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Big Trouble
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R,1hr 33min
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1985
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: It took nearly two years after its completion for Big Trouble to reach the big screen. Peter Falk and Alan Arkin are respectively cast as a shady wheeler-dealer and an uptight family man. Strapped for the cash necessary to send his son to Yale, Arkin reluctantly enters into a murder scheme with Beverly D'Angelo. She is married to Falk, who, though he hasn't got long to live due to a heart ailment, may very well spend every penny D'Angelo has before he expires. Arkin is persuaded to kill Falk before ... Full Synopsis
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The idea of John Cassavetes directing a broad comedy may strike some as strange, though hardly as strange as the resulting film, Big Trouble. It simply is not a match made in heaven, but while no one would confuse Big Trouble with a good film, it's much better than it has any right to be -- and even has some moments that are actually quite hysterical. The screenplay, which started out as the work of ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Steve Rickey
Leonard Hoffman
Blanche Rickey
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Dennis Farina at the "Big Trouble" Premiere
Christopher Titus and wife Erin at the "Big Trouble" Premiere
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