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The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)

PG   |    |  Comedy, Crime, Drama

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Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet.

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29 May 2005 | MartinHafer
9
| BRILLIANT and overlooked
Although this movie is not quite as funny as What About Bob, I think this is probably Bill Murray's second funniest film, though I strongly doubt if it will be enjoyed as much by the average viewer. That is because, I hate to say, the "average viewer" often is a teenager or adult who likes their comedy very broad and simple. No, this will not appeal to fans of Porky's or Little Nicky because it requires the viewer to have a reasonable attention-span and the ability to enjoy a comedy that doesn't telegraph what will happen next (just how many movies these days are hard to predict anyways?).

The movie is a screwy, difficult to describe spy adventure where everyone knows just how deadly the stakes are---except for Bill Murray's character. He mistakenly thinks everything that is happening around him is a type of performance art (sort of a Theatre of the Absurd). You MUST watch it.

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Actors John Standing and Terence Harvey had previously appeared in the 1994 "Clue" Video Game as Colonel Mustard and the Butler, respectively.

Quotes

Hawkins: Spencer, did you flush?
Wallace: I think she's gonna do that, don't you, pal? I'll ask her. Lori!
Hawkins: He's talking to her!
Sir Roger Daggenhurst: She's still in the bowl?
Hawkins: Maybe he tried to flush her, but she floated back up!
Sir Roger Daggenhurst: Tell him to flush her! Spencer knows how to deal with floaters.

Goofs

The German map shown at the presentation is completely wrong. Frankfurt is found roughly in the Munich area and so forth.

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The Man Who Knew Too Little
(uncredited)
Written by Christopher Young
Performed by Christopher Young

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Plot Summary

Genres

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Details

Release Date:

14 November 1997

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA, Germany

Filming Locations

Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,604,819 16 November 1997

Gross USA:

$13,717,039

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,717,039

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