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Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Gregory Hines, Vince Edwards, William Marquez ... see more see more... , Eduardo Ricard , Richard Herd , Graham Jarvis , Wallace Shawn , Judith Baldwin , Robert Alan Browne , Betty Cole , Alex Colon , Robert Cornthwaite , Louis Giambalvo , David Haskell , Wilfredo Hernandez , Kelly Lange , Ken Letner , Charles Levin , Richard Libertini , Maurice Marsac , Helen Martin , Jan McGill , Miguel Pinero , Tony Plana , Loyda Ramos , Pepe Serna , Ebbe Roe Smith , J.W. Smith , James Staley , John Stinson , Michael Yama , Ray Manzarek , Stephen Keep , Frank Lugo , Gwil Richards , Jonathan Terry , Nancy Klopper , Eddie Hice , Randi Brooks , Jim Ishida , John C. Reilly , Joe Ross , John Hancock , David Hall , John Davey , Carmen Moreno

The humor in this Chevy Chase comedy lies solely in the eyes of the beholder. The comic plays Eddie Muntz, an arms dealer looking to make a big sale of war planes to a South American dictator. In orde... read more read more...r to do so, his girlfriend (Sigourney Weaver) has to sleep with the dictator and his friend (Gregory Hines) has to be convinced to do one more killing. Eddie's archenemy is Stryker (Vince Edwards) who wants to make that deal himself and will stop at nothing to obtain his ends. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: William Friedkin

Release Date: November 4, 1983

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DVD Release Date: February 14, 2006

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  • fb100002359227440
    May 21, 2011
    fb100002359227440
    Boring and not so funny.
  • threefolddado
    June 25, 2008
    threefolddado
    Weak.
  • jam233
    June 10, 2010
    jam233
    Disappointing misfire, too bad, it has a terrific cast. Sigourney Weaver is the only bright spot in this movie however. It?s just not that funny, it?s pacing is very uneven, as are the laughs. It?s not without a few good scenes, but as a whole it just doesn?t work. It could have ... read morebeen a funny and biting satire, but is instead an oafish slapstick comedy with extreme characters and situations.
  • bradwest
    December 18, 2008
    bradwest
    Great idea; so-so execution. Needed a script polish, better production and someone to replace Chase. An actor with comic sensibilities instead of a comic that thinks he can act.
  • firstamb
    July 30, 2008
    firstamb
    William Friedkin's comedy is not so much a Chevy Chase vehicle as a armed missile launcher dud fizzling out before it reaches its target.

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Critic Reviews

Clint Morris
February 3, 2009
Clint Morris, Brag Magazine

Chase and Weaver make a great team!

John J. Puccio
February 19, 2006
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

...another so-so chapter in the Chevy Chase canon of motion-picture comedies. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
February 11, 2006
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com

I would have been thrilled to revisit this one and walk away calling it "sadly misunderstood" or "seriously underrated," but the thing's an absolute mess from stem to stern. Full Review

Bob Bloom
August 20, 2002
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

A bomb should have wiped out all the prints of this loser.

Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Chuck O'Leary
September 21, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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Emanuel Levy
June 30, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Daniel M. Kimmel
March 26, 2004
Daniel M. Kimmel, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
May 26, 2006
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

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