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The Wrong Guy

1997 · 92 min

A silly, joke-packed caper where the hero's panic is funnier than the danger, and every chase becomes a slapstick routine.

Directed by
David Steinberg
Genres
Comedy, Thriller
Tagline
A fugitive in his own mind.
Overview
Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into Nagel's office to confront him, he finds Nagel's been murdered. Fearing that he will be implicated, Nelson decides to run from the law...despite the fact that the police already know the killer's identity.

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Directed by
David Steinberg
Genres
Comedy, Thriller
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • deception
  • love
  • ambition
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism4
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, thriller
Directed by
David Steinberg
Written by
Dave Foley, David Anthony Higgins, Jay Kogen
Starring
Dave Foley, David Anthony Higgins, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Flaherty, Dan Redican, Alan Scarfe, Kenneth Welsh, Enrico Colantoni
Music
Lawrence Shragge
Cinematography
David A. Makin
Runtime
92 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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