Amos & Andrew

"Misunderstood. Misplaced. Mismatched."

Mar 5 1993 PG-13 1h 36m
Comedy, Crime

When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.

Plot

When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer buys a vacation house on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his house with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake, and to avoid the bad publicity offers Amos Odell, a thief in his jail, a deal. Amos is to pretend to take Andrew prisoner and hold him for ransom, but let him go and escape. Amos and Andrew suddenly realize that the Chief's problems are all gone if the two of them both die in a gun battle. The worst partnership in film history then tries to get away from the local police.

Written by

E. Max Frye

Directed by

E. Max Frye

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New Line Cinema, Columbia Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment

Languages

Español, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
10,431
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
38
Popularity
NA