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

When Jill and Jimmy are having their make-up sex, we hear Bruce Willis saying "Yipee-ki-yay." This alludes to his famous catch-phrase in the 'Die Hard' movies.

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Goofs

We see Jimmy in a taxi with a phone held against his right ear. The camera goes into his taxi. The phone's now by his left ear.

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Quotes

Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky: Didn't like that shirt either, huh?
Jill: Well it came with the pants.
Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky: I see - I mean I really see!

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Jack Black/Neil Young (2005)

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Soundtracks

Sweet Dreams
Performed by Patsy Cline
Written by Don Gibson
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Budget? There was a budget?

I just got back from seeing this movie, and I;m still not sure how I feel about it. There were some parts that were pretty funny, but the few good gags didn't make this movie work. The rapport with the characters wasn't there like it was in the first movie, and you didn't really care for the characters. Even the emotional wringer that Amanda Peet's character went through fell flat, despite my everlasting love for Peet.

And what the heck was up with the boom mikes? In nearly every other scene, the mike would sneak into the shot! In one scene, there was a mike right next to Bruce Willis' head that stayed there, pretending to be a part of a palm tree or something, despite being fuzzy and gray. For a movie with such big names, you'd think there'd be somebody behind the camera making sure there weren't mess ups like this. I guess they had to cough up so much money for all of the actors to come back that that they couldn't afford a director that paid attention or a television screen during shooting that displayed what the camera was shooting so the director could pay attention. Or a good editor to notice there's a freaking mike in that shot, don't use it. The list goes on and on, and the sloppiness makes it hard to enjoy this movie as a polished product that's eager to entertain you.