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Nothing to Lose (1997)

R  |   |  Action, Adventure, Comedy  |  18 July 1997 (USA)
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Nick Beam's life couldn't get any worse. He discovers he has been living a lie and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So when T. Paul, a carjacker, attempts to rob him, it is the last ... See full summary »

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Nick Beam's life couldn't get any worse. He discovers he has been living a lie and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So when T. Paul, a carjacker, attempts to rob him, it is the last straw for Nick. With everything to gain and nothing to lose, he kidnaps T. Paul and attempts to put his life back together. Written by Robert Krzanowski <stonedpsycho@hotmail.com>

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robber | boss | robbery | ghetto | money | See All (145) »

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Slick advertising guy who's lost it. Small time thief who can't find it. When life sucks this bad, you may as well blow it all.... See more »


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Rated R for pervasive strong language and a sex scene | See all certifications »

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18 July 1997 (USA)  »

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Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,617,767 (USA) (18 July 1997)

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DEM 14,562,724 (Germany) (30 January 1998)
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Trivia

Despite the fact that this was filmed in the standard spherical format, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits. See more »

Goofs

Nick drives past a sign that reads "Welcome to Arizona" but the desert landscape is clearly Mojave not Sonoran. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Nick Beam: Where do I start? It's not you. Well actually it is you. Look, I'm just not... I'm not attracted to you anymore. I need space. You kinda... you kinda gross me out. In the beginning it was different. In the beginning, you were better. But then I got to know you real well, and I came to realize... that you're a fat idiot.
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Crazy Credits

After the credits are finished, a mailman brings a letter to the hillbilly whose gas station was robbed. The letter is marked "Hillbilly Motherfucker", just as T. called him in the movie. Inside is a few hundred dollars cash. In the cut version this is changed to "Hillbilly at the gas station". See more »

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References Cops (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

Go Stetsa I
Written by Daddy-O (as Glenn Bolton), Arnold Hamilton, Paul Huston, Martin Nemley,
Leonard Roman and Shahid Wright
Performed by Stetsasonic
Courtesy of Tommy Boy Records
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Really Funny
12 August 2000 | by (Sydney, Australia) – See all my reviews

Usually I hate 'buddy' movies. But I like road movies, too. This a combination of those two, and the two sub-genres mixed together made a great combination. Martin Lawrence had lots of funny lines, and Tim Robbins provided some great slapstick comedy (The bit when his shoes caught on fire was hilarious). The ending was a bit weak, but still satisfying. The whole film was good, and better than I expected it to be.

PLOT: 7 DIRECTION: 7 ACTING: 8 SCRIPT: 6 MUSIC: 7

OVERALL: 7


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