The Big Kahuna (film)
- Kevin Spacey: Larry Mann
- Danny DeVito: Phil Cooper
- Peter Facinelli: Bob Walker
- Paul Dawson: waiter
The Big Kahuna - A big fish (The Big Kahuna ) is an American film drama from 1999 directed by John Swanbeck, the screenplay was written by Roger Rueff on the basis of his own stage play Hospitality Suite. .
Action
Two seller of lubricant company from Chicago, the aggressive cynic Larry Mann ( Kevin Spacey ), the weary, the life annoyed Phil Cooper (Danny DeVito ) and a young working in another department colleague, the honest Baptist Bob Walker ( Peter Facinelli ) lead in a desolate hotel suite at the provincial Wichita, where they are attending a meeting, conversations about personal matters. From time to time one leaves the room and the other two are talking more openly. In the evening there will be a party at the hotel. The two older wait close to one of Larry as The Big Kahuna designated potential major customers named Fuller, whose appearance they however do not know, Larry is the nervous breakdown because he believes he has the supposed solver missed all of his problems. Back in the suite finally turns out that of all Bob has unwittingly talked with Fuller, but about dogs and religion. Because he got Fuller's map, the others send him off to thread the deal, they stay back and run a existentialist conversation, her despair over her life occurs more and more apparent. Bob comes back, has also talked with Fuller, but only about religion, not lubricant, which he found too shabby, he says. Larry is stunned rage and goes to bed. Phil tells Bob on quite calm way why this has behaved self-righteous and wrong and makes him to see his arrogance, the ending is left open just with this rest.
Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes wrote that the film was a " wonderful adaptation " of the play. The representations of Spacey, DeVito and Facinelli were " inspired ".
The lexicon of international film wrote that the film was a "static theater film with haunting scenes in the form of a restraining chamber play." He was supported by " good performers " and speak " credible questions about friendship and trust, courage and fear, sincerity and pressure to succeed, faith in yourself and in God " to.
Awards
Roger Rueff was nominated in 2000 for the Humanitas Prize.
Background
The film was shot in New York City and Wichita ( Kansas). Its world premiere took place on 16 September 1999 at the Toronto International Film Festival. On 24 November 2000, he was shown at the Oslo International Film Festival. The film played in the cinemas of the USA, an approximately 3.15 million U.S. dollars.