Summaries

A teenager in love, who needs money to arrange his future life with his mistress, kidnaps his own father for ransom, but nobody cares.

There's nothing wrong with the Marshetta family that a little felony can't cure. Rupert doesn't want to follow in his father's blue-collar footsteps, so he and his quirky friend kidnap his father for ransom, only nobody wants him back.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • bound and gagged
  • man tied up
  • tied to chair
  • long haired male
  • place in title
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Sep 30, 1988
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Mars, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies Columbia Pictures

Box office

Budget $3500000
Gross US & Canada $5415
Opening weekend US & Canada $3174
Gross worldwide $5415

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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