Big Trouble (2002)

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers (WGA):

Dave Barry (novel)
Robert Ramsey (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

5 April 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

These people are in big trouble:

Plot:

The lives of several Miami denizens, from ad agents to gunrunners to street thugs to law enforcement to school-children, intersect with humorous and dangerous results.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Airport | Shot In The Foot | Miami Florida | Vagrant

Cast

Tim Allen	...	Eliot Arnold
Rene Russo	...	Anna Herk
Stanley Tucci	...	Arthur Herk
Tom Sizemore	...	Snake Dupree
Johnny Knoxville	...	Eddie Leadbetter
Dennis Farina	...	Henry Desalvo
Jack Kehler	...	Leonard Ferroni
Janeane Garofalo	...	Police Officer Monica Romero
Patrick Warburton	...	Police Officer Walter Kramitz
Ben Foster	...	Matt Arnold
Zooey Deschanel	...	Jenny Herk
Heavy D	...	FBI Agent Pat Greer (as Dwight 'Heavy D' Myers)
Omar Epps	...	FBI Agent Alan Seitz
Jason Lee	...	Puggy
Sofía Vergara	...	Nina
Andy Richter	...	Jack Pendick / Ralph Pendick
Michael McShane	...	Bruce (as Micheal McShane)
Daniel London	...	John / Ivan
Lars Arentz-Hansen	...	Leo (as Lars Arentz Hansen)
DJ Qualls	...	Andrew
Cullen Douglas	...	Fly by Air Captain Justin Hobart
Flip Schultz	...	Fly by Air Co-Pilot Jan Vigushin
Patrick Mickler	...	Cigar Buddy
Gerald Owens	...	Cigar Buddy
Mitchell Carrey	...	Cigar Buddy
Nathalie Latronico	...	Heather Weintraub Kramitz
Jon Kasdan	...	Jack Pendick Trainee (as Jonathan Kasdan)
Ian Marioles	...	Editorial Assistant
Philip Nolen	...	Ken Deeber, Miami Herald Editor
David Koepp	...	Annoyed Sports Radio Host (voice)
Barry Sonnenfeld	...	Confused Sports Radio Call In (voice)
Jay Rasumny	...	Courier #1
Ruben Gomez	...	Courier #2
Antoni Corone	...	William Spaulding (as Antoni Cornacchione)
Siobhan Fallon	...	Fly by Air Ticket Agent (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan)
Kava Stewartson	...	Sour Airport Security
Gloria Kennedy	...	Airport X-Ray Operator
Carmen López	...	Airport Stern Security Woman
Mark Salem	...	Fly by Air Baggage Handler
Renato Campilongo	...	Gang Leader
Marc Macaulay	...	Airport Officer Arch Ridley
James Martin Kelly	...	Geo Salesman
Dave Corey	...	Cellmate Dwight
Selma Cipes	...	Retiree #1
Sid Raymond	...	Retiree #2
Jody Wilson	...	Retiree #3
Maurice Alevy	...	Retiree #4
Mia Finnegan	...	Aerobics Announcer
Eric Geller	...	Aerobics Announcer
Paul Barth	...	Airline Pilot
Martha Stewart	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Aldane'e	...	In BMW - Traffic Jam (uncredited)
Dave Barry	...	Lawyer (uncredited)
Trish Dempsey	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Deborah Smith Ford	...	Bag Lady (uncredited)
Kitty Kavey	...	Airline Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Jesse Kozel	...	Vollyball player / Thug (uncredited)
Al Quinn	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Marci Savitch	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Ethan S. Smith	...	Airport Security Guard (uncredited)
Chloe Sonnenfeld	...	Kid on Scooter (uncredited)

Directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld

Writing credits (WGA)
Dave Barry		(novel)
Robert Ramsey		(screenplay) &
Matthew Stone		(screenplay)

Produced by
Tom Jacobson	....	producer
Barry Josephson	....	producer
Graham Place	....	co-producer
Chris Soldo	....	associate producer
Barry Sonnenfeld	....	producer
Jim Wedaa	....	executive producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Greg Gardiner

