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Amos & Andrew

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Amos & Andrew (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 22

Fresh: 5

Rotten:17

Average Rating: 4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This racially-charged farce stars Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson. When Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Andrew - who happens to be black - is seen entering a resort mansion by a bigoted police... This racially-charged farce stars Nicolas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson. When Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Andrew - who happens to be black - is seen entering a resort mansion by a bigoted police chief, the chief mistakenly assumes he is breaking in. Fearing Andrew has hostages, the chief calls out the cavalry. But the playwright actually owns the home. By the time the chief realizes his mistake, it's too late. A cast of characters, including a fire-and-brimstone breathing black preacher, a nosy couple, and a namby-pamby hostage negotiator, have already set up camp on the playwright's lawn. The chief compounds matters by ordering a jailbird car thief, Amos, to pretend to be the "real" menace in return for freedom. But Amos gets more than he bargained for when he's forced to match wits with the sophisticated Andrew for control of the mansion. [More]

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Dabney Coleman, Michael Lerner

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Dabney Coleman, Michael Lerner, Brad Dourif, Giancarlo Esposito, Margaret Colin

Director: E. Max Frye

Director: E. Max Frye

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Nov 24, 1998

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Comedies about racism risk trivializing the issue on the one hand or becoming preachy and dull on the other. Amos & Andrew manages to do both.

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09/16/08
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A one-joke sketch that doesn't work as a feature.

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09/16/08
Lawrence Cohn
Variety
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Cage is the only actor allowed to do riffs on his assigned part, something he takes full advantage of; the others are stuck with their two-dimensional satirical profiles, which grow increasingly tiresome and unyielding.

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12/24/03
Nicolas Lacroix
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A hhandicapped satirical farce whose roots are not in life but in other, better movies and sitcoms.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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An ad for the unemployed actor

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04/27/03
Clint Morris
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Our chance to see two great performers working together.

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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
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07/27/02
Rob Vaux
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One of the stupidest and most morally retarded comedies of the decade.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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The title sounds like a bad joke - Amos & Andrew. Unfortunately, the movie is just as bad.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Cage is a font of funny character weirdness. This movie marks the least of his offerings. Jackson, as the relative straight man, has little to work with.

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Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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A very funny little film with big pleasures, and a most promising debut.

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Hal Hinson
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If nothing else, at least the movie offers laughs without being offensive.

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