What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip.
Acting
Jamie Foxx's physical comedy saves the weak script.
Practical Effects
Desert location work gives it scrappy authenticity.
Director
Steve Rash
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Jamie Foxx's first leading roles after In Living Color, shot during his transition from sketch comedy to dramatic leading man.
The film embodies late-90s studio comedy economics: cheap location, TV director, rising star, 89-minute runtime, straight to video obscurity.
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