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The Big Kahuna
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by Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
Sales Rank: 39912
Price: $14.98

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Two salesmen (Danny DeVito and Oscar winner Kevin Spacey) and a company researcher (Peter Facinelli) set up shop in a hotel suite in Wichita, Kansas, on a business trip. They hope to sell their particular brand of industrial lubricants to the elusive Mr. Fuller. Spacey and DeVito are seasoned pros, while Facinelli is excited about his first business trip. DeVito is going through some kind of mid-life crisis; Spacey is all about the sale and little else; and the new kid is naive, moral, and extremely religious. Once the characters are established, nothing much happens. They talk. They prepare for their sales party, and they talk. The event starts, but the movie quickly cuts to the mess in the room afterward so they can talk about what happened during the party. Even when Facinelli is given an invite to hang out with Mr. Fuller at a private party, the camera stays behind in the hotel room to listen to Spacey and DeVito talk. Talk talk talk. Based on the play by Roger Rueff, who also wrote the screenplay, <I>The Big Kahuna</I> never really feels like a movie, probably because it's all talk and no story, set in a hospitality suite that increasingly feels like a prison. <I>--Andy Spletzer</I>
Viewer Reviews This brilliant film was overlooked by pretty much everyone and this is a shame because it happens to be one of the most thought provoking movies of the last 20 years. In this day of huge, bloated budgets and more and more computer generated graphics, it's refreshing to see a movie about real people who talk like regular, everyday individuals who are going through trials and triumphs like the rest of the world. All of the three main actors give fine performances as well, but the stand out is Danny DeVito in what is arguably his best performance of his career. I highly recommend this movie for anyone who likes to watch quality movies that deal with subjects that are relevant to our society.
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