Opportunity Knocks
“In a world of cons... Eddie's a pro.”
1990•PG-13•1h 43m•5.7•Released
Comedy
Eddie and Lou are a couple of two-bit con men on the lam from a loan shark. They hide out in someone's house and they hear on the answering machine that (A) the owner of the house is out of the country for a month or two and (B) the housesitter supposed to watch the house for the absent owner won't be able to watch the house due to a new job in another part of the country. This provides for a pretty nifty arrangement for Eddie and Lou...until the relatives of the house owner drop by to visit. Eddie quickly adopts the guise of the person supposedly housesitting for the owner, and the shenanigans start from there.
Director
Donald Petrie
Writer
Nat Bernstein, Mitchel Katlin
Revenue
$11M
Languages
English
Studio
Imagine Entertainment
Cast
Dana Carvey
Eddie
James Tolkan
Sal
Robert Loggia
Milt
Todd Graff
Lou
Julia Campbell
Annie
Milo O'Shea
Max
Doris Belack
Mona
Sally Gracie
Connie
Mike Bacarella
Pinkie
John M. Watson Sr.
Harold Monroe
Beatrice Fredman
Bubbie
Thomas McElroy
Men's Room Attendant
Jack McLaughlin-Gray
Wine Steward
Gene Honda
Japanese Businessman
Del Close
Williamson
Production
Company
Imagine Entertainment
Company
Brad Grey Pictures
Company
The Meledandri/Gordon Company
Producer
Chris Meledandri
Producer
Raymond Hartwick
Producer
Brad Grey
Producer
Mark Gordon
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