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Opportunity Knocks

Play trailer Poster for Opportunity Knocks PG-13 Released Mar 30, 1990 1h 41m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review 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 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Opportunity Knocks eventually progresses into a needlessly sentimental (and palpably padded-out) third act... Rated: 2/4 Jul 10, 2022 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 2/5 Oct 9, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 16, 2005 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 2/5 Apr 8, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member Greatest movie of all time. LOU LOU LOU EDDIE EDDIE EDDIE Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review pretty b this movie was awful Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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