A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.
Casts James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin, Eugene Pallette, Jack Carson, George Tobias, Harry Davenport, William Frawley, Edward Brophy, Harry Holman
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Horseplay
Burning Blue
Dangerous People
Le bahut va craquer
The Sugarland Express
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
The Rules of the Game
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Airplane!
Changing Skins
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
The Prisoner of Zenda
Gigli
A Life Less Ordinary
Marry Me Again
Diner
I Spy
The Shipping News
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
SIMILAR MOVIES
Horseplay
IMDB 3.8 | May , 2003
A small-time horse trainer has successfully screwed up his life. His wife hates him, hie mistress loathes him and his father-in-law wants to kill him. With nothing to lose, he enlists the help of his best friend and concocts a plan to rig the biggest horse race in Australia.Burning Blue
IMDB 6.2 | Jun , 2014
Two Navy fighter pilots find themselves in the midst of a forbidden relationship throwing their lives and careers into disarray.Dangerous People
IMDB 3.3 | Dec , 2002
It has kidnapped Roxane Labelle, a Canadian singer covered gold records and awards. To his captors, no question of release without payment of a large ransom. Father and manager of the star, Paul Labelle asks a small accountant do it. Easier said than done, especially the payer also has a large sum to the Mafia and, rapidly, what Québec account scoundrels, thieves and killers are chasing the fabulous bonanza.Le bahut va craquer
IMDB 4 | May , 1981
The students of a local school unite in mutiny against their headmaster and two teachers.The Sugarland Express
IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 1974
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 1995
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess to the prince of the warrior Wachootoos. If Ace fails, the result will be a vicious tribal war.Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 1965
A trio of thrill-seeking go-go dancers kidnap a young girl and attempt to seduce an old rancher and his two sons out of their small fortune, but their scheme doesn't play out as intended.The Rules of the Game
IMDB 7.5 | Jul , 1939
A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 1953
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.Airplane!
IMDB 7.3 | Jul , 1980
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.Changing Skins
IMDB 6.1 | Sep , 1997
Inspired by West German terrorists, two pupils kidnap a teacher in East Germany.Lovers of the Arctic Circle
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1998
Otto and Ana are kids when they meet each other. Their names are palindromes. They meet by chance, people are related by chance. A story of circular lives, with circular names, and a circular place where the day never ends in the midnight sun. There are things that never end, and Love is one of them.The Prisoner of Zenda
IMDB 5.6 | Aug , 1979
Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. Throw in two(!) lovely blondes, treachery, and a battle for life and honour, and enjoy life at its zaniest.Gigli
IMDB 4.1 | Aug , 2003
Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in Ricki, a gorgeous free-spirited female gangster who has her own set of orders to assist with the kidnapping. But Gigli begins falling for the decidedly unavailable Ricki, which could be a hazard to his occupation.A Life Less Ordinary
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 1997
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.Marry Me Again
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1953
Bill, a jet pilot hero from the Korean War, returns home with intentions of marrying his sweetheart, Doris. But Doris has inherited a million dollars and Bill won't marry her because he dreams of a home and babies, with himself as the sole source of income on his $65 a week. Doris has to find a way to make him change his mind.Diner
IMDB 7 | Aug , 1983
This pilot for a TV version of the critically acclaimed feature Diner (1982) focused on the complaints of the wives, Elyse and Beth, that their husbands were spending too much time hanging at the diner with their friends.I Spy
IMDB 5.4 | Oct , 2002
When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott, is called to action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson, on a dangerous top secret espionage mission. Their assignment: using equal parts skill and humor, catch Arnold Gundars, one of the world's most successful arms dealers.The Shipping News
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 2001
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
IMDB 6.9 | Jan , 1990
Recently released from a mental hospital, Ricky ties up Marina, a film star he once had sex with and keeps her hostage.