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Rob Lowe, Colleen Camp, Kenneth Mars, L.B. Straten, Harry Carey Jr. ... see more see more... , Kim Myers , Marshall Colt , Linda MacEwen , Rick Jason , Jessica James , George Morfogen , Tony Longo , Howard Hirdler , Antonia Bogdanovich , Kathleen Cody , Ira Heiden , Alan Mandell , Jim McDonald , Tom Nowicki , Lee Ralls , Leon Rippy , Earl Poole Ball , Hilroy Distin , Phyllis Alexion , Doreen Chalmers , Tim Y.T. Chin , Cynthia Costas , Richard de Spain , Kathy "Kat" Estocin , Thomas Fallon , Dan Foley , Steve Foley , Jay Glick , Ernest Goldsmith , F.R. Haire Jr. , Theresa Hassett , Victor Helou , Wendy Catherine Hummel , Jason Klassi , Richard Lavery , Bobby Mencner , Dominick "Nick" Nicklo , Anthony Pellicano , Irma Plummer , Ruth Reddinger , David Reeves , Nell Schaap , Jim Shipp , Eric Small , Laura Sullivan , Anna Thea , J. Michael Tiedeberg , C.T. Wakefield , Donald Wassler , Robert J. Wedyck , Steve Zurk

Rob Lowe stars in this screwball comedy as Richard Dice, the college dropout who comes back home to St. Augustine, Florida to get his act together. He is selected for jury duty and falls for the defen... read more read more...dant Molly Gilbert (Colleen Camp), a young woman he later recognizes as his grade-school sweetheart. Richard tries to gather the evidence that will lead to her acquittal. He is not alone in his pursuit of an elusive audiotape that recorded the murder for which Molly is on trial. Jessica James plays Richard's mother, who is courted by Freddie Boneflecker (Rick Jason). Johnny Cash sings some tunes co-written with director Peter Bogdanovich. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich

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DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005

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Flixster Reviews (41)


  • February 26, 2011
    A funny romance comedy with the handsome Rob Lowe, and a good supporting cast. I enjoyed this movie, it's not great, but it's funny and I liked it.
  • December 17, 2010
    Rob Lowe we love you, but why did you make this stupid movie.
  • August 18, 2007
    Rob Lowe find his true love on trial for murder.

Critic Reviews


Variety Staff
March 24, 2009
Variety Staff, Variety

An embarrassingly unfunny attempt at screwball comedy, marking a career nadir for producer-director Peter Bogdanovich and his miscast star Rob Lowe. Full Review

August 17, 2010
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The film isn't funny, but it's hard to figure out why. Full Review

David Nusair
July 11, 2005
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...none of this is even remotely funny. Full Review

May 24, 2003
Film4

[Bogdanovich] tries to emphasize the laughs rather than concentrating on characterization. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
August 5, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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