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About
Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — she meets Maximilian, a smooth-talking Caribbean playboy determined to romance her.
Theatrical
Oct 27, 1995
Box Office
$19.8M
Budget
$14.0M
Return
1.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 29, 2002
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions
Cast
Full credits →A
Angela Bassett
Detective Rita Veder
E
Eddie Murphy
Maximillian / Pauly / Guido
A
Allen Payne
Detective Justice
K
Kadeem Hardison
Julius Jones
J
John Witherspoon
Silas Green
Z
Zakes Mokae
Dr. Zeko
J
Joanna Cassidy
Capt. Dewey
J
Jerry Hall
Woman in Park
S
Simbi Khali
Nikki
V
Vickilyn Reynolds
Mrs. Brown
M
Messiri Freeman
Eva, Julius' Girl
K
Kelly Cinnante
Policewoman Photographer
J
Jsu Garcia
Anthony
W
W. Earl Brown
Thrasher
A
Ayo Adeyemi
Bartender
T
Troy Curvey Jr.
Choir Leader
J
Joe Costanza
Bear
J
John LaMotta
Lizzy
M
Marcelo Tubert
Waiter at Caprisi's
N
Nick DeMauro
Kitty Caprisi
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Quotes
See all →Desperate Pleas Amidst Conflicting Conversations
Maximillian
Rita, my sweet, you must feed, or you're going to die.
Rita
I want to die.
[defiant]
Maximillian
I won't let you. I'll find someone for you.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Conversation About Italian Food and Choices
Maximillian
Do you like Italian? I make an excellent fusilli.
Rita
Actually, that's my favorite, but I really think I ought to take a rain check.
Maximillian
Oh, there's someone else.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
