Big Trouble (2002) is a film based on the novel Big Trouble by Dave Barry. It was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and featured a large cast including Tim Allen, Rene Russo and Dennis Farina. Like much of Barry's fiction, it follows a diverse group of people through a series of extremely strange situations against the backdrop of southern Florida. Big Trouble movie poster downloaded from http://www. ... Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) worked as cinematographer for the Coen Brothers, then later he directed and produced big budget films such as Men in Black. ... Dave Barry David Barry, Jr. ... Tim Allen (born June 13, 1953) is an American comedian and actor. ... Categories: Stub | 1954 births | American actors | Cinema actors ... Stanley Tucci (born January 11, 1960 in Katonah, New York) is an American actor and film director. ... Tom Sizemore (born September 29, 1961) is an American film and television actor. ... Johnny Knoxville (born Phillip John Clapp on March 11, 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American comic actor, best known as the co-creator and principal star of the MTV series Jackass. ... Dennis Farina (born February 29, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a film and television actor, starring since 2004 as Detective Joe Fontana NBCs Law & Order. ... Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) worked as cinematographer for the Coen Brothers, then later he directed and produced big budget films such as Men in Black. ... The Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group is a collection of affiliated motion picture studios, all subsidaries of The Walt Disney Company. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Dave Barry David Barry, Jr. ... Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) worked as cinematographer for the Coen Brothers, then later he directed and produced big budget films such as Men in Black. ... Tim Allen (born June 13, 1953) is an American comedian and actor. ... Categories: Stub | 1954 births | American actors | Cinema actors ... Dennis Farina (born February 29, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a film and television actor, starring since 2004 as Detective Joe Fontana NBCs Law & Order. ... State nickname: Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...

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Characters

Eliot Arnold (Tim Allen) has had some bad luck lately. He lost his job as a newspaper columnist after losing his temper with his editor. His wife cheated on him, leading to their divorce. The advertising agency he opened has only attracted a few lowlife clients. His teenage son Matt (Ben Foster) thinks his father is a complete loser, as he drives a Geo. Tim Allen (born June 13, 1953) is an American comedian and actor. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... Editor has four major senses: a person who obtains or improves material for a publication; a film editor, a person responsible for the flow of a motion picture or television program from scene to scene a sound editor, a person responsible for the flow and choice of music, voice, and... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody and distribution of property. ... An advertising agency or ad agency is a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising (and sometimes other forms of promotion) for their clients. ... Loss has several meanings including: Loss in electronics is the ratio of the system output to system input In electronics, loss is the ratio of system output to system input. ... Geo logo 1996 Geo Metro models Geo was a brand of small automobiles marketed by General Motors beginning with the 1989 model year and ending with the absorption of the brand into the companys Chevrolet passenger vehicle division in 1998. ...

Anna Herk (Rene Russo) has had better days herself. She has a close relationship with her daughter Jenny (Zooey Deschanel), but her husband Arthur Herk (Stanley Tucci) is insufferable and quite possibly insane. She'd leave him if it wouldn't mean dooming Jenny and herself to a life of poverty. Categories: Stub | 1954 births | American actors | Cinema actors ... Zooey Deschanel (born January 17, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. ... Stanley Tucci (born January 11, 1960 in Katonah, New York) is an American actor and film director. ...

Arthur's a bit on edge. He works for a company that's scored several lucrative state contracts, and he's made good money from it — but not exactly honestly. He had the poor judgment to steal from his employers, who happen to have some very powerful connections. They don't want the money back... they want Herk dead.

Henry (Dennis Farina) and Leonard (Jack Kehler) are not happy. They hate Miami. They have one simple job to do before they can go back to New York: kill Arthur Herk. Unhappy hitmen are bad news, and these two aren't getting any happier. Dennis Farina (born February 29, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a film and television actor, starring since 2004 as Detective Joe Fontana NBCs Law & Order. ... The Miami skyline, as it is seen from the northeast. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... A hitman (alternately, hit man) is a hired assassin, usually in the employ of organized crime. ...

Puggy (Jason Lee) is an easygoing kind of guy. He doesn't worry about much, and things always seem to work out okay. He drifts into town and takes up residence in a treehouse, depending on odd jobs and the kindness of strangers to supply him with Fritos. There are several notable people called Jason Lee. ... Fritos is the name of a brand of corn chips made by Frito-Lay. ...

