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About
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.
Theatrical
Sep 13, 2002
Box Office
$14.3M
Budget
$25.0M
Return
0.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 18, 2003
Director
Writers
Producers
Bert Salke, Maureen Peyrot, Chris Brancato
Music
Studio
Revolution Studios, Imagine Entertainment
Quotes
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Tagline
A comedy about doing the wrong things... for the right reasons.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Guidelines for Pruning Trees Explained
John
Duff? Don't you think you're taking a little bit too much off the top?
Duff
John, I know what I'm doing okay. I've got to taper it so the sunlight reaches the lower leaves during the growing season!
John
what about that string there?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jason Lee
John Plummer
T
Tom Green
Walter P. 'Duff' Duffy
L
Leslie Mann
Elaine Warner
M
Megan Mullally
Patty Plummer
D
Dennis Farina
Mr. Warner
T
Tammy Blanchard
Noreen Plummer
R
Richard Jenkins
Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
C
Chris Penn
David Loach
J
John C. McGinley
Detective Charles
S
Seymour Cassel
Uncle Jack
D
Don Wilson
Loach's Friend
M
Martin Starr
Liquor Store Clerk
B
Bruce McCulloch
Fidio the Lawyer
M
Mary Gillis
Duff's Mom
K
Ken Magee
Butcher
Nick Offerman
Electrician
P
Paul Feig
Electrician
J
Jeanette Miller
Grandma
T
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Loach's Bandit
S
Steffiana De La Cruz
Loach's Girlfriend
