Amos & Andrew

• Samuel L. Jackson: Andrew Sterling
• Nicolas Cage: Amos Odell
• Michael Lerner: Phil Gillman
• Margaret Colin: Judy Gillman
• Dabney Coleman: Sheriff Cecil Tolliver
• Brad Dourif: Officer Donnie Donaldson

Amos & Andrew - Two nearly perfect chaotic ( in the original Amos & Andrew ) is an American comedy film directed by E. Max Frye from the year 1993.

Action

The author Andrew Sterling is popular and Pulitzer Prize winner. He buys a summer house on the island in order to be able to finally relax times. But as soon as he arrived there, the neighbors call the police, because they hold him first, because of his skin color, for a burglar and secondly do not know that the house of Andrew Sterling was purchased. The Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver thinks of African Americans consider residents of the house hostage. The house is surrounded by police, two freelance journalists arrive. The alarm of Andrews car was an incompetent police activated when Andrew tried to disable, he is shot by the police, because the police officer has held the car keys for a weapon. The freelance journalist explains Tolliver, that the alleged burglar own a 9mm and have taken hostages. However, Tolliver learns from a call that Andrew is not a burglar and the neighbors have been wrong. He then picks up the video of freelance journalists to not fly up. He sends the crooks Amos Odell into the house in order to later accuse him of kidnapping and can not to be exposed to the media. Amos himself was detained at the police station and he was offered a deal to take on the role of the criminal, a condition was the secrecy of his name. Speaking to the press size transmitter that add impact with time, Tolliver was, however, forced Amos to display as the main villain, so that his error does not come to light, and to his chances in the coming elections as not to obstruct. As Tolliver himself comes into the house, he is overwhelmed by Amos and Sterling. She escaped during the negotiations leading police psychologist on the phone continues the story of his childhood told - without noticing that at the other end of the line, no one is listening. Tolliver is pre- tied and the video, in which the error is recorded Tolliver, is taken from Amos in itself. From the time the police still believes that Amos, Andrew and Tolliver were in the house, but in reality is only the tethered Tolliver in the house. Amos and Andrew flee into the house of the neighbors. Using a pizza supplier who admired Amos, the video of the press is leaked. Andrew, whose house was burned down by now, makes his way home, but is chased by bloodhounds, Amos finally rescues him and together both leave the island. On the mainland they meet the wife of Andrew, where Amos and Andrew finally separate. Andrew is pleased finally to a quiet home and Amos is on its way to Canada, unfortunately, he takes the road south.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film is " funny ", including the " delicious feverish " ( " deliciously manic " ) representation of Nicolas Cage contribute. The two main characters could be like.

The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was a " fast-paced comedy," although at times " position against apartheid and racial prejudice " refers, but merely " harmless entertainment " was.

Background

The film was shot in Nantucket ( Massachusetts) and in North Carolina. He played in the cinemas of the United States an approximately 9.7 million U.S. dollars.