A writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately ruined, only the bully wants to relive their painful past by torturing him once again.
Acting
Rick Moranis commits to humiliation with tragic sincerity.
Practical Effects
Tom Arnold's Fang prosthetic teeth deserve their own credit.
Director
Steve Miner
Rick Moranis
David Leary
Tom Arnold
Rosco Bigger - Fang
Julianne Phillips
Victoria Tucker
Carol Kane
Faith Bigger
Jeffrey Tambor
Art Lundstrum
Curtis Armstrong
Clark
Don Knotts
Principal Kokelar
Doug Abrahams
Guard
Faith Prince
Betty Lundstrom
Tony Pierce
Ulf
Blake Bashoff
Ben Leary
Cody McMains
Kirby Bigger
Harry Waters, Jr.
Alan
Stuart Pankin
Gerry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Rick Moranis's final live-action starring role before his semi-retirement; he allegedly took it solely for the paycheck.
The film's complete box office collapse ($2M domestic on a $15M budget) helped kill the 'adult manchild faces childhood bully' subgenre until Billy Madison proved it could work with actual edge.
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