David O. Russell's feature debut scores with an endearing cast and offbeat humor, finding compelling sweetness in perverse places.
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Movie Info
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Director -
David O. Russell -
Producer -
Dean Silvers -
Screenwriter -
David O. Russell -
Distributor -
Argentina Video Home , New Line Home Video [us] , Fine Line Features -
Production Co -
Buckeye Films -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 15, 1994, Wide -
Release Date (DVD) -
Dec 6, 2005 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.4M -
Runtime -
1h 46m