Wallace Ritchie (Bill Murray) is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.
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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:
Don't overestimate him 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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Wallace: That's a very good question.
Immigration Officer: Yes, I thought so, too.
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Written by Bob Dorough (as Robert Dorough) and Ben Tucker
Performed by the Mark Wirtz Orchestra
Copyright of TKO Licensing
Licensed courtesy of RPM Records, Ltd. (U.K.)
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One of the Agents at the end has the last name of Venkman, just like Bill Murray's character in the first two Ghostbusters movies. See more »Goofs
At Jimmy's dinner party, when Lori slaps Wally's face, the sound of the slap happens before her hand hits his face. 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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Referenced in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Informers/The Soloist/Tyson (2009) See more »Soundtracks
Coming Home BabyWritten by Bob Dorough (as Robert Dorough) and Ben Tucker
Performed by the Mark Wirtz Orchestra
Copyright of TKO Licensing
Licensed courtesy of RPM Records, Ltd. (U.K.)
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Although this movie is not quite as funny as What About Bob, I think this is probably Bill Murray's second funniest film, though I strongly doubt if it will be enjoyed as much by the average viewer. That is because, I hate to say, the "average viewer" often is a teenager or adult who likes their comedy very broad and simple. No, this will not appeal to fans of Porky's or Little Nicky because it requires the viewer to have a reasonable attention-span and the ability to enjoy a comedy that doesn't telegraph what will happen next (just how many movies these days are hard to predict anyways?).
The movie is a screwy, difficult to describe spy adventure where everyone knows just how deadly the stakes are---except for Bill Murray's character. He mistakenly thinks everything that is happening around him is a type of performance art (sort of a Theatre of the Absurd). You MUST watch it.