Carpool (1996)
Overview
A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. However, the situation only gets worse as a desperate man who had been contemplating a bank robbery robs the robbers and takes the man and the kids hostage in their van as his truck is blocked by an armored car. The thing then proceeds into a comedic chase movie. The father finds his kids don't really respect him and they react better to the robber. The end result is everyone gets a lifestyle change, including the original store owner.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $17,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.415 |
Directed By
Arthur Hiller
Crew
Arthur Hiller
Don Rhymer
Conrad E. Palmisano
Conrad E. Palmisano
J.J. Makaro
Doug Chapman
Michael G. Nathanson
Arnon Milchan
Fitch Cady
L. James Langlois
Sandy Cochrane
William Reynolds
John Debney
Trish Keating
Lynn Stalmaster
David M. Walsh
James Dowell Vance
Dominique Fauquet-Lemaitre
Melissa R. Stubbs
Marny Eng
Corry Glass
TOP CAST
Tom Arnold
Franklin Laszlo
David Paymer
Daniel Miller
Rhea Perlman
Martha
Rod Steiger
Mr. Hammerman
Kim Coates
Detective Erdman
Rachael Leigh Cook
Kayla
Mikey Kovar
Andrew Miller
Jordan Warkol
Travis
Micah Gardener
Bucky Miller
Colleen Rennison
Chelsea
Obba Babatundé
Jeffery
Ian Tracey
Neil
John Tench
Jerry
David Kaye
Scott Lewis
Brian Arnold
News Anchor
Dolores Drake
Bonnie
Patti Allan
Wax Lips
Stellina Rusich
Mrs. Miller
Betty Linde
Edith
Alan van Sprang
Kirk
Victor Favrin
Carlos
Toby Simkin
Tom Arnold Franklin Double
Jewel Staite
Soap Opera Actress
Shawn Macdonald
Todd
Edie McClurg
Franklin's Mom (voice)
Kathleen Freeman
Franklin's Mom (voice)
Miriam Flynn
Franklin's Mom (voice)
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