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The Big White
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
2005 · Directed by Mark Mylod · 100 min · Comedy · Crime · Drama · Screenplay in the scene database · 2 frames
Tagline
When you need somebody, anybody will do.
Plot
Travel agent Paul Barnell finds a body in a dumpster that, unbeknownst to him, was left there by professional hitmen. Heavily in debt and attempting to find a cure for his wife Margaret's apparent Tourette syndrome, he stages a disfiguring animal attack of the body to cash in his missing brother's life-insurance policy, for which a corpse is required.
Local police are convinced that the corpse is Raymond Barnell, but promotion-hungry insurance agent Ted Waters is not. The hitmen who dumped the body are also in search of the corpse for proof to collect their payment. They take Margaret hostage to ensure that they will get the body. Meanwhile, Ted is having problems with his girlfriend Tiffany, who he neglects as he works his way up in his firm.
Paul's missing brother Raymond returns home, beats him up, and demands a portion of the insurance money. By suggesting that Ted assaulted him, Paul speeds up the delivery of the million dollar insurance payment. He has the body exhumed and agrees to exchange it and a portion of the money for Margaret. Fearing that Raymond will attempt to kill Margaret to keep her quiet, Paul considers killing his brother in his sleep, but he cannot bring himself to do so.
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Crew
- Written by: Collin Friesen
- Cinematography: James Glennon
- Edited by: Julie Monroe
- Music: Mark Mothersbaugh
- Production design: Jon Billington
- Produced by: Christopher Eberts, Christopher Roberts, David Faigenblum, Katie Kempe
Cast
- Robin Williams as Paul Barnell
- Holly Hunter as Margaret Barnell
- Giovanni Ribisi as Ted
- Tim Blake Nelson as Gary
- W. Earl Brown as Jimbo
- Woody Harrelson as Raymond Barnell
- Alison Lohman as Tiffany
- Marina Stephenson Kerr as Avis
- Billy Merasty as Cam
- Ralph Alderman as Mr. Branch
Production
- Country: Canada, Germany, New Zealand, United States of America, United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: Rising Star Productions, Capitol Films, Ascendant Pictures, Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 2 GmbH & Co. KG
- Budget: $14,000,000
- Box office: $541,840
- Themes: hitman, businessman, kidnapping, dark comedy, insurance fraud, murder, tourette syndrome, alaska, life insurance, insurance
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