The Big Kahuna (1999)
Overview
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $7,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,728,888.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.77 |
Directed By
John Swanbeck
Crew
John Swanbeck
Paul Curtis
Cathie Speakman
Kalina Ivanov
Barbara A. Hall
Bernie Morris
Frank White III
Elie Samaha
Peggy Davis
Kevin Spacey
Joanne Horowitz
Anastas N. Michos
Amy Schmiederer
Jeff K. Brunello
Jolynn LaCasse
Michael Gallart
Nancy Scanlon
Peter DiPerro
Ron Peterson
Łukasz Bielan
Florian Schereck
James McMillan
Timothy Brooks
Aida Rodgers
Andrew Loschin
Gerard Guez
Shauna Kellin
Lou Miller
Van Luong
Malee Nerenhausen
Joseph Proscia
Vince Nicastro
Suzanne Kelly
Chiemi Karasawa
Rebecca Hanck
Kandy Tate
Marc Fishman
John Clifford
Libby Richman
Bill Lehne
Laraine Mills
Karl Wasserman
Kaylin Frank
Christopher Young
Karyn Huston
Paul Koronkiewicz
Richard Audino
Lamont Crawford
Marshall Garlington
Tom Ross
Amanda Slater
Rodney Clark
Phil Goldstein
Lauren Levin
Jim Farrell
Brian Slocum
Andrew Stevens
Sean Rowe
Manny Siverio
Peter Masterson
Colby Enders
Jeffrey L. Jamison
Kenny Gaskins
Jesse Cole
Clare C. Freeman
Christopher Young
Celia Parker
Martin Rabinovitch
Elisabeth Flaum
Jim Gilmartin
Eric Rigney
Tom Weston
Kostas Christides
Alfonso Trinidad
Jay Cassidy
Peggy Glascoe
James Wright
Roger Rueff
George Kousoulides
Jeff Pullman
Joan Rowe
Helen Baldizzone
Don Nace
John Garret Gorman
Susie Goulder
Philip Kennedy
Jim Mann
Eric Bergman
Katie Rowe
James J. Ferris
Maureen Norton
Molly Prather
William Perkins
Gary Aharoni
Donovan Girard
Janie Bryant
Brooke Stanford
Andrew Saxe
Pete Anthony
Anita Camarata
Jeff Wadlow
Deborah Brock
Mia Thoen
George Bishop
Victoria Lang
Jon Kull
Robert Covelman
Mike Milliken
Kenneth Walker
James McMillan
TOP CAST
Kevin Spacey
Larry Mann
Danny DeVito
Phil Cooper
Peter Facinelli
Bob Walker
Paul Dawson
Bellboy
Christopher Donahue
Bartender (uncredited)
Ron Komora
The Big Kahuna (uncredited)
Frank L. Messina
Business Man (uncredited)
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