Pros & Cons (1999)

An awkward accountant winds up in jail and accidentally gains a reputation as a tough guy.

Director:

Boris Damast

Writer:

Larry Miller

Stars:

Derek Basco, Andre Rosey Brown, Bill Lee Brown

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Derek Basco	...	Tuxedo Gang #2
Andre Rosey Brown	...	Big Jim (as Rosey Brown)
Bill Lee Brown	...	FBI Agent Rooney
Rick Cramer	...	'Chip' the Nazi
Tommy Davidson	...	Ron Carter
Eddie Driscoll	...	FBI Agent Driscoll
Dennis Dun	...	Head of tuxedo gang
Christine Ebersole	...	Kathy Stanford
Edith Grant	...	No character name (as EdieMay Grant)
Mike Grief	...	Prison Chef
Lisa Jeffrey
Wayne Knight	...	Wayne the Guard
LeJon	...	Prison gang
Delroy Lindo	...	Kyle
Darren McGavin	...	Mr. Stanford

Storyline

Framed for crimes they didn't commit, two small-timers are headed up the river without a paddle. Now, the only thing that can bail them out is a case of mistaken identity. It's the hysterical prison comedy that's so funny, it's criminal!

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Plot Keywords:

prison | racial tension | gang related | nazi | gang | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Abandon Pictures, Film Farm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Darren McGavin.

User Reviews

go to the dentist instead...

...because a trip to the dentist is less painful and you'll laugh more at his/her jokes than the ones in this 'comedy'...

I had been on a roll for many months, not seeing any really atrocious films, but the streak died here. This attempt at screwball comedy is populated exclusively by either morons or despicable one dimensional cliches.

You'll recognize a handful of the actors/actresses here, who must have really needed some money or failed to read the script, which has dialogue that theoretically could have been written by a lobotomized earthworm.

I gave this a 2. The only reason I didn't give it a 1 is because I derived a miniscule amount of entertainment belittling the film's ineptitude. I don't recall this being in wide release (though I could be wrong)-what a shock.