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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Bill Murray | ... | Wallace Ritchie | |
| Peter Gallagher | ... | James Ritchie | |
| Joanne Whalley | ... | Lori | |
| Alfred Molina | ... | Boris 'The Butcher' Blavasky | |
| Richard Wilson | ... | Sir Roger Daggenhurst | |
| John Standing | ... | Gilbert Embleton | |
| Simon Chandler | ... | Hawkins | |
| Geraldine James | ... | Dr. Ludmilla Kropotkin | |
| Anna Chancellor | ... | Barbara Ritchie | |
| Nicholas Woodeson | ... | Sergei | |
| Cliff Parisi | ... | Uri | |
| John Thomson | ... | Dimitri | |
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Janet Henfrey | ... | Ms. Goldstein |
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Terry O'Neill | ... | Spenser |
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Isabel Hernández | ... | Consuela (as Isabel Hernandez) |
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American Wallace Ritchie (Bill Murray) gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, England, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.
Plot Keywords:
mistaken identity | animated title sequence | spy spoof | hitman | american in the uk |Taglines:
The international intelligence community is about to get a lot less intelligent. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for language, innuendo, comic violence and sensuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 November 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$4,604,819, 16 November 1997Gross USA:
$13,717,039Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$13,717,039Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Wallace: That's a very good question.
Immigration Officer: Yes, I thought so, too.
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Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Trivia
This was the first feature film to be made at Elstree Studios after the local council bought it from Brent Walker under a Compulsory Purchase Order. See more »Goofs
When Wally points the revolver at Lori, you can see light through the chambers in the cylinder, indicating that there are no rounds - live or otherwise - in the gun. See more »Quotes
Immigration Officer: How long will you be staying in this country, sir?Wallace: That's a very good question.
Immigration Officer: Yes, I thought so, too.
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Soundtracks
Serenade In G Major: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: II. Romance: AndanteComposed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Jon Amiel's "The Man Who Knew Too Little" is one of the funniest movies that keeps the viewer in a laughing state all the time. Mr. Amiel shows an affinity to comedy as he takes us along for a fun ride into this amusing movie. The film is based on the funny Robert Farrar book, who also adapted the material for the screen.
This film is a sort of comedy of errors in which an innocent man is drawn into an international conspiracy that he has no clue is going on around him because his brother, in order to get him away from his dinner party, decides to treat him to a performance of a play in which the viewer is part of the show.
Little does Wally Ritchie realize what he has gotten into. That's the basic premise for the film, which works well because Wally doesn't suspect what he's involved in. So he goes along for the fun of it, thinking nothing about the bad guys that are trying to get rid of him, for real.
Bill Murray proves he is one of the best comedy actors working today. The sequence involving Mr. Murray dancing with a Russian folk group at the hotel where something terrible is set to occur is just pure perfection. Mr. Murray is a likable actor and never makes himself obnoxious in any situation. He is a delight to watch.
The rest of the cast is good. Peter Gallagher is Wally's brother. Joanne Whalley makes a perfect femme fatale. Alfredo Molina has some excellent moments as Boris, the butcher, the man who wants to eliminate Wally out of the picture.
"The Man Who Knew Too Little" is a fun film to watch thanks to Jon Amiel.