In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.
Practical Effects
Actual demolition derby of vehicles including a helicopter and a rocket car
Acting
Rowan Atkinson's narcoleptic Italian tourist is unhinged commitment
Writing
Rat Pack-era premise updated with Y2K absurdism and Smash Mouth
Director
Jerry Zucker
Gloria Allred
Gloria Allred
Breckin Meyer
Nick Schaffer
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Owen Templeton
Lanei Chapman
Merrill Jennings
Amy Smart
Tracy Faucet
Seth Green
Duane Cody
Vince Vieluf
Blaine Cody
Whoopi Goldberg
Vera Baker
Rowan Atkinson
Enrico Pollini
John Cleese
Donald P. Sinclair
Jon Lovitz
Randy Pear
Kathy Najimy
Beverly Pear
Dave Thomas
Harold Grisham
Dean Cain
Shawn Kent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jerry Zucker's first film after the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker split, essentially his audition to prove he could do 'dumb' comedy without his brothers. The Smash Mouth soundtrack placement is peak early-2000s corporate synergy.
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