Directed by:
Norman TokarScreenplay:
Arthur AlsbergCinematography:
Frank V. PhillipsComposer:
Buddy BakerCast:
David Niven, Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, Herschel Bernardi, Barbara Feldon, John Williams, Charles Martin Smith, Vic Tayback, James Hong, Kim Richards (more)VOD (2)
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David Niven stars as a millionaire with two bored grandchildren who fake their own kidnapping, holding themselves for ransom! In cahoots with the kids is a pair of down-on-their-luck safecrackers (Darren McGavin and Don Knotts). It doesn't take long for the two young pranksters to discover just how impractical a practical joke can be. The mayhem escalates into an all-out cops-and-robbers chase filled with every bit as much hilarity as excitement. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
David Niven
UK
Best movies:
Murder by Death (1976)
The Brain (1969)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
Darren McGavin
USA
Best movies:
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
The Natural (1984)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Don Knotts
USA
Best movies:
Pleasantville (1998)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Herschel Bernardi
USA
Best movies:
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
The Savage Eye (1960)
Irma la Douce (1963)
Barbara Feldon
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
Fitzwilly (1967)
John Williams
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Charles Martin Smith
USA
Best movies:
The Untouchables (1987)
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Vic Tayback
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
James Hong
USA
Best movies:
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Chinatown (1974)
Brotherhood of the Rose (1989) (series)
Kim Richards
USA
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Black Snake Moan (2006)
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Brad Savage
USA
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No Deposit, No Return (1976)
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Iris Adrian
USA
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Our Relations (1936)
Milt Kogan
USA
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Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Richard O'Brien
USA
Best movies:
Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) (TV movie)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
Henry Slate
USA
Best movies:
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Pickup on South Street (1953)
Bedtime Story (1964)
Ruth Manning
USA
Best movies:
Guilty Conscience (1985) (TV movie)
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
Kathy Hilton
USA
Best movies:
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
The Car (1977)
The Dark (1979)
Lawrence Moran
USA
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How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991) (TV movie)
Bob Harks
USA
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Die Hard (1988)
The Sting (1973)