The Whole Nine Yards (film)

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The Whole Nine Yards
"The Whole Nine Yards" promotional movie poster
Directed by	Jonathan Lynn
Written by	Mitchell Kapner
Starring	Matthew Perry Bruce Willis Amanda Peet Natasha Henstridge Michael Clarke Duncan Kevin Pollak Rosanna Arquette Harland Williams
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	18 February 2000
Running time	98 min
Language	English
Budget	$24,000,000
Followed by	The Whole Ten Yards
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The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 Canadian Mafia comedy starring Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Amanda Peet, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kevin Pollak and Rosanna Arquette. The title derives from the expression "The whole nine yards".

1 Plot
2 Sequel
3 Box office
4 Critical reception
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Plot

Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky (Perry) is a depressed, slightly neurotic American dentist working and living in Montreal, Quebec. His wife and mother-in-law hate him, and his father-in-law has saddled him with a lot of debt. At work, Oz has made friends with his receptionist, Jill (Peet), who urges him to get away from his wife who she believes is "not a good person".

Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Willis), a hitman, moves in next door under the assumed name of "Jimmy Jones." Having testified against the Gogolak family, a very dangerous family of mobsters, Jimmy is hiding out in Canada. He immediately befriends Oz, who has realized who Jimmy is, because of a tattoo of a tulip on his arm. Oz's wife presses him to travel to Chicago, where he is to meet up with Janni Gogolak (Pollak), let him know where Jimmy "The Tulip" is and collect a finder's fee. Oz travels to Chicago, against his better judgement, and but does not go to see Janni. Oz goes to his hotel room to find another notorious hitman, Frankie "Figgs" Figgaroa (Duncan), in his room. Frankie beats up Oz and takes him to meet Janni. It is at this meeting he first encounters Jimmy's wife, for whom Oz immediately harbors an attraction. Meanwhile, Oz's wife approaches Jimmy, explaining where her husband is located and what he's doing, in a blatant attempt to get Oz in trouble. Things intensify from there.

[edit] Sequel

A sequel entitled The Whole Ten Yards with most of the original cast was released on April 9, 2004.

[edit] Box office

The film grossed $57,262,492 during its U.S. theatrical run.^[1]

[edit] Critical reception

The Whole Nine Yards received mixed reviews from Western critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 46% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 90 reviews.^[2] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 47 out of 100, based on 33 reviews.^[3]