Main Cast: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Alley Mills, Pat Hingle, Elizabeth Kerr
Release Year: 1983
Country: US/CA
Run Time: 85 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this comedy, a stuffy congressman is dismayed when he discovers that his beloved daughter intends to marry limousine driver John Bourgignon (John Candy). While intending to put on a good show for his father-in-law to be, John is captured by some political opponents of the congressman. His capturers attempt to brainwash him into assassinating the congressmen, but things don't go exactly as planned. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Eve Brent Ashe - Mrs. Reese; Ann Bronston - Patti Reese; Richard Libertini - Sun Yi; Dixie Carter - Angela; Paul Dooley - Dr. Ted; Mark Bringelson - Mom, Jr.; George Cheung; Brenda Currin - Sal's Secretary; Elinor Donahue - Margaret Anderson; Murphy Dunne - Public Defender; Joe Flaherty - Chick Leff; Gloria E. Gifford - Francine; Lynn Hallowell - Misty; Julius Harris - Judge; Karen Leigh Hopkins - Aerobics Leader; Ernie Hudson - Muhammed; Aaron King - Elvis Presley Lookalike; Eric Lee; Ken Letner - Bailiff; Mike Moroff - Biker Leader; Marianne Muellerleile - Waitress; Jennifer Perito; Sharon Peters - Dolly Parton Lookalike; Larry Poindexter - Claudell; Natasha Ryan - Kitten; Don Sherman - Prisoner; Kurtwood Smith - Clarence; Peter Wilcox - Elvis Lookalike; Ron House - Bruno; Jeff Imada; Tino Insana - Outside Biker; James Lew; Denise Mc Kenna; John Paragon - Rooster; Leeyan Granger - Aerobics Dancer; Dan Burrows - Minister; Archie Lang - Man with Bag; Ade Small; Frantz Turner - Wallace; Danny Wong - Kung Fu Fighter; Kathleen White; Sarah M. Miles; Helene Phillips
Credit
Denise Di Novi - Associate Producer, Harry Curtis - Costume Designer, Dan Kolsrud - First Assistant Director, David Steinberg - Director, Donn Cambern - Editor, Pierre David - Executive Producer, Tom Scott - Composer (Music Score), Robert Preston - Songwriter, Lee Ving - Songwriter, James Shanahan - Production Designer, Peter Smith - Production Designer, Lansdown Peter Smith - Production Designer, Bobby Byrne - Cinematographer, Pierre David - Producer, Denise Di Novi - Producer, Claude Heroux - Producer, Joe Kenworthy - Sound/Sound Designer, Dana Olsen - Screenwriter, David Steinberg - Screenwriter