Big Trouble (2002)

The lives of several Miami denizens, from ad agents to gunrunners to street thugs to law enforcement to school-children, intersect with humorous and dangerous results.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers:

Dave Barry (novel), Robert Ramsey (screenplay)

Stars:

Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Allen	...	Eliot Arnold
Rene Russo	...	Anna Herk
Stanley Tucci	...	Arthur Herk
Tom Sizemore	...	Snake Dupree
Johnny Knoxville	...	Eddie Leadbetter
Dennis Farina	...	Henry Desalvo
Jack Kehler	...	Leonard Ferroni
Janeane Garofalo	...	Police Officer Monica Romero
Patrick Warburton	...	Police Officer Walter Kramitz
Ben Foster	...	Matt Arnold
Zooey Deschanel	...	Jenny Herk
Heavy D	...	FBI Agent Pat Greer (as Dwight 'Heavy D' Myers)
Omar Epps	...	FBI Agent Alan Seitz
Jason Lee	...	Puggy
Sofía Vergara	...	Nina

Storyline

A chain of events starts with the arrival of a mysterious suitcase in Miami. Arthur Herk, a corrupt business owner, wants to get his hands on the case. At the same time, two hit men want him whacked. Tired of his constant fixation on drinking and television, Herk's wife Anna and daughter Jenny decide to find new love interests in divorced dad Eliot Arnold and his son Matt. To add more complication, two thieves decide to steal the case and lead a Miami police team and two FBI agents on a wild goose chase that ends inside the Miami airport terminal.

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Plot Keywords:

time bomb | suitcase | airport | fbi agent | suitcase bomb | 

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Taglines:

These people are in big trouble:

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, crude humor and sex-related, material

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Belea mare în Miami

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,545,204, 7 April 2002, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$7,262,288, 16 June 2002

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Jacobson Company, The, Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 74 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Patrick Warburton, who plays Officer Walter Kramitz, played in Dave's World (1993), a sitcom based around writer/journalist Dave Barry, who wrote the book on which this movie was based. He was Dave's neighbor Eric.

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Goofs

In the narration, Eliot says the officers were headed west on Biscayne Blvd, which runs north to south.

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Quotes

Arthur Herk: Oh, my God! She's coming to get me!
Pat Greer: The dog, Mr. Herk?
Arthur Herk: No! Her!
Pat Greer: Who?
Arthur Herk: You know! Her!
Martha Stewart: Herk, Herk, Herk! Herk!
Arthur Herk: Oh, my God, she knows my name... She knows everything! She's come to take my soul!
Pat Greer: Mr. Herk, this is important...
Arthur Herk: Please don't let her take my soul!
Pat Greer: What the hell's he talking about?
[...]

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Connections

References Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Soundtracks

Donde Estas, Yolanda?
Written by Miguel Jimenez
Performed by Pink Martini
Courtesy of Heinz Records

User Reviews

Best Barry Sonnenfeld movie ever

My family and I have watched this movie time and again, and it is totally and consistently hilarious. I love Barry Sonnenfeld movies, and I think this particular one is his best, and has been unjustly overlooked. The cast is great, and every character, and there are a lot of them, is memorably wonderful, including two of the most sympathetic hit men in cinematic history, one of whom is played by the ever terrific Dennis Farina. This is also the first movie in which I ever saw Zooey Deschanel, playing a disenchanted teen, just as good here as she is in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The improbable and clever ways in which these characters' lives intersect adds to the fun. I've seen reviews complaining about the logical inconsistencies in this movie, but this is a comedy, so who cares? Stop Making Sense and enjoy.