Film Editing by
Steven Weisberg

Casting by
Ronna Kress

Production Design by
Garreth Stover

Art Direction by
J. Mark Harrington

Set Decoration by
Cindy Carr

Costume Design by
Mary E. Vogt

Makeup Department
Enzo Angileri	....	hair stylist: Ms. Russo
Anita Brabec	....	makeup department head
Erin Brasfield	....	makeup department head
Jay Cannistraci	....	makeup artist
Romaine Greene	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Romaine Green)
Katherine James	....	key makeup artist (as Kathrine James)
Jill Lefkowitz	....	makeup artist: Miami
Darren Levy	....	makeup artist: second unit
Shane Paish	....	makeup artist: Ms. Russo
Bruce J. Samia	....	assistant hair stylist
Ron Scott	....	key hair stylist (as Ronald Scott)
Sharon Kalb	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Paul A. Levin	....	post-production supervisor
Graham Place	....	unit production manager
Sara E. White	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ty Arnold	....	second assistant director: second unit
Diane Calhoun	....	second second assistant director
Greg Hale	....	second assistant director (as Gregory G. Hale)
Artie Malesci	....	second unit director
Terry Miller	....	first assistant director: second unit
Karen Radzikowski	....	second second assistant director
Karen Radzikowski	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Chris Soldo	....	first assistant director

