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Release Date
Apr 18, 1986 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Aug 30, 2005
Budget $13,000,000
Running Time
1 hour, 40 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Studio MGM, United Artists
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Other Titles
• Wise Guys (1986)
• Zwei Superpflaumen in der Unterwelt (1986)
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Genre: Crime, Comedy, Buddies, Gangsters, Black Comedy
Tagline: What kind of guys gamble with the boss's money, swipe a killer's Cadillac, and party on the mob's credit card?
Plot: Two errand boys for the Mob try to outfox their ruthless boss in this comedy by the master of cinematic hyperbole. Tired of their role as Mafia peons, best buddies Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein cook up a scheme to secure enough money to open a Jewish-Italian deli together. Sent to the racetrack to place a bet for their employer, Harry and Moe attempt to cheat him out of his winnings and end up owing him $250,000 instead. Desperate to save their necks, the unlucky twosome head for Atlantic City in search of money to repay their blood-thirsty boss.
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| Cast |
Danny DeVito
L.A. Confidential, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Big Fish |
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 | Dan Hedaya
The Usual Suspects, Mulholland Dr., Alien: Resurrection |
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 | | | Lou Albano
Stay Tuned, Body Slam, Mafioso: The Father, the Son | |
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| Music By |
Ira Newborn
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mallrats, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
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