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Big Trouble (1986) | Slate

Big Trouble

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Big Trouble

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Rated 5.4 on TMDB

Big Trouble

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.

Released: 1986
Runtime: 1h 33m
Rated: R
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

John CassavetesDirector

Julie PitkanenScript Supervisor

Cast

Alan ArkinLeonard Hoffman
Beverly D'AngeloBlanche Rickey
Peter FalkSteve Rickey

Andrew BergmanWriter

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Charles DurningO'Mara

Robert StackWinslow

Paul DooleyGeorge Noozel

Valerie CurtinArlene Hoffman

Richard LibertiniDr. Lopez

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