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13/09/2002 Crime, Comedy, Drama 1h 25m
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Their intentions were honorable. Their methods were criminal.

Overview

John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.

  1. Bruce McCulloch

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jason Lee

    John Plummer

  2. Tom Green

    Walter P. 'Duff' Duffy

  3. Leslie Mann

    Elaine Warner

  4. Megan Mullally

    Patty Plummer

  5. Dennis Farina

    Mr. Warner

  6. Tammy Blanchard

    Noreen Plummer

  7. Richard Jenkins

    Honorable Judge Emmett Cook

  8. Chris Penn

    David Loach

  9. John C. McGinley

    Detective Charles

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Reviews

A review by Kamurai
Written by Kamurai on 2021-01-12
Good watch, would watch again, and can recommend.

Jason Lee is consistently good, but his roles / movies seem to have the same vibe to them, and if you like those vibes like I do, you're usually pleased.

This absurdity comedy is helped along rather well by Tom Green, and Leslie Mann as an excellent straight man with Dennis Farina being a very natural big bad guy.

The concept alone, having to get $30K to help someone to get into Harvard is boundless, let alone the series of hair-brained scheme route.

It's not "Ocean's Eleven", but it's funny.
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$25,000,000.00

Revenue
$14,277,032.00

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