The Man Who Knew Too Little

11/14/19971h 34m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ He’s on a mission so secret, even he doesn’t know about it. ~

Overview:

An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.

Director:

Jon Amiel

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$20,000,000.00

Revenue:

$13,801,755.00

Key words:

london, england
helicopter
sibling relationship
based on novel or book
escape
bomb
sex scandal
time bomb
mistaken identity
political assassination
agent
american abroad
timer
screwball comedy
american in the uk
assassination attempt
spy ring
peace treaty
bomb threat
post cold war
simpleton
political conspiracy
international espionage
matryoshka
bumbling criminals
hitmen
love letters
russian nesting dolls

Cast

Bill Murray

~ as ~

Wallace Ritchie

Peter Gallagher

~ as ~

James Ritchie

Joanne Whalley

~ as ~

Lori

Alfred Molina

~ as ~

Boris

Richard Wilson

~ as ~

Daggenhurst

John Standing

~ as ~

Embleton

Simon Chandler

~ as ~

Hawkins

Geraldine James

~ as ~

Ludmilla Kropotkin

Anna Chancellor

~ as ~

Barbara Ritchie

Nicholas Woodeson

~ as ~

Sergei

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Reviews (1)

JPV852
Written 4 year(s) ago
7
Seen this a few times over the years and I needed some light-hearted entertainment. Movie pretty much relies all on Bill Murray. Not top shelf for him at all but I did find it pretty funny (plus Joanne Whalley was cute). 3.25/5