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About the Film

Year

1986

Rating

R

Genre

Comedy

Running Time

88 MIN

Synopsis

A relocation to Florida throws lowlife New Yorkers Barney and Jake into a dilemma when Jake falls for a beautiful schoolteacher who is struggling to find enough money to keep her school open. However, when they discover that she stands to inherit a fortune if she marries a true gentlemen, Jake decides to transform himself into the epitome of good breeding.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Michael O'Keefe

Jake Bateman

Paul Rodriguez

Barney

Lucinda Jenney

Olivia Farragut

Denholm Elliott

Col. Hugh Phelps

Carole Shelley

Henrietta Phelps

Andy Bumatai

Roy Raja

Marsha Warfield

Officer White

Eddie Deezen

Eddie Lipshitz

Dan O'Herlihy

Judge Sternhill

Elizabeth Arlen

Shelley

Karen Smythe

Clorinda Antonucci

Joe Spinell

Guido Antonucci

Robert Gwaltney

Humping the Butler

Stephen Davies

Strobe Fennebrest

Taylor Negron

Whitey

Greg Germann

Tipper

About the Crew

Director

John Byrum

Producer

Jeff Buhai

Producer

Adam Fields

Producer

Peter MacGregor-Scott

Producer

David Obst

Producer

Steven Zacharias

Writer

Jeff Buhai

Writer

David Obst

Writer

Steven Zacharias

Music Scoring

Udi Harpaz

Music Scoring

Jack Nitzsche