Big Trouble

"They have forty-five minutes to save the world. They need forty-six."

Apr 5 2002 PG-13 1h 25m
Comedy, Crime, Thriller

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."

Plot

A chain of events starts with the arrival of a mysterious suitcase in Miami. Arthur Herk, a corrupt business owner, wants to get his hands on the case. At the same time, two hit men want him whacked. Tired of his constant fixation on drinking and television, Herk's wife Anna and daughter Jenny decide to find new love interests in divorced dad Eliot Arnold and his son Matt. To add more complication, two thieves decide to steal the case and lead a Miami police team and two FBI agents on a wild goose chase that ends inside the Miami airport terminal.

Written by

Dave Barry, Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone

Directed by

Barry Sonnenfeld

Cast

Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment, The Jacobson Company, Touchstone Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
"Big Trouble"
Big Trouble (2002) trailer
Scores
# of Votes
22,911
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
47
Popularity
NA