Rich, old uncle Joe is surrounded by relatives waiting/hoping for him to die while trying to look good and backstabbing the competition. What should he do?Rich, old uncle Joe is surrounded by relatives waiting/hoping for him to die while trying to look good and backstabbing the competition. What should he do?Rich, old uncle Joe is surrounded by relatives waiting/hoping for him to die while trying to look good and backstabbing the competition. What should he do?
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- TriviaThis was to be the last film that Kirk Douglas completed before suffering a major stroke in 1996, which altered his acting significantly.
- GoofsDanny's hair keeps changing when he comes out of the pool.
- Quotes
Uncle Joe: Where's my special boy? Where's Uncle Joe's special boy?
Little Carl: Here I am Uncle Joe.
Uncle Joe: Carl get in touch with reality.
- Crazy creditsThe movie opens with a lengthy black and white sequence of Jimmy Durante performing "Inka Dinka Doo" from the 1944 film Two Girls and A Sailor, while the pink credits roll.
- SoundtracksInka Dinka Doo
Written by Jimmy Durante and Ben Ryan
Performed by Jimmy Durante
Courtesy of Turner Entertainment, Inc.
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One of the best endings ever
I suppose saying that the end of this movie is great gives something away. Then again you don't know what that is so maybe not.
The plot of this film has Kirk Douglas dying as all of his relatives try to curry favor and get left his fortune. When every trick in the book fails they call in Michael J Fox as his long lost favorite nephew. Fox is now a down on his luck pro-bowler desperate for the cash the family promises him.
Some of what follows is sit-com material, some is highly inspired. The good part of it is that almost all of it is funny.
Certainly the film as a whole is not the best thing down the pike, but it has its moments, all of which make this film worth seeing.
The plot of this film has Kirk Douglas dying as all of his relatives try to curry favor and get left his fortune. When every trick in the book fails they call in Michael J Fox as his long lost favorite nephew. Fox is now a down on his luck pro-bowler desperate for the cash the family promises him.
Some of what follows is sit-com material, some is highly inspired. The good part of it is that almost all of it is funny.
Certainly the film as a whole is not the best thing down the pike, but it has its moments, all of which make this film worth seeing.
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- dbborroughs
- Jul 2, 2004
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $13,137,484
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,805,115
- Mar 6, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $13,137,484
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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