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Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller, Piper Laurie, Dean Jones ... see more see more... , Tom Aldredge , R.D. Call , Mo Gaffney , Bette Henritze , Leila Kenzle , Peter Brocco , Al Cerullo , William De Acutis , Brian Evers , Jeffrey Hayenga , Ken Kensei , Michael Laskin , Kathy Najimy , Philip Perlman , Max Robinson , Fred Scialla , Shiro Oishi , David Wells , Ric Kidney , Steve White , Tessa Gaynor , Mary Hedahl , Stephanie White , Howard Feuer , Cullen O. Johnson

Norman Jewison directed Alvin Sargent's adaptation of Jerry Sterner's off-Broadway satire of the excess of the '80s, with Danny DeVito as corporate raider Lawrence Garfield -- or, as he is better know... read more read more...n, Larry the Liquidator. Larry spends his waking hours searching for companies to take over. One morning he comes across New England Wire & Cable, a company that has seen better days but is not debt-ridden and contains plenty of cash. Licking his chops, Larry hopes to raid the company and strip its assets. But the company's president, Andrew Jorgenson (Gregory Peck), wants to continue in the wire and cable business. For help, Andrew seeks out his daughter-in-law, Kate Sullivan (Penelope Ann Miller), a New York attorney who is as obsessive about saving Andrew's company as Larry is about destroying it. When she walks into Larry's office, Larry immediately falls in love. But they are adversaries, and they have to decide if love or corporate buyouts come first. This all comes to a head during a shareholder's meeting inside the factory, where both Andrew and Larry state their cases regarding Andrew's beloved company. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Norman Jewison

Release Date: October 18, 1991

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DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005

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  • DrLappos
    July 5, 2007
    DrLappos
    Devito is a brilliant actor and works so well in this.
  • placeinthesun455
    May 1, 2009
    placeinthesun455
    a very well-written financial comedy. intelligent plot, multi-dimensional characters, and a bittersweet look at both sides of the corporate universe. great acting performances as well.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    July 9, 2007
    MovieGuruDude72
    DeVito was riding the wave of his post-Taxi successes with this unfunny mess. Short people with attitudes only do so much for you.
  • erigam
    February 14, 2007
    erigam
    not a funny movie... kind of boring to me... Devito does a ruthless takeover of a company falls in love and well it isn't on my must see list and it shouldn't be on yours either

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Ken Hanke
September 9, 2004
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Not bad, but the point is muddled in a movie that doesn't know what it wants to be.

Fred Topel
July 14, 2003
Fred Topel, About.com

Boring stock market comedy. No laughs.

Frank Ochieng
May 31, 2003
Frank Ochieng, TheWorldJournal.com

Surprisingly, the trademark roguish antics of diminutive devil DeVito is kept at a subdued level thanks to the lifeless corporate spunk in Jewison's mediocre material. It's not really all that fun spe...

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Peter Travers
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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