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1992-10-021h 57m

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We're all heroes if you catch us at the right moment. Even Bernie Laplante.

Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.

Directors
Stephen Frears
Editors
Mick Audsley

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  1. Dustin Hoffman

    Dustin Hoffman

    Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante

  2. Geena Davis

    Geena Davis

    Gale Gayley

  3. Andy García

    Andy García

    John Bubber

  4. Joan Cusack

    Joan Cusack

    Evelyn Laplante

  5. Kevin J. O'Connor

    Kevin J. O'Connor

    Chucky

  6. Chevy Chase

    Chevy Chase

    Deke - Channel 4 News Director

  7. Maury Chaykin

    Maury Chaykin

    Winston

  8. Stephen Tobolowsky

    Stephen Tobolowsky

    Wallace

  9. Christian Clemenson

    Christian Clemenson

    James Conklin

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GenerationofSwine

Jan 13, 2023

10/10

My dad (rest his soul) loved this movie. For him it all came down to one quote which, for years, he said was probably the most honest thing he's ever heard about life in a movie: "People are always talking ya about truth. Everybody always knows what the truth is, like it was toilet paper or somethin', and they got a supply in the closet. But what you learn, as you get older, is there ain't no truth. All there is is bullsh, pardon my vulgarity here. Layers of it. One layer of bullsh on top of another. And what you do in life like when you get older is, you pick the layer of bullsh that you prefer and that's your bullsh, so to speak." It was one of his most favorite quotes and he'd paraphrase it all the time. Honestly I can say why, it's funny and true and that really works. it also really explains the movie. It's about redemption, people that you'd never would expect anything good out of are honestly capable doing some amazingly heroic things. People that you would expect to be honest are capable of the worst lies. The comedy is about perceptions and expectations and reality and it manages to have a profoundly honest message hidden in the layers of bullsh that it builds up around it. And, most importantly, it entertains while it's doing it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$42,000,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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