While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge, who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.
| Tagline | All they wanted was a little getaway. All they got was nothing but trouble. |
| Release Date: | Feb 15, 1991 |
| Genres: | Comedy, Adventure |
| Production Company: | Applied Action, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Casts: | Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Demi Moore, Daniel Baldwin, Taylor Negron, Raymond J. Barry, Tupac Shakur, Bertila Damas, Brian Doyle-Murray, Valri Bromfield |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $40000000 |
| Revenue: | 8500000 |
Now, here's a film that doesn't quite know it's 1991 and attempts a bizarre ode to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), albeit with PG sensibility. Demi Moore is one of the film's main revelations and she masters its wackiness with a strangely befitting coolness. Ackroyd is the wackiness, but that's only if you can recognize him under the genius of the makeup-grotesquery. Ackroyd directs here as well as plays the hick judge of a-town-time-forgot and has a lot of fun playing with unsuspecting passers-through. The set pieces are inspired too and this truly is an odd yet fun ride, once it gets going. The only real contention is Chevy Chase who's a real stick in the mud - Tom Hanks was unfortunately busy.
