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Summary
A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the CIA.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 49GoodWatch 51
IMDb5.7
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most comedies, −13 min on the typical 100
typical 10087Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 58 more
Released
1990
February 8, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ComedyActionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13
Christopher LambertGus Cardinale
Kim GreistJune Daley
Christopher LloydBruno Daley
J.T. WalshFrancis Mahoney- GMGregory MillarLeon
Wendel MeldrumGatou Vardebedian
Michael J. PollardRalph
John HancockTiny
Jill TerashitaHostess
Jack KehlerFreedly
Lawrence TierneyArmenian Robber #1
Debbie EvansWoman Cop in Car Chase- MYMickey YablansArmenian Robber #2
Directing · 1
- Gene Quintano Director
Writing · 2
- David Koepp Screenplay
- Donald E. Westlake Novel
Production · 4
- Moshe Diamant Executive Producer
- Irwin Yablans Executive Producer
- Eduard Sarlui Executive Producer
- Marjorie Israël Producer
Camera · 2
- Peter Deming Director of Photography
- Melinda Sue Gordon Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Alan Balsam Editor
Sound · 1
- Phil Marshall Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Mark C. Haskins Set Decoration
Other crew · 7
- Al Leong Stunts
- James Lew Stunts
- Henry Kingi Stunts
- Jeff Imada Stunts
- Debbie Evans Stunts
- Richard Epper Stunts
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