Themes: Miscarriage of Justice, Mistaken Identities
Main Cast: Larry Miller, Tommy Davidson, Delroy Lindo, Paul Reiser
Release Year: 1999
Run Time: 105 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this comedy, a mild-mannered accountant (Larry Miller) finds himself behind bars after he becomes unwittingly implicated in an embezzlement scandal engineered by his boss. Left to fend for himself in prison, the accountant makes friends with another inmate who was railroaded (Tommy Davidson), and with the help of the kingpin of the jailhouse gang (Delroy Lindo), they hatch a scheme to break out of the big house and get revenge on the people who sent them there. Pros & Cons also stars Julie Warner, Darren McGavin, and David Rasche. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Pros & Cons (sometimes written as Pros and Cons) is a 1999 comedy film starring Larry Miller (who also wrote the screenplay) and Tommy Davidson. It was directed by Boris Damast. It was released straight to video and is shown on cable television.
Miller plays Ben, an accountant who is imprisoned for financial crimes. Davidson plays his cellmate Ron. Ben is endeared to Kyle, a powerful prisoner who convinces Ben to use his computer expertise to help them escape from prison.
