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 |
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. Written by Michael Ji <jekimerider310@yahoo.com>
I still remember laughing so hard I was in tears in a theater filled with less than 20 people! A great cast and well written, this movie got the shaft after it was suddenly moved to a 12/2001 release (with almost no publicity)after the events of 9/11 because the movie had scenes depicting lax airport security. We Americans were far to fragile to see someone smuggling an atomic bomb and a gun through poor security! What people missed was a funny story and some of the best one-liners I have ever heard ("maybe you guys should plead Not Guilty by reason of stupidity!). Honestly, I have never been able to drive into an airport without thinking about Arriving and Departing ("We're arriving, but then we are departing?")and Florida Gator fans just get hammered! Great flick, get the DVD and see it for real, not the Comedy Central version.