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Director:
Ken Finkleman
Writer:
Ken Finkleman (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 January 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
An Outrageous Comedy About Making It Big In Big Business more
Plot:
Upon graduation from college with a business degree, John Issel is promptly hired by Helmes's company I.N.C... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
'Halloween' Producer Dead at 54
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 8 March 2005)
User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Judge Reinhold ... Jack Issel
Lori-Nan Engler ... Rachael Helmes
Eddie Albert ... Pete Helmes
Merritt Butrick ... John Hudson
Ron Frazier ... Bob Nixon
Richard Masur ... Max Landsberger
Rick Moranis ... Howard Gross
Don Novello ... Sal
Michael O'Donoghue ... Scott Dantley

Jane Seymour ... Jane Caldwell

Wallace Shawn ... Mike Hoover
Bruce Wagner ... Al Kennedy

Danny DeVito ... Frank Stedman
Ron James ... Mark Rabinovich

John Kapelos ... General Sepulveda
Brian Doyle-Murray ... Colonel Tolliver (as Brian Doyle Murray)
George Coe ... Senator Issel

Diane Robin ... Gross' Secretary

Don King ... INC Executive
Hrant Alianak ... President Sanchez
Lee Broker ... Mover
Howard Busgang ... Medic
Tom Butler ... Security Monitor
Jeremiah S. Chechik ... Hysterical Man
Richard Comar ... TV Reporter
Nancy Cser ... Dantley's Secretary
Billy Curtis ... Reverend Lynch
Dominic Cuzzocrea ... Reporter #1

William B. Davis ... University Dean (as William Davis)
Louis Di Bianco ... Workman (as Louis De Bianco)
Carolyn Dunn ... Yonge's Secretary (voice)

Denis Forest ... Rich
Elizabeth Irwin ... 'America A.M.' host
Wally Kanin ... Security Monitor #4
Marvin Karon ... Art
Derek Keurvorst ... Fundraiser
Kathleen Laskey ... Miss Kline
Don McManus ... Albert
Michael McManus ... Branch Kipp (as Mike McManus)
Robin Menken ... Marge
Maxine Miller ... Stedman's Secretary
Myron Natwick ... TV Anchorman
Laura Press ... V.P. Secretary

Elizabeth Shepherd ... Mrs. Issel
Ralph Small ... Security Monitor
Barry Thomson ... Security Guard

Shawn Thompson ... Trevor Koback
Christopher Ward ... Another Executive
Gay Claitman ... Woman Protestor
Myra Fried ... Woman Protestor
Megan Smith ... Woman Protestor
Theresa Tova ... Woman Protestor

Eric Keenleyside ... Whale Protestor
Don Keppy ... Whale Protestor
Tex Konig ... Whale Protestor
Francine Volker ... Whale Protestor
Devonne L. Green ... Senate Investigation Reporter
Patricia Nember ... Senate Investigation Reporter
Eric Young ... Senate Investigation Reporter
Annie McAuley ... Max's Girl
Catherine McClenahan ... Max's Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Anne Lockhart ... Secretary (uncredited)
Scott Thompson ... Man outside office building (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ken Finkleman 
 
Writing credits
Ken Finkleman (written by)

Produced by
Peter Guber .... executive producer
Debra Hill .... producer
Jon Peters .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
James Newton Howard 
Alan Howarth 
 
Cinematography by
Gerald Hirschfeld (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Danford B. Greene 
Robert Lederman  (as Bob Lederman)
 
Casting by
Deirdre Bowen 
Judith Holstra 
Marcia Ross 
 
Production Design by
Elayne Barbara Ceder 
 
Art Direction by
Gavin Mitchell 
 
Set Decoration by
Anthony Greco 
Daniel Loren May  (as Daniel May)
 
Costume Design by
Judith R. Gellman 
 
Makeup Department
Ken Brooke .... key makeup artist
Albert Paradis .... hair stylist
Helen Stewart .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
James L. Honore .... post-production supervisor
Marilyn Stonehouse .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patricia Rozema .... trainee assistant director
Elizabeth Scherberger .... second assistant director
Michael Zenon .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Camille Abbott .... production illustrator
Carl Aldana .... storyboard artist
Chris Biden .... property master
Ken Clark .... property assistant (as Kenneth Clarke)
Cloudia .... supervising set decorator
John Fisher .... property assistant
Bill Harman .... construction supervisor
R. St. John Harrison .... assistant art director
Robert James .... assistant set decorator
Stephen Roloff .... art design draftsman
 
