Phoebe (Sean Young) spent all her money to move to Rome but she gets stood up. With no money, she notices a Dachshund Lost ad in the newspaper with $5k reward. The owner is in Monte Carlo and unemployed actor Julian Peters (Richard Lewis) joins her for a cut. On the train there, Julian sells the dog to Augie Morosco (John Candy) who married Elena (Ornella Muti) for her money. Neil Schwary (Jim Belushi) is going for the gambling but his wife Marilyn (Cybill Shepherd) is leery of him wasting all their money. Julian and Phoebe get kicked off the train for not having vet papers for the dog. They finally arrive to find the owner dead. Inspector Bonnard (Giancarlo Giannini) leads the investigation and Julian becomes a suspect. Neil steals a suitcase and finds a dead body inside. Alfonso de la Pena (George Hamilton) is a local gigolo.
These are all unlikable ugly American characters. A manic John Candy gambling from one table to the next is almost funny. It's chaos. The screwball comedy falls flat. I wouldn't mind Bonnard putting every one of them in prison. Eugene Levy as a director may not be the best but the writing is no winner either. The cast is stacked but this is simply not funny.
These are all unlikable ugly American characters. A manic John Candy gambling from one table to the next is almost funny. It's chaos. The screwball comedy falls flat. I wouldn't mind Bonnard putting every one of them in prison. Eugene Levy as a director may not be the best but the writing is no winner either. The cast is stacked but this is simply not funny.