Nina (Sofía Vergara) misses her homeland. She doesn't want to be a maid, especially not for a toe-sucking freak like Arthur Herk. When she finds a mysterious stranger living in a treehouse in the Herks' back yard, she falls in love with the kind, soft-spoken man. Sofía Margarita Vergara (born July 10, 1972 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Colombian model and actress. ... Foot fetishism is a pronounced fetishistic sexual interest in human feet. ...

As for Snake (Tom Sizemore) and Eddie (Johnny Knoxville)... well, they're just criminally stupid. Or, to be more accurate, they're stupid criminals. They're always on the lookout for a way to steal a quick buck. Tom Sizemore (born September 29, 1961) is an American film and television actor. ... Johnny Knoxville (born Phillip John Clapp on March 11, 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American comic actor, best known as the co-creator and principal star of the MTV series Jackass. ...

Two FBI agents (Omar Epps and Heavy D) are making their way through Miami's darker corners on an important case. An international arms dealer is known to have smuggled a nuclear device into town recently, and it must be recovered at any cost. Omar Epps Omar Hashim Epps (born 23 July 1973) is an American actor and musician. ... Heavy D. & the Boyz was an American hip hop group led by 250-lb Heavy D., who is known for his wild boastings about his sexual prowess. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ...

Miami PD Officer Monica Romero (Janeane Garofalo) is a good cop, but she's saddled with a narcissistic idiot for a partner. Namely, Officer Walter Kramitz (Patrick Warburton), who's always hitting on her. In fact, he's always hitting on every female he sees. Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964), born in Newton, New Jersey, is a successful comedienne, actress, political activist and radio host on Air America Radio. ... Narcissism is the pattern of traits and behaviors which involve infatuation and obsession with ones self to the exclusion of others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of ones gratification, dominance and ambition. ... Patrick Warburton (born 14 November 1964) is an American actor (mostly comic) best known for his role as Elaines boyfriend David Puddy on Seinfeld. ...

Plot

A simple high-school game of "Killer" brings all of these characters into direct contact with each other. Matt Arnold has to "shoot" classmate Jenny Herk with a squirt gun to advance in his game, and decides to sneak up on her at home one night. Meanwhile, hitmen Henry and Leonard are also watching the house, biding their time until they can whack Arthur. When the fake assassination attempt crosses paths with the real one, the police are called out to the resulting disturbance and Eliot has to explain his son's actions. Matt and Jenny feel an instant attraction to each other, as do Eliot and Anna. But if this was just a prank gone wrong, why is there a bullet lodged in the TV? Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ...

Arthur Herk realizes that he was the bullet's intended victim, and loses the little bit of mental stability he had. He races to a seedy bar that serves as a front for Russian arms dealers, hoping to get something with which to defend himself. His employers, he tells the dealers, have sent him to retrieve the big guns. They give him the biggest gun imaginable: a nuclear bomb in a suitcase. Unfortunately, lowlifes Snake and Eddie pick this moment to rob the "bar". Not knowing what's in the suitcase ("What is that, a garbage disposal?"), but convinced that it's very valuable, they steal it.

The FBI agents pursue the crooks. The hitmen pursue Arthur. The Herk women and the Eliot men pursue each other. The cops try to figure out what in the world is going on. And Arthur gets squirted in the face by a hallucinogenic toad. Psychoactive toads is a name used for toads from which psychoactive substances can be derived. ...

The dimwitted criminals end up on a plane headed for Cuba with the bomb still in tow. Eliot manages to sneak onto the same flight in one last effort to save the day, stop the bad guys and show his son that he isn't such a loser after all.

Controversy

Big Trouble was originally scheduled for nationwide release in December 2001. Unfortunately, the events of September 11 of that year cast an unshakable pall over the movie's comedic smuggling of a nuclear device onto an airplane. (A gun also makes its way onto the plane, but this was easily overshadowed by the specter of the WMD.) Consequently, the film was pushed back until April 2002, and the promotion campaign was toned down almost to the point of abandonment. Big Trouble came quietly to American theaters and left quickly afterwards, receiving some positive reviews but generally ignored by audiences. December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... Weapons of Mass Destruction is also the name of rapper Xzibits 2004 album. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Big Trouble (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246464/) at the Internet Movie Database