The Big Kahuna

Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales. Phil ...more

John Swanbeck's film adaptation of Roger Rueff's play +Hospitality Suite is a thoughtful, sharply written, and entertaining, if less than original, take on the conflicts of commerce and religion as played out by a trio of industrial lubricant salesmen. Intent on capturing a figure they've dubbed "The Big Kahuna" as a client, the cynical Larry (Kevin Spacey) and the battered, desperate Phil (Danny DeVito) try to impress the importance of their mission on innocent new guy Bob (Peter Facinelli), ...more