A motivational speaker discovers that the inheritance his father left for him is in the form of an elephant.
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Howard Franklin
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Title: Larger Than Life (1996)
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Cast
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| Jerry Adler | ... | Event Coordinator | |
| Bill Murray | ... | Jack Corcoran | |
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Richard Alan Baker | ... | Richie |
| Richie Allan | ... | Man in Audience | |
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Kimberly Thornton | ... | Pyramid Woman |
| Anita Gillette | ... | Mom | |
| Maureen Mueller | ... | Celeste | |
| Jeremy Piven | ... | Walter | |
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Alex Neiwerth | ... | Matthew |
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Alfa-Betty Olsen | ... | Party Guest |
| Carrie Houk | ... | Receptionist | |
| Harve Presnell | ... | Trowbridge Bowers | |
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Tai | ... | Vera |
| Earl Billings | ... | Cop | |
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Jeannine Hutchings | ... | Outraged Woman |
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Motovational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. Then one day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away, and has left a "huge" inheritance. When he gets there, he finds that his inheritance has come in the form of a elephant that was his father's pride and joy in circus acts. His main intention is to sell the pacaderm off. Jack must choose between loud and rude zookeeper Mo or attractive animal show owner Terry. As the two trek through the country Jack and the elephant develop a bond, and it changes his approach on life for the better. Written by Pat McCurry <ccgrad97@aol.com>
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He's got 5 days to go coast-to-coast. (There's just one BIG problem.)Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 November 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,779,504, 3 November 1996, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$8,289,972, 15 December 1996Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Tiesco Del Rey
Performed by Tiesco Del Rey
Courtesy of Upstart Sounds
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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The USAF plane near the end of the movie is a C-5A Galaxy from Travis AFB, CA. Sadly, it has been sent to the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ and is no longer in service. See more »Goofs
As they are hitch-hiking, a truck pulls over and you can Bill have to step over the track for the camera dolly. See more »Soundtracks
Hermanos AlouWritten by Tiesco Del Rey
Performed by Tiesco Del Rey
Courtesy of Upstart Sounds
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group
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No sex, violence and only a small amount of language help Larger Than Life accomplish its victory as a great family film. Bill Murray is his usual self: funny and unpredicatble: the king of wisecracks. But in Larger Than Life, Bill uses his talent for the families.