The Ref
“They might be his hostages but what they're doing to this guy is criminal.”
A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.
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Cast
51 people
Denis Leary
Gus
Known for
Ice Age
The Amazing Spider-Man
Judy Davis
Caroline Chasseur
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Ratched
Marie Antoinette
Kevin Spacey
Lloyd Chasseur
Known for
American Beauty
Baby Driver
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
Jesse Chasseur
Known for
Rudy
Bingo
Glynis Johns
Rose Chasseur
Known for
Mary Poppins
While You Were Sleeping
Raymond J. Barry
Lt. Huff
Known for
Born on the Fourth of July
Training Day
Richard Bright
Murray
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Once Upon a Time in America
Christine Baranski
Connie Chasseur
Known for
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Good Wife
Bill Raymond
George
Known for
Mrs. Fletcher
The Wire
Ellie Raab
Mary
Known for
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Eyes of an Angel
Adam LeFevre
Gary Chasseur
Known for
Arthur and the Invisibles
Storm of the Century
Phillip Nicoll
John
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Ted Demme Director · Richard LaGravenese Screenplay Marie Weiss Screenplay
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $11M · United States release March 9, 1994
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$11,400,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 9, 1994
Theatrical
Australia
August 4, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 7, 1994 · Theatrical
France
June 16, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
July 4, 1994 · Theatrical
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