Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
John Candy | ... | Augie Morosco | |
Jim Belushi | ... | Neil Schwary (as James Belushi) | |
Cybill Shepherd | ... | Marilyn Schwary | |
Sean Young | ... | Phoebe | |
Richard Lewis | ... | Julian Peters | |
Ornella Muti | ... | Elena Morosco | |
Giancarlo Giannini | ... | Inspector Bonnard | |
George Hamilton | ... | Alfonso de la Pena | |
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Roberto Sbaratto | ... | Detective Toussaint |
Joss Ackland | ... | Hercules Popodopoulos | |
Ann Way | ... | Housekeeper | |
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Geoffrey Andrews | ... | Butler |
Caterina Boratto | ... | Madame de Senneville | |
Elsa Martinelli | ... | Carla the Agent | |
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Riccardo Parisio Perrotti | ... | Customs Officer |
Phoebe and fellow American Julian Peters meet in Rome, find a lost dog, and agree to return it to Monte Carlo to split the five thousand dollar reward. Discovering the dog's owner dead, they panic and become fugitives. Other victims of misfortune also become suspects, as the plot twists and luck and judgment desert everyone. Written by <rth@ece.arizona.edu>
I'd never heard of this and just saw it on television. It's charming.
I thought George Hamilton was particularly good as an Italian gigolo -he had mastered a terrifically funny accent (among other things, he creates new syllables - as in "jump - ED" or "laugh-ED").
I had not seen Giancarlo Giannini in anything since the 1970s - and he's wonderful in the only serious part - the Monegasque (correct spelling for one from Monaco?) detective.
Sean Young throws herself into this comedic role and Richard Lewis, John Candy, Cybill Shepherd, and Jim Belushi are fine.
I do recommend this movie highly - it's light and frothy, but with many funny lines. As others have said, it has a beautiful setting - in the Hotel de Paris and Monaco in general. For whatever reason, this movie seems to be unpopular in Ohio (the two negative comments are both from Ohioans) - if you're in the other 49 states or overseas, you're sure to enjoy it.