The Wrong Guy
7.2 /10 1 Votes
Initial DVD release September 24, 2002 Duration Language English | 7.2/10 Genre Comedy, Thriller Music director Lawrence Shragge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date August 1, 1997 Cast (Nelson Hibbert), (Lynn Holden), (Det. Arlen), , Similar movies Jupiter Ascending , The Last Witch Hunter , Pitch Perfect 2 , Captain America: The First Avenger , Frozen , The Avengers |
The wrong guy 1997
The Wrong Guy is a 1997 Canadian comedy film directed by David Steinberg. It was co-written by Dave Foley of The Kids in the Hall and Newsradio fame, along with David Anthony Higgins and Jay Kogen (the latter of The Simpsons writing fame). Foley also stars in the picture, along with David Anthony Higgins, Jennifer Tilly, Colm Feore and Joe Flaherty.
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The script was originally inspired by a sketch Foley himself wrote back during his days with The Kids in the Hall.

The wrong guy my name is jones
Synopsis

Dorky executive Nelson Hibbert (Foley), who gets passed over for a promotion after spending years (including marrying one of his boss's daughters) attempting to curry favor. Upon hearing this, he ends up shouting "I'll kill you!" as security drags him from the board room. Later, when he goes to confront his boss (Kenneth Welsh), he finds that the man has already been murdered, and, due to the scene he made earlier, assumes that he will be mistaken for the murderer. Nelson flees, unaware that security cameras have already revealed the identity of the true killer to the authorities. Nelson tries to escape to Mexico, but along the way he meets both the real killer (Feore) and the murder's investigator, Detective Arlen (Higgins), who Nelson believes is trailing him. Chaotic events transpire and Nelson meets a narcoleptic farm girl, Lynn Holden (Tilly). What follows is a bizarre series of misadventures marked with slapstick routines and constant one-liners.
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