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Why Me?

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Turks, terrorists, crooks and the police chase a safecracker (Christopher Lambert), his sidekick (Christopher Lloyd) and his girlfriend (Kim Greist) for a ruby.
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Noelle S @RT00924859 04/13/2025 I love this movie. I had it on vhs because I couldn't find it on DVD. Its the only reason I still had a vhs player. It's so hilarious I can't understand why more people haven't seen it. See more 12/25/2018 This is THE funniest movie I've ever seen. Hilarious. See more 01/05/2018 Awful, unwatchable comedy See more 06/28/2016 Silly heist comedy that is forgettable. See more a.l.jude p @judebd 09/10/2014 Nothing much to impress. See more 08/09/2014 Crooks steal a prized ruby in this cat and mouse comedy. See more Read all reviews
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Gene Quintano

Director

Christopher Lambert

Gus Cardinale

Christopher Lloyd

Bruno Daley

Kim Greist

June Daley

J.T. Walsh

Francis Mahoney

Michael J. Pollard

Ralph
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Synopsis Turks, terrorists, crooks and the police chase a safecracker (Christopher Lambert), his sidekick (Christopher Lloyd) and his girlfriend (Kim Greist) for a ruby.
Director
Gene Quintano
Producer
Marjorie Israel
Screenwriter
Donald E. Westlake, Leonard Maas Jr.
Production Co
Epic Productions, Sarlui / Diamant, Carolina Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 6, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$49.9K
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround