Out on a Limb

Out on a Limb

1992 · 82 min · EN · PG · 5.2 (61 votes)
Dir. Francis Veber · Starring Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones, Heidi Kling, John C. Reilly, Marian Mercer, Larry Hankin · Music Van Dyke Parks

“He's got 24 hours to find his missing wallet with a phone number worth a hundred million dollars. There's only one place he hasn't looked...”

Comedy

While heading to the town where his sister, Marci, lives, big-city banker Bill Campbell is robbed by a woman who takes everything he has, including his clothes and a business document worth millions of dollars. Bill eventually reunites with Marci, who is in a tizzy because she thinks their stepfather has been killed. While trying to determine if his sister is right, Bill must also get back his valuable paperwork.

VIBE

A wild, unpredictable romp through a quirky small town. Expect escalating absurdity, questionable decisions, and a whole lot of laughs as a city slicker gets way more than he bargained for. It's pure, unadulterated comedic chaos.

goofylightheartedchaoticabsurdiststeadyslapstick comedy80s/90s aestheticbuddy comedyfish-out-of-watermistaken identitysmall-town life
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