While it will never be "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World", this film has a fun modern twist on this treasure hunt. Eccentric billionaire Donald Sinclair (Cleese) hides six golden coins in his slot machines, and challenges the finders to a race. To the winner he will award $2 million. Unknown to those people, this is an elaborate game to a group of high rolling billionaires, who are betting on the winner. This race includes the straight-laced Nick (Breckin Meyer) who believes in playing by the rules...and his eventual partner, Tracy (Amy Smart) a crazy but lovable pilot. The international sleep apnea victim Enrico (Rowan Atkinson) who randomly falls asleep throughout the film...and then wakes to yell, "It's a race". There is Owen (Cuba Gooding Jr.), an umpire who makes a bad call at a game (thus all sports fanatics hate him) and then he hijacks a bus of Lucille Ball impersonators. And a reunited mother and daughter duo Vera (Whoopi Goldberg) and Merrill (Lanei Chapman) who are complete opposites, but grow closer throughout their crazy adventures: "we should have bought a squirrel". Conartist brothers Duane (Seth Green): the "smart one" and Blain (Vince Vieluf) the crazy one with piercings (he's hard to understand b/c he just pierced his tongue). These two are my favorites! And finally the Pear family: Randy (Jon Lovitz) who has a gambling problem, his wife Bev (Kathy Najimy) who wants a nice family vacation, and their two children. As expected, along the way they encounter obstacles, in the form of comedian cameos and other crazy mishaps (flying cow anyone?). It's definetly a "must-see"!
Dude, it's quotable: where do they get this stuff?
Rent it once: at least once...more is better!!
Dude, it's quotable: where do they get this stuff?
Rent it once: at least once...more is better!!
Director: Jerry Zucker
Starring: John Cleese as Donald Sinclair
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