The Master of Disguise (2002)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Perry Andelin Blake

Writers (WGA):

Dana Carvey (written by) &
Harris Goldberg (written by)

Release Date:

2 August 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

He can get into any disguise... getting out is another story.

Plot:

An Italian waiter fights off a criminal mastermind with his inherited powers of disguise.

Plot Keywords:

Disguise | Restaurant | Waiter | Mask | Kidnapping

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Dana Carvey	...	Pistachio Disguisey
Brent Spiner	...	Devlin Bowman
Jennifer Esposito	...	Jennifer Baker
Harold Gould	...	Grandfather Disguisey
James Brolin	...	Fabbrizio Disguisey
Austin Wolff	...	Barney Baker
Edie McClurg	...	Mother Disguisey
Maria Canals-Barrera	...	Sophia (as Maria Canals)
Robert Machray	...	Texas Man
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Henchman
Rachel Lederman	...	Texas Wife
Vincent Riverside	...	Henchman
Mark Devine	...	Trent
Kenan Thompson	...	Kenan
Jay Johnston	...	Rex

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and some crude humor.

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:PG (cut) | Portugal:M/6 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Greece:K | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G | Denmark:7 | Germany:6 | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG (certificate #38420)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

The role of Pistachio Disguisey was originally offered to Jim Carrey

Goofs:

Continuity: When Pistachio does the back flip onto the platform where Jennifer is standing, he has his back to her, but when he lands, he is facing her.

Quotes:

Texas Man: Am I going too fast for you?
Pistachio Disguisey: [Mocking Texas Man] Am I going too fast for you?
Texas Wife: Are you mocking my husband?
Pistachio Disguisey: [Mocking Texas Wife] Are you mocking my husband?
Texas Wife: 'Cause you better not be!
Pistachio Disguisey: [Mocking Texas Wife] 'Cause you better not be!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#30.8)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Happy Face

not for narrow-minded people over 12 years old

I mean, c'mon!! It was supposed to be dumb! My kid laughed and his friends laughed and I admit even I laughed at "Who's your Daddy?". After two viewings over the weekend, the kids were quite solemnly quoting lines and then laughing. OK there's a fart joke too many, big deal, Carvey has a good time putting on tons of costumes and following the obviously silly story line as if it was something credible. The 2.9 average here is completely off base. It's not gonna be anybody's all-time classic favorite, but the way this film got sent to the cleaner really is almost unique. If you have a roomful of 11 to 13 year old boys, it's raining and it's absolutely necessary to kill a couple of hours, you'd probably rate really high if you brought this back from the rental shop.