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Amos and Andrew Details

1993

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Starring	Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Dabney Coleman, Michael Lerner
Director	E. Max Frye
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy

Amos and Andrew

When African-American professional Andrew Sterling (Samual L. Jackson) moves into a summer home on an up-tight all-white New England resort island, the snoopy white neighbors are sure he must be breaking and entering. They call the cops who get too rambunctious and break into Sterling's limo, tripping its security alarm. When Sterling shows up to stop the alarm and pulls out his keys to open the car, a skittish cop thinks he's pulling a gun and opens fire. Now things are really a mess, because not only have these cops screwed up big-time, they've screwed up big-time in an election year when their Police Chief (Dabney Coleman) just happens to be running for re-election. This mess-up smacks too much as a race-inspired melee, so Chief Tolliver arranges a cover-up to keep his reputation intact. He hires a drifter (Nicolas Cage) to pose as a thief so the cops will have a legitimate reason for 'protecting' the vacationing Sterling. Things continue to complicate in this comedy farce, that attempts to lighten with laughter, the delicate and combustible subject of American race relations.

Starring	Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Dabney Coleman, Michael Lerner, Brad Dourif, Margaret Colin
Director	E. Max Frye
Studio	ARROW FILMS
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 36 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy
Language	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 1993 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 17 Jun 2011 To Rent: DVD: 19 Oct 2009
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  Inconsequential movie but great cast!
  
  It is quite embarrassing that most people have their faulty beliefs and preconceived ideas run their lives and ultimately create reality. This movie looks at ... read more »
  
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  Amusing story about racial relations, inept cops and dumb criminals, not quite laugh out loud but i got a few giggles out of it.
  
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  Inconsequential movie but great cast!
  
  It is quite embarrassing that most people have their faulty beliefs and preconceived ideas run their lives and ultimately create reality. This movie looks at ... read more »
  
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  When African-American professional Andrew Sterling (Samual L. Jackson) moves into a summer home on an up-tight all-white New England resort island, the snoopy white neighbors are sure he must be breaking and entering. They call the cops who get too rambunctious and break into Sterling's limo, ...