically the plot is not very imaginative and the movie relies mostly on the actors performances. So I'll concentrate on them in this review. Here it goes:

De Vito is perfect as always. Noone could play the part of the complacent billionaire better than him! He does the best he can do with the material he's given, but his talent could have been used more appropriately if the writers had done a better job...

Martin Lawrence also playes one of his usual parts, quite similar to the part he played in Blue Streak. He does everything expected from him, including getting in disguise more than once and producing some Eddie Murphy-style jokes. But seeing Black Knight and now this, one may ask: isn't he repeating himself too much now? Sure he's funny, but he's also getting annoying to more and more people...

We also have some good-loking actresses, especially the lady playing Lawrence's girlfriend. Their parts are unfortunately too brief to be memorable.

Oh,yes, there's also William Fichtner playing one of the weirdest detectives in the history of cinema! Am I the only one who thinks he was doing a parody of Willem Defoe's character in The Boondock Saints??

As far as the plot, well, it's all about a ring...