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Opportunity Knocks
Opportunity Knocks

Opportunity Knocks

In a world of cons... Eddie's a pro.

Genres

Comedy

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Eddie and Lou are a couple of two-bit con men on the lam from a loan shark. They hide out in someone's house and they hear on the answering machine that (A) the owner of the house is out of the country for a month or two and (B) the housesitter supposed to watch the house for the absent owner won't be able to watch the house due to a new job in another part of the country. This provides for a pretty nifty arrangement for Eddie and Lou...until the relatives of the house owner drop by to visit. Eddie quickly adopts the guise of the person supposedly housesitting for the owner, and the shenanigans start from there.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$11359129

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

30 March 1990

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey

Eddie

James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Sal

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Milt

Todd Graff

Todd Graff

Lou

Julia Campbell

Julia Campbell

Annie

Milo O’Shea

Milo O’Shea

Max

Doris Belack

Doris Belack

Mona

Sally Gracie

Sally Gracie

Connie

Mike Bacarella

Mike Bacarella

Pinkie

John M. Watson Sr.

John M. Watson Sr.

Harold Monroe

Beatrice Fredman

Beatrice Fredman

Bubbie

Thomas McElroy

Thomas McElroy

Men's Room Attendant

Jack McLaughlin-Gray

Jack McLaughlin-Gray

Wine Steward

Michelle Johnston

Michelle Johnston

Club Singer

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