Art Department
David Alban	....	gang boss (as David T. Alban Jr.)
Lewis Bowen	....	stand-by painter
Will Brantley	....	set dresser (as Will A. Brantley)
Michael Calabrese	....	lead man
Carlos Colina	....	propmaker
Harvey T. Collins	....	propmaker
Stephen P. Durante	....	set dresser
Richard Fojo	....	set designer
Daniel J. Gillooly	....	greens coordinator
Matthew J. Gillooly	....	greens gang boss
Hector M. Gonzalez	....	on-set dresser (as Héctor M. González)
Brian P. Harris	....	propmaker
James Harris	....	construction foreman
Maureen Hendricks	....	scenic artist
Paul J. Hendricks	....	propmaker (as Paul Hendricks)
James Hendrix	....	gang boss
Dean F. Janik	....	scenic artist
Jane B. Johnson	....	set buyer
Steven Kerlagon	....	paint supervisor
Steven Kerlagon	....	scenic supervisor
Al Lewis	....	art department coordinator (as Albert M. Lewis IV)
Kevin Long	....	props
Robert Loring Jr.	....	greens foreman (as Robert Loring)
Richard F. Malone Jr.	....	propmaker (as Richard Malone)
Marta Alicia Masferrer	....	art department production assistant (as Marta A. Masferrer)
Mark McCarthy	....	propmaker
E. Cedar McClure	....	construction estimator
William D. McLane	....	assistant property master
Michael Metzel	....	construction coordinator
Rosa Palomo	....	model builder
Genessa Goldsmith Proctor	....	scenic foreman
Frank A. Raffa Jr.	....	greensman
Jeremy Alan Read	....	greensman (as Jeremy Read)
Holly Ritchie	....	scenic artist
Rick Roberts	....	set dresser
Nicholas J. Romanac	....	property master
John R. Salemi	....	propmaker
Fred Schwendel	....	set dresser (as Frederick W. Schwendel)
Nicholas Scott	....	scenic artist
Daniel Stacy	....	propmaker
Paul Stickl	....	propmaker
Paul Vistocco	....	scenic gang boss
Cary Whittaker	....	greensman (as Cary Whitaker)
Tim Fassino	....	set dresser (uncredited)
James Harris	....	general foreman (uncredited)
Kim Lincoln	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Ben Wolcott	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Steve Bowerman	....	production sound mixer
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Kevin Cerchiai	....	boom operator
Scott Clements	....	utility sound
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jesse Ehredt	....	sound recordist
Juno J. Ellis	....	supervising adr editor
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Sean Garnhart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Garnhart	....	supervising sound editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
Frank Kern	....	supervising foley editor
Peter F. Kurland	....	production sound mixer
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Skip Lievsay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Skip Lievsay	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Mackston	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Bobby Mackston)
Norm MacLeod	....	dialogue editor
James Marchione	....	adr recordist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Bill Orrico	....	assistant sound editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Nicholas Renbeck	....	dialogue editor
Mark Richelo	....	apprentice sound editor
Roy Seeger	....	assistant adr editor
Philip Stockton	....	dialogue editor
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor
David Acord	....	utility sound (uncredited)
Kira Lewis	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stephen R. Blandino	....	puppeteer
Stephen R. Blandino	....	special effects
Peter Damien	....	special effects technician
Michael E. Doyle	....	special effects coordinator
Charles Guanci Jr.	....	special effects crew
Kevin Harris	....	special effects foreman
Richard Lee Jones	....	special effects coordinator (as Rick Jones)
Rick Lazzarini	....	animatronic frog creator
Rick Lazzarini	....	puppeteer
Randy Simmons	....	puppeteer
Durk Tyndall	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Jerome Bakum	....	technical support: ILM
Andrea Biklian	....	negative cutter: ILM
Wayne Billheimer	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Robert Bourgeault	....	rebel unit artist: ILM
Kris Bradburn	....	systems engineer: ILM
William J. Brooks	....	lead rebel unit artist: ILM (as Billy Brooks)
Dana Friedman	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Richard Gentner	....	digital imaging operator: ILM
Richard Gentner	....	negative line-up: ILM
Michele Gray	....	digital plate restoration: ILM
Joanne Hafner	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Jeff Hatchel	....	technical support: ILM
John Horn	....	software development: ILM
Michael G. Jackson	....	rebel unit artist: ILM
Lars Jensvold	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Gregor Lakner	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Tad Leckman	....	animatic artist: ILM
Todd Mitchell	....	scanning operator: ILM
Sébastien Moreau	....	digital compositor: ILM (as Sebastian Moreau)
Aaron Muszalski	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Joshua Ong	....	technical support: ILM
Stephen Rosenbaum	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Julie Soucek-Munnik	....	systems engineer: ILM
Chris Stillman	....	rebel unit artist: ILM
Meghan Thornton	....	technical support: ILM
Amy Trevor	....	resource assistant: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto	....	digital color timing supervisor: ILM
Dean Yurke	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Rita E. Zimmerman	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Duncan Blackman	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)
Zachary Cole	....	technical support: ILM (uncredited)
Nicholas Hasson	....	visual effects technical assistant (uncredited)
Karen M. Murphy	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Dwight Raymond	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Tom Akos	....	stunt double
Tom Akos	....	utility stunts
Jay Amor	....	stunt driver
Hank Amos	....	stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunts
Tom Bahr	....	stunt driver
Kevin Ball	....	stunt double: Johnny Knoxville
Billy Bates	....	stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts
Sean Borchert	....	stunts
Mindy Borkson	....	stunts
Nick Brandon	....	stunt double
Nick Brandon	....	stunts
Butch Brickell	....	stunts
Jeff Brockton	....	stunts
Ricou Browning Jr.	....	stunts (as Ricou Browning)
Jill Brown	....	stunt driver
James M. Churchman	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Jim Churchman)
James M. Churchman	....	stunts (as Jim Churchman)
Scott Dale	....	stunt double: Jack Kehler
Dennis Deveaugh	....	stunts
Amy Dixon	....	stunts
Alex Edlin	....	stunts
