The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Howard Deutch

Writers (WGA):

Mitchell Kapner (characters)
Mitchell Kapner (story)

Release Date:

9 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

They missed each other. This time, their aim is better.

Plot:

Jimmy the Tulip's (Willis) quiet new life is shaken up by his old pal Oz (Perry), whose wife (Henstridge) has been kidnapped by a Hungarian mob. The Tulip and his wife Jill (Peet) spring into action.

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | Father Son Relationship | Bomb | Hit By Door | Paranoia

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Jimmy
Matthew Perry	...	Oz
Amanda Peet	...	Jill
Kevin Pollak	...	Lazlo
Natasha Henstridge	...	Cynthia
Frank Collison	...	Strabo
Johnny Messner	...	Zevo
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Yermo
Tasha Smith	...	Julie
Elisa Gallay	...	Anya
Tallulah Belle Willis	...	Buttercup Scout
Johnny Williams	...	Vito
George Zapata	...	Guy in Trunk #1
Carlos Zapata	...	Guy in Trunk #2 (as Carlo Zapata)
McNally Sagal	...	Maitre D'

Also Known As:

The Whole Nine Yards 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some violence and language.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hungarian | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG (re-rating) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Nine Yards Two Productions

Trivia:

When Jill and Jimmy are having their make-up sex, we hear Bruce Willis saying "Yipee-ki-yay." This alludes to his famous line in the movie Die Hard (1988).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Oz, Jimmy, and Jill get to Oz's house for more weapons, Oz's blue car (the same car that was left in Mexico) is in the driveway.

Quotes:

Cynthia: You're afraid of everything, Oz.
Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky: That is so not true.
[hears balloons pop and ducks under table]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Die Hard (1988)

Soundtrack:

The Boss

no reason for this to have been made

An unnecessary sequel if there ever was one finds bumbling dentist Perry now happily married to Henstridge, until she's kidnapped by vengeful mobster Lazlo Gogolak and his Hungarian crew who know that former associate Jimmy Tudeski (Willis) is still alive. Not capable of getting her back by himself, he enlists the aid of Jimmy and wife Jill; she's anxious to get back into the game, but unfortunately he's put the old life behind him in favor of staying at home and obsessing over the cleanliness of his surroundings. The same cast that brought so much life and energy to The Whole Nine Yards flounders in this embarrassing follow-up where the film's ridiculous story throws out one lame plot twist after another and an abundance of desperate gags. At times the actors appear as if they're begging for help. *