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John Lithgow, Teri Garr, Randy Quaid, Bruce McGill, Lisa Blount ... see more see more... , Alan Blumenfeld , Morgan Paull , Barbara Rhoades , Frederick Coffin , Fran Ryan , Tom Byrd , Debra Lamb , Larry Miller , Robert Schenkkan , Richard Embardo

Dave (John Lithgow), a meek, unassuming man who's the co-owner of a butcher shop, discovers his obnoxious business partner Ernie (Bruce McGill) dead in the meat locker. Dave thinks he might have accid... read more read more...entally locked Ernie in and caused his death. Much of the movie involves Dave's efforts to dispose of the corpse. He's aided in his efforts by the dead man's wife Sunny Cannald (Terry Garr), who used to be his girlfriend. Romance between the two is rekindled while Sunny tries to help Dave, meanwhile covering up a secret of her own. Complications are caused by the world's most incompetent private detective Randy Quaid), who Sunny had hired to get evidence that her husband was cheating on her. This somewhat disjointed black comedy got a "stiff" reception by most reviewers, despite the comic talents of the cast. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Malcolm Mowbray

Release Date: March 3, 1989

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DVD Release Date: December 7, 2004

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  • ajv2688
    April 2, 2011
    ajv2688
    An entertaining dark comedy with a good cast, and they do a good job too, but I really felt it could have been better somehow.

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

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