The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

Jimmy the Tulip's (Willis) quiet new life is shaken up by his old pal Oz (Perry), whose wife (Henstridge) has been kidnapped by a Hungarian mob. The Tulip and his wife Jill (Peet) spring into action.

Director:

Howard Deutch

Writers:

Mitchell Kapner (characters), Mitchell Kapner (story)

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Natasha Henstridge

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Willis	...	Jimmy
Matthew Perry	...	Oz
Amanda Peet	...	Jill
Kevin Pollak	...	Lazlo
Natasha Henstridge	...	Cynthia
Frank Collison	...	Strabo
Johnny Messner	...	Zevo
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Yermo
Tasha Smith	...	Julie
Elisa Gallay	...	Anya
Tallulah Willis	...	Buttercup Scout (as Tallulah Belle Willis)
Johnny Williams	...	Vito
George Zapata	...	Guy in Trunk #1
Carlos Zapata	...	Guy in Trunk #2 (as Carlo Zapata)
McNally Sagal	...	Maitre D'

Storyline

Thanks to falsified dental records supplied by his former neighbor Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky (Matthew Perry), retired hit man Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis) now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection to their past unexpectedly shows up on Jimmy and Jill's doorstep: it's Oz, and he's begging them to help him rescue his wife from the Hungarian mob. To complicate matters even further, the men, who are out to get Oz, are led by Lazlo Gogolak (Kevin Pollak), a childhood rival of Jimmy's and another notorious hit man. Oz, Jimmy and Jill will have to go the whole nine yards--and then some--to manage the mounting Mafioso mayhem.

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Plot Keywords:

dental | latex gloves | glasses | dentist chair | dental chair | 

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Taglines:

They missed each other. This time, their aim is better.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Manga Films [Spain] Warner Bros.

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hungarian Hebrew

Release Date:

9 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Whole Nine Yards 2

Filming Locations:

13705 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,685,381, 11 April 2004, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$16,323,969, 20 June 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nine Yards Two Productions, Cheyenne Enterprises, Eclipse Catering

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bruce Willis and Kevin Pollak also co-starred in The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Hostage (2005), and Cop Out (2010).

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Goofs

In the Blue Room bar there's a bearded man in a blue shirt behind Jimmy. Initially only he is visible. Then a female companion appears out of nowhere. She blocks our view of the lamp previously seen on her table. Then she disappears.

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Quotes

Jimmy Tudeski: Oh no! Look it! Blanche!
Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky: Who's Blanche?
Jimmy Tudeski: Consuelo! Xerxes! Alert the others! There's been a tragedy!
Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky: Who's Blanche?
Jimmy Tudeski: This is Blanche. You killed her.
Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky: I'm sorry.
Jimmy Tudeski: Go home, Oz. Go home before something bad happens.
Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky: Something bad already has happened; Cynthia's been kidnapped!
Jimmy Tudeski: Blanche, put down in her prime...
Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky: He names his chickens! You name your chickens?
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter (2009)

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Soundtracks

Never Been In Love
Written by: Scott Nickoley, Jamie Dunlap, and Stephen Lang

User Reviews

A big disappointment

I really liked the Whole Nine Yards. Perhaps a little overdone, but very enjoyable. And Natasha Henstridge was gorgeous! The Whole Ten Yards was a disappointment. The plot was a retread, and the chemistry between Jimmy and Oz was watered down from the first movie. And as others have pointed out, Bruce Willis' crying was both poorly done and poorly conceived. Also, Jimmy's rotten behavior towards Oz and his wife was so out of character from what was established in the first movie, and his bizarre behavior in the beginning was inadequately justified. Furthermore, Kevin Pollack was more incomprehensible in this movie than in the previous one, which is saying something. I actually regretted seeing this movie, because it to some extent spoiled the nice feeling I got from watching the first one.