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[TRAILER] Nick Halloway (Chevy Chase) is callow trader who spends every minute he can binge drinking, chasing women, and otherwise being a shallow ass. He meets the girl of his dreams (Darryl Hannah) but before they can go on their first date, he has to cover an investor meeting at a research company. Sneaking off to sleep off an hangover, a lab accident turns him as transparent as his personality. Government operative David Jenkins (Sam Neill) is determined to catch Nick and turn him into a government asset. John Carpenter directed this adaptation of the novel by H.F. Saint. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Mar 21, 2025 - 6 comments

[TRAILER] When his "honest" ads lead his coworkers to question his mental health, advertising executive Emory Leeson (Dudley Moore) is sent to a mental hospital. There he befriends Dr. Liz Baylor (Mercedes Ruehl) and develops a crush on fellow patient Kathy Burgess (Daryl Hannah). Eventually, it becomes clear that the work Emory was doing before he was hospitalized wasn't crazy after all, but the business world now interests him less than his new relationships. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 20, 2024 - 8 comments