A raucous comedy about a disillusioned yuppie and a desperate carjacker that tries to wring social relevance out of the buddy-movie formula. Los Angeles ad-man Nick Beam (Tim Robbins) has just spied his wife cheating on him with his pompous boss, so when gun-toting T. Paul (Martin Lawrence) tries to take his expensive car, Beam flips out. Soon the glum WASP and the social problem -- T. just wants to provide for his wife and kids, but he can't get a job -- are barreling down some dusty Arizona road, heading straight for a mess of trouble. The cops mistake them for a pair of hard cases (John C. McGinley and Giancarlo Esposito), the bad guys try to rip them off, and bef...
Released:
1997
Rated:
R
Length:
97 mins