Mr. Destiny

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Mr. Destiny
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Directed by	James Orr
Produced by	Laurence Mark Jim Cruickshank James Orr Susan B. Landau
Written by	James Orr Jim Cruickshank
Starring	James Belushi Linda Hamilton Jon Lovitz Michael Caine Courteney Cox
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Alex Thomson
Editing by	Michael R. Miller
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	October 12, 1990
Running time	110 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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Mr. Destiny was a 1990 comedy film starring Jim Belushi. Other actors in this film included Linda Hamilton, Jon Lovitz, Michael Caine, Courteney Cox, and Rene Russo.

[edit] Plot

The story begins on "the strangest day" of the Larry Burrow's (Belushi) life consisting of a series of comic and dramatic misadventures. Larry, who blames all of his life's problems on the fact that he struck out during a key moment of a high school baseball game, wishes he had done things differently. His wish is granted by a guardian angel-like figure named Mike, who is played by Caine and appears at various times as a bartender, a cab driver, and so on. Larry soon discovers that Mike has transferred Larry into an alternate reality in which he had won the pivotal high school game. He now finds himself rich and (within his company) powerful, and married to the boss's sexy daughter (Russo). At first, his new life seems perfect, but he soon begins to miss his best friend and wife from his previous life; he also discovers that his alternate self has created many enemies, and as Larry's problems multiply, he finds himself wishing to be put back into his old life.

[edit] Cast

James Belushi — Larry Joseph Burrows/Narrator
Linda Hamilton — Ellen Jane Burrows/Robertson
Michael Caine — Mike the Bartender at Universal Joint Bar/Angel
Jon Lovitz — Clip Metzler, Larry's Best Friend
Hart Bochner — Niles Pender
Bill McCutcheon — Leo Hansen, CEO Liberty Republic Sporting Goods/Cyndi Jo's Father
Rene Russo — Cindy Jo Bumpers
Jay O. Sanders — Jackie Earle Bumpers, Company President aka 'Cement Head'
Maury Chaykin — Guzelman, Building Contractor
Pat Corley — Harry Burrows
Douglas Seale — Boswell, Burrows' Butler in Alternate Life
Courteney Cox — Jewel Jagger, Forklift operator/Larry's Secretary
Doug Barron — Lewis Flick
Jeff Weiss — Ludwig
Tony Longo — Huge Guy