Pure Luck (1991)

The daughter of a wealthy businessman has disappeared in Mexico, and all the efforts to find her have been unsuccessful. A psychologist, knowing that the girl has an ultra bad luck, ... See full summary »

Director:

Nadia Tass

Writers:

Francis Veber (film La Chevre), Herschel Weingrod (screenplay)

Stars:

Martin Short, Danny Glover, Sheila Kelley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Short	...	Eugene Proctor
Danny Glover	...	Raymond Campanella
Sheila Kelley	...	Valerie Highsmith
Sam Wanamaker	...	Highsmith
Scott Wilson	...	Frank Grimes
Harry Shearer	...	Monosoff
Jorge Russek	...	Inspector Segura
Rodrigo Puebla	...	Fernando
John H. Brennan	...	Tyler
Jorge Luke	...	Pilot
Abel Woolrich	...	Prisoner
Patricia Gage	...	Secretary
Ariane Pellicer	...	Girl at Club
Alexandra Vicencio	...	Nurse
Sharlene Martin	...	Nurse

Storyline

The daughter of a wealthy businessman has disappeared in Mexico, and all the efforts to find her have been unsuccessful. A psychologist, knowing that the girl has an ultra bad luck, persuades her father to send to Mexico one of his employees, an accountant with super bad luck, to find her. Perhaps he will be lucky, and his bad luck could help to find the unlucky girl...

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Plot Keywords:

luck | mexico | unlucky | fat suit | allergic reaction | 

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Taglines:

One's a detective searching for a missing heiress. The other's an accident waiting to happen.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

9 August 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Danger public

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$17,010,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$22,641,969

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sean Daniel Company, Silver Lion Films, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Second time Martin Short has appeared in an American remake of a French film. He previously appeared in Three Fugitives (1989). Both were remakes of buddy comedies starring Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu. Both times, Short played Richard's role. Both films were also written by Francis Veber, who directed The Three Fugitives (1989)

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Goofs

When the chair is being broken to prove Eugene Proctor's bad luck, a person is visible under the table in one shot (wearing something blue).

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Quotes

Eugene Proctor: Fish what I wanted

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Connections

Featured in Francis Veber artisan du rire: La mécanique dure rire (2002)

User Reviews

Funny, funny movie

This is a very funny movie that deserves to rated much higher than it is! I have seen it several times and always laugh hard. It was witty and cleverly written, and I think Short and Glover play very well off of each other (contrary to what many reviewers have said.) The scene in the mission is among the funniest things ever put to film. I don't need to write a book about this...you just need to rent it for yourself and you'll understand. It is a true comedy classic despite being a lesser-known film (like some of the other "bests" I might add.)

While there is not a lot of "substance" to this movie, for pure comedy, it is amongst the best!