Sound Department
Eric Boyd-Perkins .... adr editor
Norval D. Crutcher .... supervising sound editor
Bruce Fortune .... sound editor
Gregory Gontz .... assistant sound editor
Herb Heritage .... boom operator
David M. Horton .... sound editor
David L. Horton Jr. .... apprentice sound editor
David J. Hudson .... sound re-recording mixer
Mel Metcalfe .... sound re-recording mixer
Terry Porter .... sound re-recording mixer
Peter Shewchuk .... sound mixer
Stephen Stalheim .... assistant sound editor
Beth Sterner .... foley editor
 
Special Effects by
Martin Malivoire .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Isa Alsup .... computer animation (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Shane Cardwell .... stunts
Jesse Cohoon .... stunts
Marc Conway .... stunts
Shelley Cook .... stunt performer
Rebecca Jenkins .... stunts
Terry McGauran .... stunts
Dwayne McLean .... stunt coordinator
Larry A. McLean .... stunts
Brent Meyer .... stunts
Leslie Munro .... stunts
Tye Tyukodi .... stunts
Steve Lucescu .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard J. Edesa .... camera operator (as Richard Edesa)
Tony Eldridge .... best boy
Ron Gillham .... key grip (as Ronald P. Gillham)
Tony Guerin .... apprentice assistant camera
Chris Holmes .... gaffer
Gary B. Kibbe .... camera operator
Jay Kohne .... second assistant camera
Dan Lerner .... panaglide operator
Ronald W. McLeish .... gaffer
Larry Pall .... director of photography: second unit
Thom Ryan .... first assistant camera
David Whittaker .... still photographer
 
Casting Department
Deirdre Bowen .... additional casting
Peter Lavender .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gail Filman .... assistant costume designer
Erla Lank .... wardrober
Rose Mihalyi .... wardrober
 
Editorial Department
Beau Barthel .... second assistant film editor
James Garrett .... apprentice assistant film editor
Ann Martin .... first assistant film editor
 
Music Department
Peter Afterman .... executive in charge of music
Mike Gromley .... music supervisor
Seth Kaplan .... music coordinator
Derek Power .... music supervisor
Nicholas C. Washington .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Jim Kennedy .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Linda Callow .... stand-in: Jane Seymour
Randi Chernov .... assistant: Ms. Hill
Ted Churchill .... paraglide operator
William Engel .... production assistant
Joel Freeman .... production executive
Aine Furey .... location manager
Jeff King .... assistant location manager
Jeffrey Latimer .... production assistant
Blanche McDermaid .... script supervisor
Jim Michaels .... computer playback operator
Susan Montgomery .... production auditor
Lillian Sarafinchan .... assistant location manager
Matthew Wolchock .... production assistant
Toby Zeldin .... assistant: Mr. Finkleman
Deborah Zwicker .... production coordinator
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Company:
Guber-Peters Company, The more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Pete Helmes: I'm an optimist, Colonel. I look down there and see if there's anything else for me to buy. more
Movie Connections:
References "Real People" (1979) more
Soundtrack:
FAR SIDE OF CRAZY more

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Different from, well, any other film, kind of., 26 February 2006
7/10
Author: thewakinghour from Japan

A very odd movie, this.

By no means a great, or more than mildly entertaining, movie In other words a Judd H. trademark flick. HOWEVER, many of the scenes have haunted me since first seeing it upon its debut, never to see it again since.

Certain scenes and lines are incredible funny, or perverse: especially Eddie Albert's president. The board meetings are all incredible funny. Albert's reaction at a board meeting to a anti-government bombing of "Mr. Chicken" franchises results in a speech that is completely absurd, and yet it differs very little from the speeches given by real business leaders and politicians who link what is now called "globalization" with the exercise of human rights.

Devito IS also good, but in a side story. And Don King spouts wonderful nonsense, ignored by everyone, in a cameo made during the brief period he, and his hairstyle, were seen as charmingly wacky.

It is worth seeing, should you run across it and do not expect too much.

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