Summary
Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 65Audiences 60GoodWatch 57
Tomatometer68%
Metascore61
IMDb6.5
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score51%
Running time
1 h 57 min
Longer than most comedies, +17 min on the typical 100
typical 100117Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 73 countries, rent or buy in 37 more
+63Released
1992
October 2, 1992
34 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
24 of 86
Dustin HoffmanBernard 'Bernie' Laplante
Geena DavisGale Gayley
Andy GarciaJohn Bubber
Joan CusackEvelyn Laplante
Kevin J. O'ConnorChucky
Chevy ChaseDeke - Channel 4 News Director
Maury ChaykinWinston
Stephen TobolowskyWallace
Christian ClemensonJames Conklin
Tom ArnoldChick
Warren BerlingerJudge Goines
Cady HuffmanFlight Attendant Leslie
Susie CusackDonna O'Day
James MadioJoey Laplante
Daniel BaldwinFireman Denton
Richard RiehleRobinson
Don YessoElliott
Don PugsleyJury Foreman
Lee WilkofProsecutor- SESteven ElkinsFirst Bailiff
Leslie JordanCourt Official- RFRaymond FitzpatrickSecond Bailiff
- BCBobby C. CollinsMendoza
Ric SalinasMendoza's Friend
Directing · 5
- Stephen Frears Director
- Louis D'Esposito First Assistant Director
- Nina K. Noble Second Assistant Director
- David Hallinan Second Second Assistant Director
- Pamela Alch Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- David Webb Peoples Screenplay
- Alvin Sargent Story
- Laura Ziskin Story, Producer
Production · 11
- Joseph M. Caracciolo Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Howard Feuer Casting
- Juliet Taylor Casting
- Bonnie Arnold Production Supervisor
- Bill Dance Extras Casting
- Tammy L. Smith Extras Casting Assistant
Camera · 11
- Oliver Stapleton Director of Photography
- Rob Sweeney First Assistant Camera
- Camilla Calamandrei Second Assistant Camera
- Gary Dagg Key Grip
- Paul A. Rychlec Grip
- Michael Connors Dolly Grip
Editing · 4
- Mick Audsley Editor
- Ray Martin Color Timer
- Brian Ufberg First Assistant Editor
- Olof Källström Assistant Editor
Sound · 31
- George Fenton Original Music Composer
- Jerry Ross Supervising Sound Editor
- Jeff Atmajian Orchestrator
- John A. Larsen Sound Effects Editor
- John Richards Scoring Mixer
- Susan Dudeck Supervising ADR Editor
Art · 13
- Dennis Gassner Production Design
- Nancy Haigh Set Decoration
- Chris L. Spellman Set Dresser
- Robert Greenfield Leadman
- Leslie McDonald Art Direction
- Julian Rothenstein Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Richard Hornung Costume Design
- Mark Bridges Assistant Costume Designer
- Christopher Lawrence Costume Supervisor
- Christina Smith Makeup Artist
- Monty Westmore Makeup Artist
- Judith A. Cory Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 2
- Mat Beck Visual Effects Supervisor
- Dennis Hoffman Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 7
- Dustin A. Huber Electrician
- David Burnett Best Boy Electric
- Mike Moyer Chief Lighting Technician
- Randy Lewis Electrician
- Gordon Hayes Electrician
- Edward R. Nedin Electrician
Other crew · 37
- Gary Jensen Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
- Donna Evans Stunts
- George B. Colucci Jr. Stunts
- Billy Bates Stunts
- Chere Rae Stunts
- Dennis Madalone Stunts
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