The Whole Nine Yards (film)

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The Whole Nine Yards
"The Whole Nine Yards" promotional movie poster
Directed by	Jonathan Lynn
Written by	Mitchell Kapner
Starring	Matthew Perry Bruce Willis Amanda Peet Natasha Henstridge Michael Clarke Duncan Kevin Pollak Rosanna Arquette Harland Williams
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	18 February 2000
Running time	98 min
Language	English
Budget	$24,000,000
IMDb profile

The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 black comedy starring Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Amanda Peet, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kevin Pollak and Rosanna Arquette.

[edit] Plot

Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky (Perry) is a depressed, slightly neurotic American dentist working and living in Montreal, Quebec. His wife (Arquette) hates him and wants him dead, as does his mother-in-law. Both of them would rather collect from Oz's life insurance than continue living with him. At work, Oz has made friends with his receptionist, Jill (Peet), who urges him to get away from his wife, as she believes that his wife is out to have him killed.

Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Willis), a hitman, moves in next door under the assumed name of "Jimmy Jones." Having testified against the Gogolak family, a very dangerous family of mobsters, Jimmy is hiding out there in Canada. Jimmy immediately befriends Oz, finding him hilariously jumpy, and the two experience a very tense ride through the city, as Oz has realized who Jimmy is. Oz's wife presses him to travel to Chicago, where he is to meet up with Janni Gogolak and collect a finder's fee. It is at this meeting he first encounters Jimmy's wife, for whom Oz immediately harbors an attraction. Oz denies knowing where Jimmy is located, however. Meanwhile, Oz's wife approaches Jimmy, explaining where her husband is located and what he's doing, in a blatant attempt to get Oz in trouble.

Oz returns to his hotel room to find another notorious hitman in his room, one who was present at the Gogolak meeting, and he proceeds to beat Oz up until Oz admits he knows where Jimmy is. Things intensify from there.

A sequel entitled The Whole Ten Yards was released on April 9, 2004.

[edit] Trivia

• "The Whole Nine Yards" grossed $57,262,492 in US Box office.
• The name comes from the expression "The Whole Nine Yards".

[edit] References

• The Whole Nine Yards at the Internet Movie Database