Standup comedian turned director Chris Ver Weil makes his debut with this wild and woolly romantic comedy cum noir crime thriller. The film centers on Trevor Finch (Christian Slater), a master counterfeiter and career con who learns that he has a price on his head from mob hitman Critical Jim (Tim ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 2002 | Running Time: 92 minutes
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The minor crime caper Who Is Cletis Tout? was the recipient of such critical guff, it's disarming how mild and inoffensive it actually is. The ads gave the impression of a lot of "goofy name humor," featuring quick takes of various characters uttering the words "Cletis Tout" in rapid succession. And yes, there is a character named "Critical Jim." But this film is more than a lame descendent of the Get Shorty school of pratfalls and pseudonyms -- though sometimes not much more. Writer/director ...more
- Christian Slater - Trevor Finch
- Tim Allen - Critical Jim
- Portia de Rossi - Tess Donnelly
- Richard Dreyfuss - Micah
- Billy Connolly - Dr. Savian
- Alan C. Peterson - Henry Flatt
- Peter MacNeill - Detective Tripp
- Elias Zarou - Detective Delaney
- Richard Chevolleau - Detective Horst
- RuPaul - Ginger Markum
- Joseph Scoren - Rowdy Virago
- Chris Ver Weil - Director
- Daniel Diamond - Executive Producer
- Daniel Grodnik - Producer
- Robert Snukal - Producer
- Adam Haight - Producer
- Matt Grimaldi - Producer
- Jay Firestone - Producer
- Chris Ver Weil - Screenwriter
- Peter Emmink - Art Director
- Michael Greenfield - Associate Producer
- Marc Dorfman - Associate Producer
- Candice Stroh - Associate Producer
- Steven Brooksbank - Casting
- Jon Comerford - Casting
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Release Date: 01/07/2003












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