Kelly Erin	....	stunts
Ken Hivley	....	stunts
Philip Hoelcher	....	stunts (as Phil Hoelscher)
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunt double: Cloe DeChannel
Amy Jordan	....	stunt double: Amy Dixon
Mike Kirton	....	stunts (as Mike Kirtin)
Gary Lowe	....	stunts
Jane MacEachin	....	stunts
Artie Malesci	....	stunt coordinator
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Jeremy Maloney	....	stunts
Sam Maloof	....	stunts
Keifus Mathews	....	stunts
Rick Michaels	....	precision driver
Jeff Moldovan	....	stunts
Barbara Peterson	....	stunts
Kiana Politis	....	stunt double
J.C. Robaina	....	stunts
Keston Robinson	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts (as Felipe Savage)
Charlie Seale	....	stunts
Luis J. Silva	....	stunts (as Luis J. Silvia Jr.)
Erik Solky	....	stunts
Julie Stone	....	stunts
Tommy Turvey	....	stunts (as Tom Turvey)
Todd Warren	....	stunt double: Tim Allen
Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon	....	stunts (as Cheryl Wheeler)
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunts (as Glen Wilder)
Jodi Lyn Wilson	....	stunt double: Sophia Vergara (as Jody Wilson)
Jodi Lyn Wilson	....	stunts (as Jody Wilson)
Mary Adeline Wright	....	stunts (as Mary Wright)
John Casino	....	stunt double: Tim Allen (uncredited)
Tommie Mack Turvey Sr	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Barfield	....	generator operator
Kurt Beckler	....	grip
Alzahir Born	....	electrician
David Clark	....	electrician
Biff Delany	....	best boy electric: second unit
Dan Demirgian	....	electrician
Matthew J. Errico	....	best boy rigging grip
Peter Farber	....	additional first assistant camera
Matthew Fleck	....	grip
Arturo García	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Daniel C. Gold	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Dan Gold)
James J. Green	....	grip
Jamie Klein	....	key grip
Michael Klimchak	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Rick Lacoste	....	key rigging grip (as Edward R. Lacoste)
Marvin Lee	....	camera loader
Malcolm MacIntosh	....	camera operator: second unit
Ronald G. Marshall	....	electrician (as Ronnie Marshall)
Bill McConnell Jr.	....	second assistant camera (as William C. McConnell)
William McConnell	....	first assistant camera (as William M. McConnell)
Michael McGowan	....	camera operator: second unit (as Mike McGowan Sr.)
Mike McGowan	....	additional camera operator
Sean Meyer	....	grip
Kai Morbey	....	electrician
Marty Mullin	....	additional camera operator
Paul Olsen	....	best boy rigging electric
Earl Perque	....	best boy grip (as Earl Perque Jr.)
Rusty Pouch	....	gaffer: second unit
James M. Reeves	....	electrician (as James Reeves)
David P. Robinson	....	grip
Walter F. Rodriguez	....	camera loader
Jack Rose	....	electrician (as Jack H. Rose II)
Gary Ryan	....	gaffer
Alberto Saad	....	video assist operator: second unit
Wayne Schneiderman	....	best boy electric
Scott Short	....	best boy grip: second unit
Todd M. Short	....	key grip: second unit
Thomas Smaling	....	dolly grip
Henry Starling	....	grip
Chris Tarantino	....	grip
Michael Thomas	....	camera operator
Stephen Thompson	....	director of photography: second unit
Fred Valentine	....	rigging gaffer (as Frederick Valentine)
Brian L. Williams	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Robert Zuckerman	....	still photographer
Robert Zuckerman	....	unit & specials photographer
Brian Bartolini	....	electrician (uncredited)
Stan McClain	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Rick Tiedeman	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Anthony Zibelli	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Connie Czernek	....	casting assistant
Stacie Goodman	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Melanie Hartford	....	casting assistant: Florida
Lori Wyman	....	casting: Florida (as Lori S. Wyman)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Danielle J. Baker	....	wardrobe office coordinator
Nicole Chavez	....	wardrobe production assistant
Heather Holmes	....	set costumer: second unit
Eileen McCahill	....	costume supervisor
Susan Rhoden	....	seamstress
Susan Salzano	....	costumer
Peter White	....	costumer
Katina Le Kerr	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Joseph Bond	....	first assistant editor: lightworks
Laureen Clarke	....	assistant editor
Joe Finley	....	digital colorist
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Ann Gray	....	post-production coordinator
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Dwight Raymond	....	first assistant editor (as H. Dwight Raymond IV)
Tom Ringo	....	technical consultant: post-production
Randy Trager	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Alex Acuna	....	musician: percussion
Alex Als	....	musician: bass
Vinnie Colaiuta	....	musician: drums
Luis Conte	....	musician: percussion
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
George Doering	....	musician: guitar
Thomas S. Drescher	....	music editor
Jerry Hey	....	orchestrator: brass
Dan Higgins	....	musician: tenor saxophone
James T. Hill	....	electronic score producer
David Marquette	....	music recordist
David Paich	....	musician: keyboards
Greg Phillinganes	....	musician: keyboards
Emil Richards	....	musician: vibes
Arturo Sandoval	....	musician: solo trumpet
Bill Schnee	....	score mixer
Bill Schnee	....	score recordist
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Dawn Soler	....	music supervisor
Sally Stevens	....	choir contractor
Michael Thompson	....	musician: guitar
Michael Valerio	....	musician: bass (as Mike Valerio)
James Walker	....	musician: panpipes
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator: choir (uncredited)
Joe Murphy	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Javier Armesto	....	driver
Walter 'Red' Bedell	....	driver (as Walter Bedell)
David Bostic	....	driver
Connie Lee Brown	....	driver
Anthony Chiofalo	....	driver
Christopher Chiofalo	....	driver
Ben Coney	....	driver
Dennis Coulum	....	driver
Larry Crenshaw	....	transportation coordinator (as Larry W. Crenshaw)
Dennis Detoro	....	driver
Pete Dilella	....	driver (as Peter Dilella)
Dave Duttinger	....	driver (as David Duttinger)
Thomas Garris	....	driver
Edward Haber	....	driver
George Hamilton	....	driver
Charlie Joe	....	driver
Huey Laborde	....	driver
Joyce M. Lark	....	driver
Verdell Owen	....	driver (as Verdell Owens)
Richard P. Pecora	....	driver (as Richard Pecora Jr.)
Vince Pecora	....	driver (as Vincent Pecora)
Melvin A. Turner	....	transportation captain (as Melvin Turner)
Dorwyl Williams	....	driver

