The Wrong Guy

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Not to be confused with the film The Wrong Guys or any of several films called The Wrong Man.
The Wrong Guy
DVD cover
Directed byDavid Steinberg
Written byDave Foley
David Anthony Higgins
Jay Kogen
Produced byJon Slan
Janet E. Cuddy
Martin Walters
Starring
CinematographyDavid A. Makin
Edited byChristopher Cooper
Music byLawrence Shragge
Distributed by
Lions Gate Entertainment
Release date
  • August 1, 1997 (1997-08-01)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Wrong Guy is a 1997 Canadian

black comedy film directed by David Steinberg, and starring Dave Foley, along with David Anthony Higgins, Jennifer Tilly, Colm Feore and Joe Flaherty. It was written by Foley, Higgins and Jay Kogen
.

The script was inspired by a sketch Foley wrote during his days with The Kids in the Hall.

Synopsis

Dorky executive Nelson Hibbert (Foley) gets passed over for a promotion after spending years angling for the job (including an engagement to one of his boss's daughters).

one-liners. Nelson tries to escape to Mexico, but along the way he frequently encounters both the real killer (Feore) and the police, causing the killer to mistake him for a government agent and make frequent attacks on his life. Nelson meets a narcoleptic
farm girl named Lynn (Tilly) and falls in love with her, only for them both to end up as the killer's hostages. It turns out that Ken Daly, who got the promotion, had the company president killed in order to gain the spot quickly. Detective Arlen (Higgins) finally catches up with the killer and hostages, having halfheartedly pursued them while using the investigation as an excuse to spend police money on fancy dinners and broadway shows. The police capture the killer and Hibbert resolves to marry Lynn, having realized he must leave the rat race and live a simpler life, but he is instantly convinced by Lynn to return to Cleveland with her instead.

Cast

The members of Barenaked Ladies made cameos as singing policemen.

Release

Foley described The Wrong Guy as his best film.[1]

The film was released direct-to-video in the United States through Hollywood Pictures.[1]

Response

Awards

Critical response

In 2023, Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail named the film as one of the 23 best Canadian comedy films ever made.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rabin, Nathan (May 11, 2011). "Sad Sack Case File #188: The Wrong Guy". The A. V. Club. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  2. IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Barry Hertz, "The 23 best Canadian comedies ever made". The Globe and Mail, June 28, 2023.

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