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Movie Info
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Director -
Andy Cadiff -
Producer -
Robert Simonds -
Screenwriter -
Bob Mosher , Joe Connelly , Brian Levant , Lon Diamond -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures , Robert Simonds Productions -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 22, 1997, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 19, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$10.7M -
Runtime -
1h 28m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Stereo , DTS