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Larger Than Life

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Larger Than Life (1996)

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Rotten:13

Average Rating:4.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When Jack Corcoran's dad -- a circus clown -- dies, he leaves his son two things: a huge pile of debts, and a very large elephant named Vera. In order to pay the debts (and for other obvious... When Jack Corcoran's dad -- a circus clown -- dies, he leaves his son two things: a huge pile of debts, and a very large elephant named Vera. In order to pay the debts (and for other obvious reasons) Jack decides to sell Vera. The only problem is, the pair must travel cross-country to reach the people willing to purchase the pachyderm! The result is an unusual, event-filled, hassle-laden adventure, that Jack will NEVER forget. [More]

Starring: Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, Pat Hingle, Matthew McConaughey

Starring: Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, Pat Hingle, Matthew McConaughey, Linda Fiorentino, Tracey Walter

Director: Howard Franklin

Director: Howard Franklin

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Of course, the elephant Vera keeps sticking her trunk in where it isn't wanted, literally consuming tons of candy and stepping on Murray's cellular phone. Ha ha.

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Rob Nelson
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Emanuel Levy
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What white elephant?

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Staci Layne Wilson
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Randy Shulman
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Stephen Holden
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It's hard watching a comic of Bill Murray's talents get upstaged by a bored-looking elephant.

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11/01/02
Rob Vaux
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Flipside Movie Emporium

One of Bill Murray's least enjoyable (and gimmickiest) experiments.

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09/26/02
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Manages to eke out only infrequent, peanut-size pleasures along its lumbering way.

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