Other crew
Eddie Adolph	....	payroll accountant
Ellen Adolph	....	production accountant
Josue Aguilar	....	set production assistant
Carol Andrade	....	assistant: Mr. Sizemore
Mary Bailey	....	script supervisor
Danielle J. Baker	....	location production assistant
Christian Beyer	....	location assistant
Arle Bordas	....	accounting clerk (as Arle C. Bordas)
Augie Carton	....	set production assistant (as L.A. Carton IV)
Brandon Chapnick	....	assistant: Mr. Josephson
Maria K. Chavez	....	location manager
Robert Destolfe	....	projectionist (as Robert A. De Stolfe)
Allison Dillard	....	assistant: Mr. Place
Rebecca Edelson	....	senior script clearance administrator
Benjamin Estrada	....	assistant craft service: second unit
Joey Federici	....	assistant craft service
Alex Fernández	....	set production assistant (as Alexandra Fernandez)
Fernando Figueredo	....	first aid (as Freddy Figueredo)
Michelle Forman	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant (as Jennifer Freed)
Ralph Gonzalez	....	first aid
Richard Grant	....	auricle control systems
Kris Gray	....	location production assistant
Pam Holdridge	....	assistant production coordinator (as Pamela M. Holdridge)
Wendy Housand	....	chef
Susan Humphrey	....	animal handler
Marc H. Katz	....	craft service
Lauren Klain	....	set production assistant
Mark Lafata	....	assistant: Mr. Farina
Dirk Q. Long	....	head chef
Mark Mayer	....	second assistant accountant
Michael J. McCarthy	....	craft service: second unit (as Mickey McCarthy)
Chris McComb	....	first assistant accountant (as Christopher McComb)
Mark McGuirl	....	chef
Michael Miller	....	assistant: Mr. Josephson (as Matthew G. Miller)
Shelby Miller	....	set production assistant
Stacy J. Morris	....	assistant: Mr. Allen (as Stacy Morris)
Kathy Orloff	....	unit publicist (as Katherine Orloff)
Joi Perle	....	assistant: Mr. Sonnenfeld
Ilene Pickus	....	script supervisor: second unit
Tom Poole	....	stand-in: Stanley Tucci
Matt Power	....	set production assistant
Marlis Pujol	....	production coordinator
Jean Radtke	....	catering assistant
Jennifer Radzikowski	....	assistant location manager
Leigh Rodwick	....	assistant: Mr. Jacobson
Sean Ryan	....	assistant: Mr. Sonnenfeld
Nina Saxon	....	title designer
Aaron Schwartz	....	location assistant
Heide Schwartz	....	assistant: Ms. Russo
Patrick Selts	....	first aid
Kathy Simpson	....	office production assistant
Leah Sokolowsky	....	assistant location manager
Sally Jo Sousa	....	animal handler (as Sally Sousa)
Charline St. Charles	....	production secretary
Guillermo Valdes	....	first aid
Mary Viola	....	assistant: Mr. Sonnenfeld
Sarah Walker	....	location administrator
Leah Weintraub	....	assistant location manager
Victoria Cervantes	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sari Checkartze	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Steve Dale	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Eddie Diaz	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Greg Douglas	....	double: Andy Richter (uncredited)
Stan Eutsey	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Robert Gluck	....	location manager: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Jonah Goldstein	....	runner (uncredited)
Andrew Harrison	....	assistant location manager: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Christie Kwan	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Kevin H. Law	....	production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)
Jana Lundy	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Stacy McKelvey	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Haley McLane	....	script supervisor: additional photography (uncredited)
Trevor Morris	....	assistant: James Newton Howard (uncredited)
Ethan S. Smith	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures
• Jacobson Company, The
• Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment
• Sundale Productions Inc.

