When
African-American professional Andrew Sterling (Samual L. Jackson) moves into
a summer home on an up-tight all-white New England resort island, the snoopy
white neighbors are sure he must be breaking and entering. They call the
cops who get too rambunctious and break into Sterling's limo, tripping its
security alarm. When Sterling shows up to stop the alarm and pulls out his
keys to open the car, a skittish cop thinks he's pulling a gun and opens
fire. Now things are really a mess, because not only have these cops screwed
up big-time, they've screwed up big-time in an election year when their
Police Chief (Dabney Coleman) just happens to be running for re-election.
This mess-up smacks too much as a race-inspired melee, so Chief Tolliver
arranges a cover-up to keep his reputation intact. He hires a drifter to
pose as a thief so the cops will have a legitimate reason for "protecting"
the vacationing Sterling. Things continue to complicate in this airbrush
farce, that attempts to lighten with laughter, the delicate and combustible
subject of American race relations. | Nicolas Cage | Amos Odell |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Andrew Sterling |
| Dabney Coleman | Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver |
| Michael Lerner | Phil Gillman |
| Margaret Colin | Judy Gillman |
| Brad Dourif | Officer Donnie Donaldson |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Rev. Fenton Brunch |
| Bob Balaban | Doctor R.A. (Roy) Fink |
| I.M. Hobson | Waldo Lake |
| Chelcie Ross | Earl |
| Jodi Long | Wendy Wong |
| Tracey Walter | Bloodhounds Man |
| Aimee Graham | Stacy |
| Allison Mackie | Anchorwoman |
| Kim Staunton | Mrs.Andrew Sterling |
| Ron Taylor | Sherman |
| Todd Weeks | Stan |
| Michael Burgess | Black Reporter |
| Leonor Anthony | Hispanic Reporter |
| Jordan Lund | Riley |
| Loretta Devine | Ula |
| Ernie Garrett | State Police Captain |
Genre/Type - Comedy, Parody/Spoof, Satire, Odd Couple Film
Produced by - Columbia Pictures
Running time - 96 min
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