Themes: Murder Investigations, Americans Abroad, Nothing Goes Right
Main Cast: John Candy, Cybill Shepherd, James Belushi, Giancarlo Giannini, Sean Young, Richard Lewis
Release Year: 1992
Country: IT/US
Run Time: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
The murder of a millionaire has unexpectedly humorous results in this farcical comedy. When Phoebe (Sean Young) and Julian (Richard Lewis), two Americans on a tour of Europe, discover a lost dachshund, they learn that a $5,000 reward has been posted for the dog's return. Phoebe and Julian head to Monte Carlo to return the pet and claim the money, but they find that the dog's owner has been murdered -- and suddenly, they're suspects in the killing. As hapless detective Inspector Bonnard (Giancarlo Giannini) investigates the crime (imagining that the maid and butler must somehow be involved), he grills several other American tourists he believes are likely suspects, including gambling addict Augie Morosco (John Candy) and loud-mouthed suburbanites Neil and Marilyn Schwary (James Belushi and Cybil Shepherd). George Hamilton appears as an unusually opportunistic gigolo; former SCTV star Eugene Levy directed. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Ornella Muti - Elena Morosco; George Hamilton - Alfonso de la Pena; Roberto Sbaratto - Det. Toussaint; Joss Ackland - Hercules Popodopoulos; Alessandro Amen - Porter; Geoffrey Andrews - Butler; Francesco Angrisano - Train Passenger; Christian Bianchi - Casino Waiter; Caterina Boratto - Madame de Senneville; Georges Hotel de Paris Concier Carlo; Francesco Cinieri; Mario de Candia - Witness; Charles Dubourgeot - Casino Employee; Benedetto Fanna - Hotel de Paris Room Waiter; Elsa Martinelli - Carla the Agent; Marco Martinozzi - Casino Waiter; Riccardo Parisio Perrotti - Customs Officer; Giuseppe Perruccio - Policeman; Nino Richelmy - Customs Officer; Ann Way - Housekeeper; Eugene Levy - Casino Cashier (uncredited); Frank Welker - Special vocal effects
Credit
Francesco Cinieri - Casting, Molly Maginnis - Costume Designer, Eugene Levy - Director, Patrick Kennedy - Editor, Martha de Laurentiis - Executive Producer, Richard Gibbs - Composer (Music Score), Stefano Fava - Makeup, Ben Nye, Jr. - Makeup, Gianni Fiore - Camera Operator, Pier Luigi Basile - Production Designer, Giuseppe Rotunno - Cinematographer, Dino de Laurentiis - Producer, Lucio Trentini - Producer, Steve Maslow - Sound/Sound Designer, Ivan Sharrock - Sound/Sound Designer, Giorgio Arlorio - Screenwriter, Nancy Meyers - Screenwriter, Charles Shyer - Screenwriter, Rodolfo Sonego - Screenwriter, Stefano Strucchi - Screenwriter, Luciano Vincenzoni - Screenwriter
