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Big Trouble
Big Trouble
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  2. Big Trouble

Big Trouble

1986
1h 33m
Comedy
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1986

Runtime

1h 33m

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Storyline

"In the next 48 hours, the people below will find themselves in a big scheme, to get big money, that will land them in Big Trouble."

Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet sons who all want to go to Yale isn't making things any easier. Blanche Rickey is also worried about money; her husband is a millionaire with a weak heart, and she worries that he'll blow through all his cash before he finally dies. When Blanche meets Leonard, she devises a murderous plan that she claims will fix both their problems.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
May 30, 1986
Languages
English
Director
John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
Production
Tri-Star-Delphi III Productions
Tri-Star-Delphi III Productions
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

53 Cast Members

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Leonard Hoffman

Beverly D'Angelo

Beverly D'Angelo

Blanche Rickey

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Steve Rickey

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

O'Mara

Robert Stack

Robert Stack

Winslow

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

George Noozel

Valerie Curtin

Valerie Curtin

Arlene Hoffman

Richard Libertini

Richard Libertini

Dr. Lopez

Steve Alterman

Steve Alterman

Peter Hoffman

Jerry Pavlon

Michael Hoffman

Paul La Greca

Paul La Greca

Joshua Hoffman

John Finnegan

John Finnegan

Det. Murphy

Karl Lukas

Karl Lukas

Police captain

Maryedith Burrell

Maryedith Burrell

Gail

Edith Fields

Doris

Rosemarie Stack

Rosemarie Stack

Mrs. Winslow

Barbara Tarbuck

Barbara Tarbuck

Helen

Al White

Al White

Mr. Williams

Teddy Wilson

Teddy Wilson

Porter

Gloria Gifford

Gloria Gifford

Wanda

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