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The Man Who Knew Too Little

  • 19971997
  • PGPG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
33K
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POPULARITY
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1,365
Bill Murray and Joanne Whalley in The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
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Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
33K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,255
1,365
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    • Director
      • Jon Amiel
    • Writers
      • Robert Farrar(novel "Watch That Man")
      • Howard Franklin(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Bill Murray
      • Joanne Whalley
      • Peter Gallagher
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jon Amiel
    • Writers
      • Robert Farrar(novel "Watch That Man")
      • Howard Franklin(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Bill Murray
      • Joanne Whalley
      • Peter Gallagher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 143User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews

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    Top cast

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    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Wallace Ritchie
    Joanne Whalley
    Joanne Whalley
    • Lori
    Peter Gallagher
    Peter Gallagher
    • James Ritchie
    Richard Wilson
    Richard Wilson
    • Sir Roger Daggenhurst
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Boris 'The Butcher' Blavasky
    John Standing
    John Standing
    • Gilbert Embleton
    Simon Chandler
    Simon Chandler
    • Hawkins
    Geraldine James
    Geraldine James
    • Dr. Ludmilla Kropotkin
    Anna Chancellor
    Anna Chancellor
    • Barbara Ritchie
    Nicholas Woodeson
    Nicholas Woodeson
    • Sergei
    Cliff Parisi
    Cliff Parisi
    • Uri
    John Thomson
    John Thomson
    • Dimitri
    Janet Henfrey
    Janet Henfrey
    • Ms. Goldstein
    Terry O'Neill
    Terry O'Neill
    • Spenser
    Isabel Hernández
    • Consuela
    • (as Isabel Hernandez)
    Donald Pickering
    Donald Pickering
    • Sir Duncan
    Venetia Barrett
    • Sir Duncan's Wife - Felicity
    Terence Harvey
    Terence Harvey
    • Herr Schuster
    • Director
      • Jon Amiel
    • Writers
      • Robert Farrar(novel "Watch That Man") (screenplay)
      • Howard Franklin(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the hotel after the interrogation, Boris "The Butcher" Blavasky walks out of the room to call Dr. Ludmilla Kropotkin and says, pointing to Wallace Ritchie, "Uri, get the rubber sheets... and watch that man." "Watch That Man" is the title of the novel on which this movie was based.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      James Ritchie: Am I talking to an actor now, or a human being?

      Chief Insp. Cockburn: Neither sir, I'm a policeman.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Mad City/Bean/Starship Troopers/Eve's Bayou/The Wings of the Dove (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Hully Gully
      Written by Fred Smith and Clifford Goldsmith (as Cliff Goldsmith)
      Performed by Tommy Kinsman
      Courtesy of Mercury Records Ltd.
      By Arrangement with Polygram Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews143

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Great spoof that withstands the test of time.
    Bill Murray's deadpan humor makes this a movie that is fun to watch even 20+ years later. What makes it even funnier is the length that modern shows have gone to in making "reality shows". The stereotypical Russian, British, Chinese, German and American roles make for great laughs that have been lost in today's politically correct humorless world.

    I love comedies, especially spoofs, and action and spy movies. This has all of that. This was so much funnier than Steve Martin trying to reinvent Inspector Clouseau in 2006
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Watch That Man
    • Filming locations
      • Dingwall Road, Croydon, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • New Regency Productions
      • Polar Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,717,039
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,604,819
      • Nov 16, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,717,039
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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