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• The Walt Disney Company (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Talpa (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Character Shop
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• Secret Lab, The (TSL)

Other Companies

• C5  post-production sound services
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Cineworks Digital Studios  laboratory & video services
• Inter Video  24 frame video services
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting

Also Known As:

Belea mare în Miami (Romania) [ro]
Big Trouble (France) [fr]
Big Trouble (Finland) [fi]
Big trouble - Una valigia piena di guai (Italy) [it]
El gran lío (Spain) [es]
Grande Problema (Brazil) [pt]
Hasta el cuello (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Jede Menge Ärger (Germany) [de]
Kakos belas (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, crude humor and sex-related, material.

Runtime:

85 min | Turkey:74 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 (VHS/DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38239) | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Johnny Knoxville's character, Eddie Leadbetter, is named after Huddie Ledbetter - aka Leadbelly - an early 20th century blues/folk musician who often found himself in trouble with the law.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The cockpit shots of one of the F-16s shows the control stick between the pilot's legs. In the F-16, the control stick is on the right side of the cockpit.

Quotes:

Eliot Arnold: Strip poker. Strip poker. Now, that's a good game.
[Grabs a squirt gun away from Matt]
Eliot Arnold: This is a stupid game.
Matt Arnold: Dad, no offense, but only a moron would mistake that for a real gun.
Eliot Arnold: You could've been killed. And where's your partner in crime?
Matt Arnold: Andrew?
Jenny Herk: He ran the other way.
Eliot Arnold: Did anybody call the police?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Midnight Run (1988)

Soundtrack:

Big Trouble

Not bad...

I've seen one user comment here already that unfairly compares Big Trouble with Snatch or Pulp Fiction, but that's really neither here nor there. Big Trouble is intended for an entirely different audience, and while it never reaches the mighty heights of the former, it does a big crap on the latter because it never takes itself too seriously. It recognises that the audience doesn't want a film as a fashion statement, but merely as a form of entertainment. The makers also recognise that they don't have the material here to entertain and inform at the same time, so they just concentrate on making the best comedy that they can. It is for this reason most of all that they succeed.

The strengths of this film are actors like Tim Allen, Jason Lee, Dennis Farina, and Tom Sizemore. I never thought I would say that about Allen, but it appears that when you give him decent material, he can actually make something out of it. Jason Lee is a pleasant surprise as the unwashed hippie who seems to just magically appear in a tree (you have to see it to believe it). Tom Sizemore, however, really steals the show as the thug who just doesn't quite seem to have the brainpower to do anything correctly.

Put simply, this is a crime caper that was intended for families who want to be able to take their pre-teen children to something with this kind of plot and not be worried about the content. Whether you agree with this marketing philosophy or not, it does allow for success of a different kind, namely that it succeeds because it is so unreal that the viewer can laugh without getting disgusted by some of the characters.

The things that detract from this comedy are some weak supporting actors. Zooey Deschanel even gives the camera the old "stunned mullet" look at times, while Patrick Warburton only seems to know one expression. Stanley Tucci can't give us anything to sympathise with his character over, and Sofia Vergara seems completely doomed to be a bit player for whatever little career she might have. The running length is a bit of a two-edged sword - on one hand, it makes sure that the film is never boring, and no scene goes on for longer than its welcome. On the other hand, possibilities for interesting subplots are often passed over.

In the end, I gave the film a seven out of ten. It's not rocket science, but if you sit back in your chair with a beer and some popcorn, preferably with some friends to share your disbelief with, it makes a good piece of entertainment that won't make you wish you could have those 85 or so minutes back. Recommended for those in a light-hearted mood.