Excess Baggage

1997
PG-13
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

5.4/10

15K

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Alicia Silverstone and Benicio Del Toro in Excess Baggage (1997)

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Action Comedy Crime Romance

A bratty teenager fakes her own kidnapping, but gets mistakenly kidnapped for real instead.A bratty teenager fakes her own kidnapping, but gets mistakenly kidnapped for real instead.A bratty teenager fakes her own kidnapping, but gets mistakenly kidnapped for real instead.

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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

15K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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Excess Baggage

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Storyline

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Trivia
Was delayed from a planned Christmas 1996 release due to troublesome test screenings. This led to several reshoots, which expanded on the relationship between Alicia Silverstone and Benicio Del Toro's characters.

Goofs
When Emily leaves her house and gets into the Cadillac, the license plate reads 'ATH 3' but when she and Vincent are in the parking garage it reads 'ATH 2'.

Quotes
Vincent: Do you know the best way to make a dream come true? Do you? It's to wake up.

Crazy credits
Andy Warhol's "Double Elvis" is a reproduction and not signed.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Leave It to Beaver/Money Talks/Mimic/Masterminds/Gabbeh (1997)

Soundtracks
Crash Into Me
Written by Dave Matthews (as David J. Matthews)
Performed by The Dave Matthews Band
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Pleasant, fun comedy, nothing more or less

Lots of dissing for both Alicia and Benicio but it seems disingenuous. This is not a profound film but it IS a fun one. Nice photography, a plot that has a good rhythm and tempo, engaging characters that are well acted and clever film devices (for one, the conflict regarding her smoking that set up the plot complication in the first place). Walken is great as usual as a character both scary AND endearing. Spark a blunt, open a beer and enjoy this silly but fun little flick.