Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Chris Ver Wiel

Writer (WGA):

Chris Ver Wiel (written by)

Release Date:

21 December 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Getting the alias was half the battle. Surviving it is the other.

Plot:

Cletis Tout is a comedy about mistaken identities, a hit man who sees everything in terms of the movies and a twenty year old diamond heist. |

Plot Keywords:

Heist | Diamond | Independent Film

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Christian Slater	...	Trevor Allen Finch
Tim Allen	...	Critical Jim
Portia de Rossi	...	Tess Tobias
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Micah Tobias
Billy Connolly	...	Dr. Mike Savian
Peter MacNeill	...	Detective Tripp (as Peter MacNeil)
Bill MacDonald	...	Detective Delaney
Richard Chevolleau	...	Detective Horst
Elias Zarou	...	Detective Rafferty
RuPaul	...	Ginger Markum
Joseph Scoren	...	Rowdy Virago
Eugene Lipinski	...	Falco
Shawn Doyle	...	Crow Gollotti
Louis Di Bianco	...	Nimble
Tony Nappo	...	Fife

Also Known As:

Cletis Tout (Canada: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Spain:13 | USA:R | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Fireworks Entertainment

Trivia:

Sarah Michelle Gellar was offered the Portia de Rossi role, but turned it down.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Det. Tripp learns about Finch's true identity and looks at his fake passport, one of the dates on it is 29 FEB 95. There was no 29th of February in 1995.

Quotes:

Rowdy Virago: You two cheesedicks couldn't improvise a fart after eating a three bean salad.

Movie Connections:

References Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Worth seeing again and again!

After seeing last falls "Happy Accidents" many times, I doubted if I would ever see another movie that made me feel the same way. I just saw "Cletis Tout" yesterday, and plan on seeing it again many times. I can't get over how imaginative the plot line, acting, and script was for this movie. Ensemble casts are the way to go in the future. Tim Allen (who is cast against type here) is a movie loving hit man who takes both old movies, and his profession extremely seriously, but alas does have a heart, as we see at the end. Christian Slater, who has to be the most underrated actor in Hollywood gets to show the world he can indeed act, and with vigor indeed. Richard Dreyfus and Portia DeRossi (who I sadly have learned is gay...darn it!) are given less to do, but handle their parts well. The real gem here is the plot, and Tim Allen's handling of his part, WOW...I hope this guy takes more roles of this type..He shine's. To any and all readers of this review...GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!