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Navin Johnson heads to Los Angeles to attend the wedding of his pen pal, Marie. On the way, he runs across a gang of hobos whose leader, Diesel, takes him to Las Vegas after learning of his skills at poker.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 28GoodWatch 37
IMDb2.8
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for comedies, −8 min on the typical 100
typical 10092Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1984
January 6, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
ComedyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
and 30 more45 people
- Mark BlankfieldNavin Johnson
- Ray WalstonDiesel
- Robert SampsonVan Buren
- Patricia BarryMrs. Van Buren
- Barrie InghamCarl the Butler
- Stacey NelkinMarie Van Buren
- Jean LeClercCount Marco
- Thalmus RasulalaCrossroads
Pat McCormickDudley
Bill SalugaShoes
Mabel KingMama Johnson
Lina RaymondCheetah Johnson
William SmithSuicide
Pete SchrumUgly Eddie
Lainie KazanCard Player
Al FannPapa Johnson
Todd HallowellDamon Johnson- JOJack O'LearyPorter
Larry B. ScottHarold Johnson
Benny BakerPop
Frank BirneyPriest
Ava CadellFrench Maid
Charlie DellDonaldson
Helen MartinGrandma Johnson
Directing · 1
- Michael Schultz Director
Writing · 4
- Rocco Urbisci Writer
- Ziggy Steinberg Writer, Producer
- Steve Martin Characters, Executive Producer
- Carl Gottlieb Characters
Production · 1
- George E. Crosby Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Harry Keramidas Editor
- Jack Gleason Editor
Sound · 3
- John Sebastian Original Music Composer
- Phil Galdston Original Music Composer
- Frank Denson Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Richard B. Lewis Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Judy Truchan Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Mary Barnett Choreographer
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