Who Is Cletis Tout? (2002)
- Starring:
- Christian Slater, Tim Allen, (more)
- Director(s):
- Chris Ver Weil
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Standup comedian turned director Chris Ver Weil makes his debut with this wild and woolly romantic comedy cum noir crime thriller. The film centers on Trevor Finch (Christian Slater), a master counterfeiter and career con who learns that he has a price on his head from mob hitman Critical Jim (Tim Allen). The reason turns out to be a wacky case of mistaken identity -- Finch has assumed the name Cletis Tout, a sleazy, long-dead French muckraker with, it turns out, a criminal history himself. Rewind to 1977, when Micah (Richard Dreyfuss) pulls off a massive diamond heist and buries his booty in a field with the help of his young daughter Tess. Five presidential administrations later, Micah and his cellmate Finch bust out of prison, only to learn from the now-grown Tess (Portia de Rossi) that the diamonds are behind the walls of another newly built prison. Meanwhile, sparks begin to fly between Tess and Finch. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Who Is Cletis Tout?
- Christian Slater - Trevor Finch
- Portia de Rossi - Tess Donnelly
- Billy Connolly - Dr. Savian
- Elias Zarou - Detective Delaney
- RuPaul - Ginger Markum
- Alan C. Peterson - Henry Flatt
- Tim Allen - Critical Jim
- Richard Dreyfuss - Micah
- Peter MacNeill - Detective Tripp
- Richard Chevolleau - Detective Horst
- Joseph Scoren - Rowdy Virago
- Director(s):
- Chris Ver Weil
- Writer(s):
- Chris Ver Weil
- Producer(s):
- Adam Haight, Jay Firestone, Matt Grimaldi
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Sexual Situations, Violence)
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