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The Man Who Knew Too Little
starring: Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley, Alfred Molina, Richard Wilson (II)
directed by: Jon Amiel

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790734798
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790734796
Label: Warner Home Video
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 25, 1998
Running Time: 94 minutes
Sales Rank: 6076
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 14, 1997

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Product Description:
A naive American in London is mistaken for a spy by a group bent on reviving the good old days of Cold War skullduggery. Believing it's all a game he treats every dramatic situation and threat as a joke. Based on the novel "Watch That Man" by Robert Farrar.Running Time: 95 min.System Requirements:Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Director Jon Amiel Alternate Music Only Track (5.1) Interactive Menus Production Notes 4 Theatrical Trailers 3 TV Spots Scene Access Languages: English & French Subtitles: English French and Spanish Dolby Digital English & French: Dolby Surround 5.1 Standard version formatted from its original version to fit your screen. Widescreen version presented in a "matted" widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition. Enhanced for widescreen TVs. Video Format: Widescreen (no AR specified) Standard 1.33:1 (4.3) Enhanced for 16x9 TVs Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 085391562627

Amazon.com:
Only die-hard Bill Murray fans will likely consider this movie for their home-video library, but it's not without its rewards. You can see why someone as comically astute as Murray would agree to play a dimwitted American who can't tell the difference between improvised theater and a real-life espionage plot. There's certainly plenty of potential for belly laughs, and Murray milks the opportunities like the old pro that he is. Here he plays an American tourist in London who thinks he's been recruited into a street-theater act called "Theater of Life"; actually, he's stepped into a complicated spy scheme that plays like a cross between Hitchcock and the Marx Brothers. Joanne Whalley costars as the femme fatale who may or may not be a double agent, and along the way there's enough comical confusion to foil any number of idiotic villains. The movie stretches its one-joke premise to desperate extremes (Murray thinks he's in a play, so he's oblivious to genuine danger), and 95 minutes is more than enough time to exhaust the comedic possibilities. But, as always, Murray finds a way to mine gold from a few clever bits, and he cuts loose with some inspired lunacy during a climactic scene involving a hidden bomb and a troupe of dancing Cossacks. It's not Murray's finest hour, but give him credit for making the best out of a challenging situation. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Great Movie!
My family owns a lot of Bill Murray movies and this is one is a fav! Funny all the way through! We laugh each time we see it like it were the first time!

Rating:

- This movie is awesome
This is a great movie, and I couldn't find it in any stores in the city I live in. Also it was a gift and the two day shipping was not that expensive and really helped me out!

Rating:

- Funny and Entertaining.
Bill Murray is an unaware secret agent. A mix of the "Pink Panther" and "Gilligan". Silly, and even ridiculous, it manages to keep your interest and make you laugh. Don't analyze, just go for the raid.

Rating:

- LOL
My wife and I picked up this movie from the $5 bin at Wal-Mart. It was well worth the money. The plot is not very believable that it could 'really' happen in real life, but it's a riot to watch played out on film. Bill Murray does an excellent job of getting in the role for this film. I highly recommend watching it if you can.

One of the best parts are when Bill Murray gets mugged and thinks it's all an act, so he "rehearses" the best lines to give the crooks over and over. By ... Read More

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- 3.5 for a solid effort
Like John Candy, Bill Murray has single-handedly carried a number of weak movies up the hill to decency, if not all the way to excellence. I expected little from this, a thin plot on which to hang a number of fish-out-of-water/guy-who-doesn't-know-what-danger-he-is-in gags and jokes based on all the films it (lightly) satirizes. Yet I found myself thoroughly enjoying it, until the wooden ending that stretches the silliness just a little too far. It seems as if the moviemakers insisted that this thing ... Read More

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