Il pubblicitario Nick Beam (Robbins) ha completamente toccato il fondo. La sua carriera è un disastro, il suo matrimonio è agli sgoccioli ... e un aspirante ladro d'auto dalla parlantina vel... Leggi tuttoIl pubblicitario Nick Beam (Robbins) ha completamente toccato il fondo. La sua carriera è un disastro, il suo matrimonio è agli sgoccioli ... e un aspirante ladro d'auto dalla parlantina veloce (Lawrence) gli è appena saltato in macchina!Il pubblicitario Nick Beam (Robbins) ha completamente toccato il fondo. La sua carriera è un disastro, il suo matrimonio è agli sgoccioli ... e un aspirante ladro d'auto dalla parlantina veloce (Lawrence) gli è appena saltato in macchina!
- Premi
- 1 vittoria
- Joey Davidson
- (as Marcus Paulk)
Trama
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- QuizSteve Oedekerk: The director is the dancing security guard in the movie; also did a sing-along.
- BlooperRig and Charlie steal a station wagon and are later seen driving their old car which was shot.
- Citazioni
[T. Paul sneaks into Nick's car and points a gun to his head]
T. Paul: Welcome to hell, Bi-atch! Car keys, wallet, now!
[No reaction from Nick]
T. Paul: You hear what I said? Okay you listen and listen good. This a gun. Kay? Don't be fucking around with no gun, white boy.
[no response]
T. Paul: Helen Keller, I'm talking to you!
[imitates deaf person]
T. Paul: I know you hear what the fuck I'm saying to you.
Nick Beam: [smiles] Boy, did you pick the wrong guy on the wrong day.
[he locks the doors, and floors the accelerator]
- Curiosità sui creditiAfter the credits are finished, a mailman brings a letter to the hillbilly whose gas station was robbed. The letter is marked "Hillbilly Motherfucker", just as T. called him in the movie. Inside is a few hundred dollars cash. In the cut version this is changed to "Hillbilly at the gas station".
- Versioni alternativeIn the Australian free to air version, during the confrontation with the rival criminals, Martin Lawrence yelling "Shut the fuck up" is badly censored to "Shuck up". Interestingly, other uses of the word "fuck" are still intact.
- Colonne sonoreIf I Had No Loot
Written by Steve Cropper, Ice Cube (as O'Shea Jackson), Raphael Saadiq,
Eddie Floyd, John Bautista, Willie Harris and Anthony Wheaton
Performed by Tony! Toni! Toné! (as Tony Toni Toné)
Courtesy of Mercury Records
By Arrangement with Polygram Film & TV Licensing
Contains a sample of "Knock On Wood"
Written by Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
Performed by Eddie Floyd
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Contains a sample of "The Wrong Nigga To Fuck Wit"
Written by Ice Cube (as O'Shea Jackson) and Anthony Wheaton
Performed by Ice Cube
Courtesy of Priority Records
After driving in a daze at about 20 miles an hour, Nick Beam wanders into the ghetto. This is where Terrance, played by Martin Laurence, attempts to mug him. Well, Nick Beam is so depressed that he really doesn't value his own life, and takes Terrance for a little ride.
The rest of the movie is filled with their crazy adventures. A few robberies, and Tim's gradual transformation into a criminal. There is a hilarious scene where Tim has a spider on his head, freaks out, and... well you'll see. That scene alone would have made the movie worth watching even if the rest were terrible. But fortunately, there is plenty more wacky adventures for these two before the twist at the end.
Most of this is comedy, but it does get a little serious at certain parts. How could the producers contrast the lives of a well-to-do white man with a struggling black man from the ghetto without going into social injustices? Nick Beam accuses Terrance of laziness and wasting his time robbing people instead of finding a job. Terrance never goes into details, but just tells Nick not to judge him. Then, Nick discovered several rejection letters to Terrance from potential employers. Furthermore, Terrance, a mugger, has a wife and kids and he seems to be a good father to them. It looks like Terrance is more than a common thug.
Lastly, I complement the musical choices. The spider dance scene was to the song, I think its called, 'The Scott Man.' Something like that. Its funny. Later in the movie, Pachebel's 'Canon' is played. The song at the end of the movie is a rap to the music of 'Canon.' I don't normally like rap, but I liked that, very creative.
I give the movie a perfect 10. Its not a copy of Trading Places at all, but it does have a similar theme, rich white guy, poor black guy. This is one of the few movies that has made me laugh uncontrollably for more than a few seconds at a time. If you haven't seen it, watch it, and you will watch it many more times after, I guarantee.
- thewag777
- 25 feb 2005
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Dettagli
Botteghino
- Budget
- 25.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 44.480.039 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 11.617.767 USD
- 20 lug 1997
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 44.480.039 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 38 minuti
- Mix di suoni
- Proporzioni
- 1.85 : 1