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Finders Keepers is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Richard Lester released in USA on 18 may 1984 with Michael O'Keefe
Finders Keepers (1984)
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Add to a movie listFinders Keepers is a 1984 comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo and features an early performance by Jim Carrey. It was shot entirely in Alberta, Canada.
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Con man Michael Rangeloff (O'Keefe) is a fugitive from the law and from a women's roller derby team. Stealing a coffin and boarding a train, he masquerades as a soldier bringing home a comrade's body, but the casket actually houses $5 million in stolen money that is being sought by several parties. Rangeloff claims that his deceased friend is Lane Biddlecoff (Carrey), but Biddlecoff is a draft-dodger who is still alive.Actors
Michael O'Keefe
(Michael Rangeloff)
Beverly D'Angelo
(Standish Logan)
Jayne Eastwood
(Anna-Marie Biddlecoff)
Louis Gossett Jr.
(Century)
Jim Carrey
(Lane Biddlecoff)
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