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About
Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..
Theatrical
Oct 12, 1990
Box Office
$15.4M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
0.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 3, 2002
Theaters
1
Director
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Studio
Touchstone Pictures
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Quotes
See all →A Whimsical Journey of Fate and Comedy
Taglines
A totally magical comedy!
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Wishes Granted and Their Consequences
Taglines
Larry Burrows wished for it all... until all that he wished for came true!
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Cast
Full credits →J
Jim Belushi
Larry Burrows
L
Linda Hamilton
Ellen Burrows
M
Michael Caine
Mike
J
Jon Lovitz
Clip Metzler
H
Hart Bochner
Niles Pender
B
Bill McCutcheon
Leo Hansen
R
Rene Russo
Cindy Jo
J
Jay O. Sanders
Jackie Earle
M
Maury Chaykin
Guzelman
P
Pat Corley
Harry Burrows
D
Douglas Seale
Boswell
C
Courteney Cox
Jewel Jagger
D
Doug Barron
Lewis Flick
J
Jeff Weiss
Ludwig
T
Tony Longo
Huge Guy
K
Kathy Ireland
Gina
A
Andy Stahl
Jerry Haskins
M
Martin Thompson
Guest Stilton
M
Michael Genevie
Guest #1
H
Howard Kingkade
Guest #2
