Themes: Office Politics, Nothing Goes Right, Down on Their Luck
Main Cast: Dave Foley, Jennifer Tilly, David Higgins, Colm Feore, Kevin McDonald
Release Year: 1998
Country: CA
Run Time: 87 minutes
Plot
TV director David Steinberg (Mad About You, Seinfeld) helmed this Canadian comedy satirizing The Fugitive and similar actioners. Cleveland corporate climber Nelson Hibbert (Dave Foley) is confident his promotion to company prez is just around the corner, but when it doesn't happen, he goes postal during a meeting, aiming threats at the boss who passed him over. Later, he barges into the boss' office, finds him dead, and runs from the office holding the bloody weapon. Since this was witnessed by his co-workers, he thinks they have accused him as the killer. Unaware surveillance cameras revealed the real killer, Hibbert hightails it for Mexico, certain that he's a most-wanted fugitive. Made in Toronto in 1996, this film expands on a sketch Foley scripted for Kids in the Hall. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Martin Walters - Co-producer, Janet E. Cuddy - Co-producer, Delphine White - Costume Designer, David Steinberg - Director, Christopher Cooper - Editor, Dave Foley - Executive Producer, Jay Kogen - Executive Producer, David Higgins - Executive Producer, Lawrence Shragge - Composer (Music Score), Gregory Keen - Production Designer, David A. Makin - Cinematographer, Jon Slan - Producer, Dave Foley - Screenwriter, Jay Kogen - Screenwriter, David Higgins - Screenwriter
The Wrong Guy tells the story of dorky executive Nelson Hibbert (Foley), who gets passed over for a promotion. Upon hearing this, he ends up shouting "I'll kill you!" as security drags him from the board room. Later, when he goes to confront his boss (Kenneth Welsh), he finds that the man has already been murdered, and, due to the scene he made earlier, assumes that he will be mistaken for the murderer. Nelson flees, unaware that security cameras have already revealed the identity of the true killer to the authorities. Nelson tries to escape to Mexico, but along the way he meets both the real killer (Feore) and the murder's investigator, Detective Arlen (Higgins), who Nelson believes is trailing him. Chaotic events transpire and Nelson meets a narcoleptic farm girl, Lynn Holden (Tilly). What follows is a bizarre series of misadventures marked with slapstick routines and constant one-liners.
