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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 04/21/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Total Copies: 3 Genres: Comedy, Road Movie, Crime Comedy, Buddy Film, Odd Couple Film

Two men with nothing in common become unlikely companions in this comedy. Advertising executive Nick Beame (Tim Robbins) is not having a good day when he comes home from work to discover that his wife Ann (Kelly Preston) is having an affair with another man -- who, adding insult to injury, happens to be his boss, Phillip Barrow (Michael McKean). Deeply depressed, Nick hops into his SUV and starts driving aimlessly. He ends up in a rough neighborhood where a carjacker, T. Paul (Martin Lawrence), pulls a gun and jumps in the passenger seat. Nick grumbles "Boy, did you pick the wrong guy on the wrong day," and, thinking he has no reason to live, heads out to the desert over T. Paul's objections. Nick learns that T. Paul is actually a family man who has turned to crime because he can't get a job. Nick offers to help T. Paul, though crime is not one of his strong suits, and things get even more complicated when a pair of crooks, Rig (John C. McGinley) and Charlie (Giancarlo Esposito), start following them. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Martin Lawrence - T. Paul
Tim Robbins - Nick Beame
John C. McGinley - David (Rig) Lanlow
Giancarlo Esposito - Charlie Dunt
Kelly Preston - Ann

Steve Oderkerk's buddy comedy Nothing to Lose comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials are limited to a theatrical trailer. Although the disc offers a good picture and very good sound, the lack of extras and the high-end list price make it difficult to recommend. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide