Rat Race (2001)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Jerry Zucker

Writer (WGA):

Andy Breckman (written by)

Release Date:

17 August 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

563 miles. 9 people. $2 million. 1001 problems!

Plot:

A Las Vegas casino magnate, determined to find a new avenue for wagering, sets up a race for money.

Plot Keywords:

Race | Casino | Locker | Money | Helicopter

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Breckin Meyer	...	Nick Schaffer
Jenica Bergere	...	Hotel Clerk
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Owen Templeton
Carrie Diamond	...	Casino Bartender
Douglas Haase	...	Guy at Bar
Chris Myers	...	Fox Sportscaster
Kevin Frazier	...	Fox Sportscaster
Seth Green	...	Duane Cody
Gloria Allred	...	Herself
Vince Vieluf	...	Blaine Cody
Renée Lee	...	Witness in Crowd
Corinna Harney	...	Cocktail Waitress (as Corinna Harney Jones)
Jane C. Walsh	...	Cocktail Waitress
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Vera Baker
Lanei Chapman	...	Merrill Jennings (as Lanai Chapman)

Also Known As:

Course folle (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual references, crude humor, partial nudity and language.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | Canada:G (Quebec) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This is the first feature film ever to co-star African-American Academy Award winners (Whoopi Goldberg and Cuba Gooding Jr.).

Goofs:

Factual errors: A real hot air balloon will drop from the sky very fast if nobody is there to supply the hot air.

Quotes:

Enrico Pollini: [Gets trown out of the train] Ah! Yes!
Harold Grisham: Sir, it's Pollini, he's first at the station.
Enrico Pollini: Am i winning?
[Harold Grisham nods towarths the Locker]
Donald Sinclair: [the high-rollers are cheering] I knew it!
Harold Grisham: Sir, he is opening the locker right now.
Donald Sinclair: [Long pause] Harold, what's going on?
Harold Grisham: He's sleeping... Sir.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Movie Hero (2003)

Soundtrack:

Happy

I liked the ending!

I laughed throughout this comic masterpiece and so did everyone with me, who ranged in age from 60 to 12 (I am somewhere in between).

There is not a lot to say except that there are hits and misses and the misses far outweigh the jokes that are flat. Its just a lot of fun and I really liked the ending, which seems to have generated unfair critcism - it was the perfect way to end the movie.

I plan to see it at least three more times while it is in theatres, hopefully to take other people to see it. It really is that good and I want to support this throwback comedy while it is still playing (it didn't exactly set the box office on fire on its opening weekend).

Out and out laughs, a great time at the movies..who can ask for more?