Summary
An English shoe salesman inherits 6 million dollars from a recently deceased uncle he has never met before, on the condition that he takes the uncle's corpse on a trip to Monte Carlo.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+19)
Critics 36Audiences 55GoodWatch 37
Tomatometer40%
Metascore32
IMDb5.5
Audience score55%
Running time
1 h 18 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −22 min on the typical 100
typical 10078Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2014
October 8, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
and 42 more54 people
- DMDominic MarshHarry Witherspoon
- Nikki M. JamesAnnabel Glick
- Pamela ShawRita LaPorta
- Jason AlexanderVinnie Di Ruzzio
- Dennis FarinaLuigi
- Don AmendoliaTony Hendon
- Kate ShindleDominique Du Monaco
- Mary BirdsongMaid
- Anthony SkordiNicky
Jayne HoudyshellHarry's Landlady
Maggie CarneyMiss. Iris Crum
Kent AvenidoBoy Hardwick
Herschel SparberBill Siller
Steve WestHarry's Boss
Mary Jo CatlettShoe Store Lady- NWNoah WeisbergBellhop
Cheyenne JacksonMC
Jennifer CodyMary Alice
Jim PiddockMr. Hobbs
Juliet MillsMiss Thorsby
Benjamin StoneTelegraph Boy
Paul TigueMr. Loomis
Kevin ChamberlinFred Mahew III
Heather AyersMrs. Delila Wagstiff-Duncan
Directing · 2
- Christopher Ashley Director
- Rebecca Robertson Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Michael Butterworth Novel
- Lynn Ahrens Lyricist
Production · 11
- Mark Moran Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- J. Todd Harris Producer
- Victor Syrmis Producer
- Tara Jayne Rubin Casting
- Meghan Lennox Casting Assistant
- Molly Moran Production Coordinator
Camera · 1
- Greg Gardiner Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Trudy Ship Editor
Sound · 1
- Stephen Flaherty Music, Original Music Composer
Art · 5
- Stephen Marsh Production Design
- Beth Wooke Set Decoration
- T.K. Kirkpatrick Art Direction
- Jennifer Mueller Set Decoration Buyer
- Kenneth A. Larson Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Durinda Wood Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Maya E. Rudolph Post Production Supervisor
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