Trailer
Summary
Four tuxedo clad men show up at a penitentiary to meet a friend who has just been released after three years in prison and is going straight from the jail to marry his girlfriend.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+16)
Critics 32Audiences 48GoodWatch 35
Metascore51
Tomatometer13%
IMDb5.5
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1997
October 17, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
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 themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 31
Dean CainBuzz
Drew BarrymoreHope
Luke WilsonJesse
Andy DickTaddy
Sean Patrick FlaneryBilly
Mitchell WhitfieldSol
Fred WardSheriff Phillips
Raymond J. BarryHoover
Brad DourifThe Vet
Tracy FraimCuervo
Art BrownCarter- JPJeff PhillipsThe Rookie
Biff YeagerMayor Boar
Kathryn JoostenEdie- DMDee MaaskeDorothy
Cal GibsonGuard
David WellsPriest
K.K. DoddsCindy Vargas- PZPeter ZusmanCrowd Member #3
William Martin BrennanBank Employee
Wendy WorthingtonBank Manager- TGTerry GatensGunman #2
Brian Hayes CurrieGunman #3
Robert HarveyMale Reporter
Directing · 1
- Tamra Davis Director
Writing · 2
- Tracy Fraim Writer, Producer
- Art Brown Writer, Producer
Production · 7
- Christopher Buchanan Executive Producer
- Jeff Ivers Executive Producer
- Brad Krevoy Producer
- Bradley Jenkel Producer
- Steven Stabler Producer
- Deborah Ridpath Producer
Camera · 1
- James Glennon Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Mark Mothersbaugh Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Arianne Phillips Costume Design
Other crew · 3
- Steven Lambert Stunts
- Fred Lerner Stunts
- Eliza Coleman Stunts
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