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The Wrong Guy is a film of genre Thriller directed by David Steinberg released in USA on 1 august 1997 with Jennifer Tilly
The Wrong Guy (1997)
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Add to a movie listThe Wrong Guy is a 1997 Canadian comedy film directed by David Steinberg. It was co-written by Dave Foley of The Kids in the Hall and Newsradio fame, along with David Anthony Higgins and Jay Kogen (the latter of The Simpsons writing fame). Foley also stars in the picture, along with David Anthony Higgins, Jennifer Tilly, Colm Feore and Joe Flaherty.
The script was originally inspired by a sketch Foley himself wrote back during his days with The Kids in the Hall.
Synopsis
The Wrong Guy tells the story of dorky executive Nelson Hibbert (Foley), who gets passed over for a promotion. Upon hearing this, he ends up shouting "I'll kill you!" as security drags him from the board room. Later, when he goes to confront his boss (Kenneth Welsh), he finds that the man has already been murdered, and, due to the scene he made earlier, assumes that he will be mistaken for the murderer. Nelson flees, unaware that security cameras have already revealed the identity of the true killer to the authorities. Nelson tries to escape to Mexico, but along the way he meets both the real killer (Feore) and the murder's investigator, Detective Arlen (Higgins), who Nelson believes is trailing him. Chaotic events transpire and Nelson meets a narcoleptic farm girl, Lynn Holden (Tilly). What follows is a bizarre series of misadventures marked with slapstick routines and constant one-liners.Actors
Jennifer Tilly
(Lynn Holden)
Dave Foley
(Nelson Hibbert)
Joe Flaherty
(Fred Holden)
David Anthony Higgins
(Det. Arlen)
Enrico Colantoni
(Creepy Guy)
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