A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 30, 1986
Original Title:
Big Trouble
Genres:
Comedy | Crime
Production Companies:
Columbia Pictures
Tri-Star-Delphi III Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: R
Runtime: 93
Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet sons who all want to go to Yale isn't making things any easier. Blanche Rickey is also worried about money; her husband is a millionaire with a weak heart, and she worries that he'll blow through all his cash before he finally dies. When Blanche meets Leonard, she devises a murderous plan that she claims will fix both their problems.
Art Direction:
Peter Landsdown Smith
Casting:
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton
Judy Taylor
Costume Design:
Joe I. Tompkins
Director:
John Cassavetes
Director of Photography:
Bill Butler
Editor:
Donn Cambern
Ralph E. Winters
Hairstylist:
Cheri Ruff
Location Manager:
John Warren
Makeup Artist:
Monty Westmore
Original Film Writer:
James M. Cain
Original Music Composer:
Bill Conti
Producer:
Mike Lobell
Production Coordinator:
Jeannie Jeha
Production Design:
Peter Landsdown Smith
Gene Callahan
Production Manager:
Howard Pine
Script Supervisor:
Julie Pitkanen
Set Decoration:
Lee Poll
Set Designer:
Joseph E. Hubbard
Stunt Coordinator:
Gray Johnson
Stunts:
Joni Avery
Title Designer:
Sam Shaw
Writer:
Andrew Bergman
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