Themes: Assumed Identities, Switched at Birth, Twins and Lookalikes
Main Cast: Andy Garcia, Alan Arkin, Rachel Ticotin, Joe Pantoliano, Ally Walker
Release Year: 1995
Country: US
Run Time: 135 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Director Andrew Davis followed up the action blockbuster The Fugitive (1993) with this Capra-esque box office dud that nevertheless featured engaging dual performances by Andy Garcia. Garcia stars as Ruben and Robby, twin brothers who were raised separately and have become total opposites. Ruben has recently inherited a 40,000-acre Santa Barbara estate from his eccentric guardian, Mona (Holland Taylor). A friend to artisans and migrant workers, Ruben wants to transform the land into a commune, while the cold-hearted Robby wants to steal it from his brother, develop it and make millions. Muddying the waters are Lou (Alan Arkin), a quick-thinking ex-cop and pal of Ruben's who is able to manipulate the law to his own purposes, Eddie (Joe Pantoliano), a shark lawyer who plays both sides against the middle, and Ruben's ex-wife Laura (Rachel Ticotin). When each brother masquerades as the other for a time, however, some insights are gained by both. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
David Ogden Stiers - Judge Myers; Fred Asparagus - Angel; Richard Bradford - Nick Zingaro; Drucilla A. Carlson - Tonya; Candice Daly - Melissa; Duane Davis - Jailer; Nathan Davis - Harry Lordly; Lee de Broux - INS Official; Ron Dean - Nick's Boy; Joe Drago - Inmate; Cody Glenn - INS Agent; Adam James - Tyler's Bodyguard; Fred Lehto - Strange Man; Robert Lesser - Agent Buchanan; William Marquez - Rafael; Miguel Nino - Guardia Officer; Natalia Nogulich - Alice; Mike Nussbaum - Sam Barlow; Victor Rivers - Sheriff Vic; Charles Rocket - Sheriff Otis; Andy Romano - Clifford Downey; Philip Arthur Ross - Tinker; Steven Robert Ross - Buzz; Rita Taggart - Autumn McBride; Holland Taylor - Mona Rowland-Downey; Renee Victor - Rosa; Sam Vlahos - Mauricio; Jack Wallace - Nick's Boy; Pamela Winslow - Melanie; Tim Winters - IRS Agent Cox; Tom Wood - Dan McCann; Kevin McCarthy - Reed Tyler; Frank Ray Perilli - B.J; Salvatore Basile - Luis; Takaaki Ishibashi - Yoshi Takamura; Leata Galloway - Agatha; Nick Pellegrino - Mission Father
Credit
Mark Zuelzke - Art Director, Maher Ahmad - Associate Producer, Cathy Sandrich - Casting, Amanda Mackey-Johnson - Casting, Lowell D. Blank - Co-producer, Jodie Lynne Tillen - Costume Designer, Pat Tonnema - Costume Designer, Matt Earl Beesley - First Assistant Director, Andrew Davis - Director, Don Brochu - Editor, Tina Hirsch - Editor, Mel Pearl - Executive Producer, William Olvis - Composer (Music Score), Rick Sharp - Makeup, Maher Ahmad - Production Designer, Michael Haller - Production Designer, Frank Tidy - Cinematographer, Fred Caruso - Producer, Andrew Davis - Producer, Larry Jackson - Producer, Gene Serdena - Set Designer, Andrew Davis - Screenwriter, Frank Ray Perilli - Screenwriter, Jeanne Blake - Screenwriter, Lee Blessing - Screenwriter, Terry Kahn - Screenwriter, Teresa Tucker-Davies - Screenwriter
