The Wrong Guy

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The Wrong Guy

PG-13

1997

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Outraged at being passed by for a promotion, corporate drone Nelson Hibbert (Dave Foley) threatens to kill his boss. When he later discovers the man's bloody corpse, Nelson assumes that he will be the prime suspect in the murder and decides to escape to Mexico. The police know that Hibbert had nothing to do with the crime, but detective Arlen (David Higgins) seems to be on his trail anyway, since he is chasing the real killer (Colm Feore), who is taking the exact same route to the border.

Emanuel Levy

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07/19/2005

2/5

Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

10/02/2002

2.5/5

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SJ T.

@sjvrooms Feb 18

Such a funny film! I love Dave Foley and his humor was so great. I never knew this film existed and it has so many funny lines. Its stupid kind of funny without being annoying and its great!

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Allen R

@AL_SeesALotOfMovies 01/27/2025

Really brilliant and also stupid humor that will make you laugh throughout.

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dick n

01/17/2023

It is so stupid but in a good way! Had quite a few laughs!

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12/07/2020

I've seen it again and again, and it's still funny. Dave Foley solidified himself as a true comedic talent in his performance, one that will pull a belly laugh or two out of even the most critical of viewers. The Wrong Guy is worth the watch.

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12/04/2018

Memorable for its clever plot and endless belly laughs. The reversal of the classic greedy banker buying out the poor, suffering farmer was particularly brilliant. I'd give it five stars if not for a couple of duds in the cast.

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10/07/2015

This is one of the great undiscovered films of the modern era. And I'd say that even if I didn't write it.

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Synopsis

Outraged at being passed by for a promotion, corporate drone Nelson Hibbert (Dave Foley) threatens to kill his boss. When he later discovers the man's bloody corpse, Nelson assumes that he will be the prime suspect in the murder and decides to escape to Mexico. The police know that Hibbert had nothing to do with the crime, but detective Arlen (David Higgins) seems to be on his trail anyway, since he is chasing the real killer (Colm Feore), who is taking the exact same route to the border.

Director: David Steinberg
Producer: Jon Slan
Production Co: Handmade Films, Paragon Entertainment Corporation
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Mar 19, 2013
Runtime: 1h 30m

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