Opportunity Knocks

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Opportunity Knocks

PG-13

Released Mar 30, 1990

1h 41m

Comedy

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Eddie (Dana Carvey) is a con artist whose schemes usually involve dressing as a meter man to steal TV sets. But when he learns that a large home he is robbing is to be free for a few months, he decides to move in. However, businessman Milt (Robert Loggia) drops by, so Eddie assumes the identity of the yuppie house-sitter who never showed up. Impressed with Eddie, Milt gives him a job and introduces him to his beautiful daughter, Annie (Julia Campbell), and Eddie tries to keep up the charade.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: F

Sep 7, 2011

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

[Carvey is] an accomplished actor who can sell a real character. I wish the screenplay had developed that side a little more, and gone easier on the standard crime stuff.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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David Nusair

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Opportunity Knocks eventually progresses into a needlessly sentimental (and palpably padded-out) third act...

Rated: 2/4

Jul 10, 2022

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 2/5

Oct 9, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 16, 2005

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 2/5

Apr 8, 2005

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Carvey is an unconventional but charming leading man. It foreshadows his "Master Of Disguise Approach." A better supporting cast would be nice but it's fun to watch a young Carvey go for it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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joel h

Opportunity Knocks is obviously an attempt to show off the voices and impressions Dana Carvey was doing on Saturday Night Live. Some of the humor hasn't aged that well, but this is still an entertaining con artist movie. This could definitely be the nostalgia glasses talking, though. I loved this movie as a kid, so it was fun to watch it again.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Greatest movie of all time. LOU LOU LOU EDDIE EDDIE EDDIE

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Con artist breaks into an empty home and is soon mistaken as the housesitter who happens to be a friend of the real homeowner. Carvey shines in his first starring comedy vehicle.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Great work of comedy Dana Carvey. I am proud of your acting and intelligent ideas. I recommend that you're the best comedy ever! Let the laughs thrust in the air.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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ashley h

Opportunity Knocks is a disappointing film. It is about a couple of two-bit con men on the lam from a loan shark. Dana Carvey and Robert Loggia give horrible performances. The script is badly written. Donald Petrie did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Donald Petrie

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Eddie

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Todd Graff

Lou

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Annie

Milo O'Shea

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Synopsis

Eddie (Dana Carvey) is a con artist whose schemes usually involve dressing as a meter man to steal TV sets. But when he learns that a large home he is robbing is to be free for a few months, he decides to move in. However, businessman Milt (Robert Loggia) drops by, so Eddie assumes the identity of the yuppie house-sitter who never showed up. Impressed with Eddie, Milt gives him a job and introduces him to his beautiful daughter, Annie (Julia Campbell), and Eddie tries to keep up the charade.

Director: Donald Petrie
Producer: Mark Gordon, Christopher Meledandri
Screenwriter: Mitchel Katlin, Nat Bernstein
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Imagine Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 30, 1990, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.1M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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