Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
Acting
Dustin Hoffman's petty, magnificent mess of a leading man.
Writing
David Webb Peoples' script bites harder than most prestige dramas.
Direction
Stephen Frears keeps the satire from tipping into cartoon.
Director
Stephen Frears
Dustin Hoffman
Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
Geena Davis
Gale Gayley
Andy Garcia
John Bubber
Joan Cusack
Evelyn Laplante
Kevin J. O'Connor
Chucky
Chevy Chase
Deke - Channel 4 News Director
Maury Chaykin
Winston
Stephen Tobolowsky
Wallace
Christian Clemenson
James Conklin
Tom Arnold
Chick
Warren Berlinger
Judge Goines
Cady Huffman
Flight Attendant Leslie
Susie Cusack
Donna O'Day
James Madio
Joey Laplante
Daniel Baldwin
Fireman Denton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dustin Hoffman and producer Laura Ziskin fought over final cut; Hoffman reportedly disowned the released version.
Released months before real-life 'hero' scams dominated 90s tabloids — weirdly prescient about our hunger for manufactured saviors.
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