The Big White Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

A travel agent in deep debt attempts to swindle a by-the-books insurance agent by claiming the corpse of a gangland hit as his long-missing brother in director Mark Mylod's dark crime comedy. Paul Barnell (Robin Williams) is in trouble. Saddled with a cantankerous wife (Holly Hunter) and unable to convince ambitious insurance company agent Ted (Giovanni Ribisi) to pay off the one-million-dollar claim on his brother, who has been missing for five years, Paul's debts are mounting as fast as his life is crumbling. When Paul discovers the corpse of a nameless man who ended up on the wrong side of the mob, desperation drives him to stage a grizzly death scene and make it look as if his brother has suffered a horrible fate. Though the local police force is easily taken by Paul's elaborate ruse, it's going to take a little more convincing before Ted is willing to sign off on the hefty insurance payment. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi, Woody Harrelson, Tim Blake Nelson
Theatrical Release Date:
12/16/2005
DVD Release Date:
06/06/2006
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for language including sexual references and some violence.
Run Time:
105 min.
Distributor(s):
Echo Bridge
Production Co.:
Ascendant Filmproduktion, Capitol Films, Momentum Pictures, Rising Star, VIP Medienfonds 2
Director(s):
Mark Mylod
Genre(s):
Comedy, Drama
Themes:
Unlikely Criminals, Bumbling Cops, Small-Town Life, Down on Their Luck, Nothing Goes Right, Cons and Scams
Tone:
Cynical, Irreverent, Quirky
Keywords:
agent [representative], claim, gangster, insurance, missing-person, mob-boss, travel-agent, wife
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (12-16-2005)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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