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About
The daughter of a wealthy businessman has disappeared in Mexico, and all the efforts to find her have been unsuccessful. A psychologist, knowing that the girl has an ultra bad luck, persuades her father to send to Mexico one of his employees, an accountant with super bad luck, to find her. Perhaps he will be lucky, and his bad luck could help to find the unlucky girl.
Theatrical
Aug 9, 1991
Box Office
$24.9M
Budget
$17.0M
Return
1.5x
Director
Producers
Studio
Universal Pictures, Sean Daniel Company, Silver Lion Films
Keywords
Quotes
See all →The Importance of Self-Control in Conflict
Eugene
I am trained in martial arts. Judo, aikido, karate. The first thing they teach you is self-control. If someone calls you a jerk, you don't him them. You just walk away.
Large Man
Jerk.
Eugene
...Ah! See? Complete control.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Desire for Personal Choice
Eugene
Fish what I wanted.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Martin Short
Eugene Proctor
D
Danny Glover
Raymond Campanella
H
Harry Shearer
Julius Monosoff
S
Sheila Kelley
Valerie Highsmith
S
Sam Wanamaker
Highsmith
S
Scott Wilson
Frank Grimes
S
Sharlene Martin
Nurse
J
Jorge Russek
Inspector Segura
J
Jorge Luke
Pilot
A
Ariane Pellicer
Girl at Club
S
Sergio Calderón
Night Club Bartender
M
Michael Puttonen
Taxi Driver
J
Josefina Echánove
Nun
