Fresh
It's a not-bad gift for those who prefer their laughs black.
Mike Clark, USA Today
Overview
Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.
Director and cast
- Gore Verbinski Director
- Nathan Lane as Ernest "Ernie" Smuntz
- Lee Evans as Lars Smuntz
- Vicki Lewis as April Smuntz
- Maury Chaykin as Alexander Falko
- Christopher Walken as Caeser, the Exterminator
- Eric Christmas as Ernie and Lars' Lawyer
- William Frankfather as Mr. Texas
- Michael Jeter as Quincy Thorpe
- Debra Christofferson as Ingrid
- Camilla Søeberg as Hilde, the Bench Lady
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