

Big Trouble
2002-04-05 · 85 min · ★ 6.1
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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Production details
- Directors
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures, The Jacobson Company, Sonnenfeld/Josephson Worldwide Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 40,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 8,493,890
Top Cast
Tim AllenEliot Arnold
Rene RussoAnna Herk
Ben FosterMatt Arnold
Jason LeePuggy
Stanley TucciArthur Herk
Dennis FarinaHenry Desalvo
Zooey DeschanelJenny Herk
Janeane GarofaloMonica Romero
Sofía VergaraNina
Tom SizemoreSnake
Johnny KnoxvilleEddie
Omar EppsSeitz
Heavy DGreer
Patrick WarburtonWalter Kramitz
Jack KehlerLeonard
DJ QuallsAndrew
Michael McShaneBruce
Andy RichterJack/Ralph Pendick
Daniel LondonJohn
Lars Arentz-HansenLeoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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