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The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)

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Murray is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assasinate international leaders at a banquet.

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Boris 'The Butcher' Blavasky
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Gilbert Embleton
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Dr. Ludmilla Kropotkin
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Barbara Ritchie
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Dimitri
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Ms. Goldstein
Terry O'Neill ...
Spenser
Isabel Hernández ...
Consuela (as Isabel Hernandez)
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Storyline

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. Written by Anonymous

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, innuendo, comic violence and sensuality | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

14 November 1997 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Watch That Man  »

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

DEM 573,393 (Germany) (5 June 1998)

Gross:

DEM 573,393 (Germany) (5 June 1998)
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Trivia

In the final beach scene, when the agents tell the "waiter" to bring in the poisoned coconuts, they call him by the name "Venkman", the name of Bill Murray's character from the Ghostbusters franchise. See more »

Goofs

In the last scene, a trimaran in the background disappears and reappears several times. See more »

Quotes

Sergei: [to Daggenhurst] If we cannot trust each other, how can we bring back Cold War together?
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Connections

References Bonnie and Clyde (1967) See more »

Soundtracks

Fever
Written by John Davenport and Eddie Cooley (as Eddie J. Cooley)
Performed by The Three Suns
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment
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The Good & Bad Of 'The Man Who Knew Too Little'
14 October 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

HE GOOD - This was better than I expected, especially after reading some negative reviews on it. Bill Murray is perfect for his role. There are several scenes I just laughed out loud. He had some funny lines. The film moves well and the comedy is generally good. Joanne Whalley-Kilmer is usually nice to watch

THE BAD - The only weak part, unfortunately, was the last 20 minutes. Also, this is basically a one-joke movie and that joke can begin to tire after about 40 minutes. I didn't care for Peter Gallagher's role.

OVERALL - Like "Groundhog Day," a good vehicle for Murray's humor makes it an entertaining film, but I'd rent it before buying it.


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