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Big Trouble

Big Trouble

They have forty-five minutes to save the world. They need forty-six.

20026.11h 25m

Overview

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Written by Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone, Dave Barry
Produced by Barry Sonnenfeld, Barry Josephson, Tom Jacobson
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $8.5M

Top Cast

Tim Allen

Tim Allen

Eliot Arnold

Rene Russo

Rene Russo

Anna Herk

Ben Foster

Ben Foster

Matt Arnold

Jason Lee

Jason Lee

Puggy

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Arthur Herk

Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

Henry Desalvo

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Jenny Herk

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Monica Romero

Sofía Vergara

Sofía Vergara

Nina

Tom Sizemore

Tom Sizemore

Snake

Themes & Keywords

tauntinggadflydubiousfrustrated

About Big Trouble

Big Trouble is a action, comedy, thriller, mystery, crime film released in 2002 exploring themes of taunting, gadfly, dubious, frustrated. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, it stars Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Ben Foster. The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."

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