The Whole Nine Yards
The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American crime comedy directed by Jonathan Lynn and distributed by Warner Bros. It was written by Mitchell Kapner and stars Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Natasha Henstridge. Its story follows a mild-mannered dentist as he travels to Chicago to inform a mob boss about the whereabouts of his new neighbor, a former hitman with a price on his head.
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| Produced by | Allan Kaufman
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| Written by | Mitchell Kapner
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| Running time | 98 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $41.3 million
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| Box office | $106.4 million
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- Bruce Willis tried to contact Matthew Perry to get him to take part in the film while, unbeknownst to him, Perry was on vacation. After a few weeks of trying to get hold of him, Willis left the famous line, "I will chop off your legs, set fire to your house, and watch you drag..." on Perry's answer machine. They thought it was so funny that they included it on the film.
- Is the first mainstream American movie to be filmed in Montreal and take place in Montreal.
- The Biddles Jazz & Ribs club was named after legendary Montréal bassist Charles Reed Biddle. He appears in the nightclub scenes with his daughter, Stephanie, on vocals. Biddle passed away in 2003 and the club is now named House of Jazz.
- When Volkswagen was approached about a product placement in the movie for its new Beetle, they said they would only pay if a male character drove the car, because there are already plenty of women who want to drive the new VW Beetles. However, it was decided that it was such a perfect car for Sophie to drive that they would use it anyway, even though Volkswagen didn't pay them.
- The three kids who run between Jimmy and Oz when they are standing next to the flower cart are Bruce Willis's three daughters, Tallulah Belle Willis, Scout LaRue Willis, and Rumer Willis.
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