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Information
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 92 min.
- Director
- David Steinberg
- Genres
- Comedy, Thriller
- Rating *
- 7.1
- Votes *
- 2,812
- Checks
- 194
- Favs
- 21
- Dislikes
- 2
- Favs/checks
- 10.8% (1:9)
- Favs/dislikes
- 11:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
Taking its cues from narratives like The Fugitive and Hitchcock's The Wrong Man and Saboteur, The Wrong Guy is a long-form Kids in the Hall sketch starring Dave Foley as a man on the run after the authorities think he's committed a horrible murder. Except they're not, but he's seen too many thrillers to trust that. Except he's kind of going in the real killer's direction, so the cops keep showing up anyway. It makes for a brilliant little Canadian movie, with lots of laughs catering to many tastes, and always finding an amusing quirk in every situation or main character to freshen up old tropes. Whether it's Foley's hapless milksop trying to be the big hero, or the narcoleptic Jennifer Tilly, or David Anthony Higgins as the cop who doesn't really to solve the crime but loves the perks that come with a nation-wide manhunt, there's a lot of clever gags, well-integrated into the plot. I'd rewatch this in a heartbeat. 1 year 11 months ago -
