Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..
Acting
Michael Caine elevating nonsense with pure commitment
Production
Absurd wealth fantasy production design — marble everything
Writing
Genuinely funny Jon Lovitz as the friend who didn't make it
Director
James Orr
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was James Orr's feature debut after writing Three Men and a Baby — he later married Linda Hamilton, making this a weirdly prophetic meet-cute film.
Peak 1990 'what if I was rich' fantasy cinema, released months after Pretty Woman — Hollywood really thought the working class just needed a limo and a marble bathroom.
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