Big Trouble
“They have forty-five minutes to save the world. They need forty-six.”
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."
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Cast
53 people
Tim Allen
Eliot Arnold
Known for
Toy Story
Galaxy Quest
Rene Russo
Anna Herk
Known for
Nightcrawler
The Intern
Ben Foster
Matt Arnold
Known for
Pandorum
Warcraft
Jason Lee
Puggy
Known for
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Incredibles
Stanley Tucci
Arthur Herk
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Terminal
Dennis Farina
Henry Desalvo
Known for
Snatch
Saving Private Ryan
Zooey Deschanel
Jenny Herk
Known for
(500) Days of Summer
Yes Man
Janeane Garofalo
Monica Romero
Known for
Ratatouille
Wet Hot American Summer
Sofía Vergara
Nina
Known for
Modern Family
Hot Pursuit
Tom Sizemore
Snake
Known for
Saving Private Ryan
Black Hawk Down
Johnny Knoxville
Eddie
Known for
Men in Black II
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Omar Epps
Seitz
Known for
House
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Barry Sonnenfeld Director · Robert Ramsey Screenplay Matthew Stone Screenplay
Worldwide gross $8.5M · Budget $40M · United States release April 5, 2002
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,493,890
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
The Jacobson Company
Production
Sonnenfeld/Josephson Worldwide Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 5, 2002
Theatrical
Australia
May 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 9, 2002 · Theatrical
Finland
May 3, 2002 · Theatrical
France
October 8, 2002 · Physical · DVD
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
May 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
May 17, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
November 10, 2002 · Digital
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