Excess Baggage Movie Review 1996

Attention-seeking rich girl Emily (Silverstone) fakes her own kidnapping to get back at dear old dad, involving car thief Vincent Roche (del Toro) in the crime. Things get out of control when her creepy "Uncle" Ray (Walken), who's an ex-CIA assassin, is hired by Emily's father to get her back. Silverstone's character is alternately whiny and pouting, you'll wonder why dad would want her back and why Vincent hangs on at all. First picture in Silverstone's pricey production deal with Columbia went through the rumor mill (for supposed clashes between Silverstone and director Brambilla) and was originally scheduled for release in the fall of '96.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Kidnapped!, Family Ties

Screenplay

Mikhaila Max Adams, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Cast

Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken, Harry Connick, Jack Thompson, Nicholas Turturro, Michael Bowen, Leland Orser, Robert Wisden, Sally Kirkland

Cinematography

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Director

Marco Brambilla

Music

John Lurie

Producer

Bill Borden, Alicia Silverstone, Caroline Kessler, First Kiss Productions, Columbia Pictures