Summaries

Billy Crystal plays a Hollywood agent who stumbles upon Max, a giant living in Romania, and tries to get him into the movies.

A down-on-his-luck movie agent (Billy Crystal) goes to a movie site in Romania to be with his only client, his former paperboy. But once he gets there, the kid tells him he is getting a big time agent and that he is fired. Despondent, the agent roams the countryside until he loses control of his car and overturns into a pond where he seemingly is going to drown until a pair of gigantic hands pulls him free of the car. Later he awakens in a monastery and discovers that a 7-1/2' man (NBA player Gheorge Muresan) rescued him. Money dances in front of the agent as he figures ways to get him back to America and into the movies. The giant is only interested in getting to Gallup to see his childhood girl friend. First the agent gets him a small role in the Romanian-filmed movie which earns his plane fare. Then he takes him to Las Vegas where he convinces Steven Seagal (in a cameo as himself) to include the giant in a new action film.—John Sacksteder <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • monastery
  • giant
  • tall man
  • romania
  • heart disease
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Apr 9, 1998
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English Romanian
Filming locations Czech Republic
Production companies Castle Rock Entertainment Face Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $8072007
Opening weekend US & Canada $3117795
Gross worldwide $8072007

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 43m
Sound mix Dolby Digital SDDS
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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