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Kuffs (1992) -- George Kuffs didn't finish high-school, just lost his job and his girlfriend who still is in college is pregnant...
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Overview

User Rating:
5.4/10   4,184 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Bruce A. Evans (written by) &
Raynold Gideon (written by)
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Release Date:
10 January 1992 (USA) more
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Tagline:
When you have attitude - who needs experience?
Plot:
George Kuffs didn't finish high-school, just lost his job and his girlfriend who still is in college is pregnant... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Milla Jovovich, Former Stripper
 (From Cinematical. 7 November 2008, 9:03 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Not bad - has some decent laughs. more (35 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Christian Slater ... George Kuffs

Milla Jovovich ... Maya Carlton

Ric Roman Waugh ... Hood (as Ric Waugh)
Steve Holladay ... Hood
Chad Randall ... Hood
Clarke Coleman ... Hood

Leon Rippy ... Kane
Craig Benton ... Paint Store Owner

Ashley Judd ... Wife of Paint Store Owner

Bruce Boxleitner ... Brad Kuffs
Joshua Cadman ... Bill Donnelly
Mary Ellen Trainor ... Nikki Allyn

Aki Aleong ... Mr. Chang

Henry G. Sanders ... Building Owner
Dom Magwili ... Restaurant Owner
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Runtime:
102 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The script was written specifically for Christian Slater in mind for the title role. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After getting shot and showing the audience the bandage, the wound and stating that there was an exit wound, Kuff is soon dancing around his late brother's apartment with his shirt off and no wound. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Carlton: Is he... dead?
George Kuffs: God, I hope so.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006) more
Soundtrack:
I Don't Want to Live Without You more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Not bad - has some decent laughs., 9 October 2006
6/10
Author: Scott LeBrun from Winnipeg, Canada

Obnoxious, irresponsible George Kuffs (Christian Slater) leaves girlfriend Maya (Milla Jovovich) after learning she is pregnant. In need of money, he hits up brother Brad (Bruce Boxleitner) for a loan but ends up taking over his brother's privately owned police precinct in San Francisco after Brad is coldly gunned down inside a church.

Using the supposedly true-to-life hook of these privately owned and funded police precincts in San Francisco, the rest of the movie is pure movie-universe comedy: a terminally offbeat, silly, who-cares-about-being-realistic affair with some good laughs; thankfully, for me, the best ones tended to occur more towards the end, especially when Kuffs is trapped in the laundry with Thunder the dog.

Performances are generally entertaining; despite the nature of the George Kuffs character, at least thanks to Slater's work I can at least laugh at (and with) him. (To that end, it's now a worn-out cliché to have the lead character of a movie address the audience directly, but I have to admit that I did laugh at some of his dialog.) Jovovich provides interested viewers with the requisite amount of eye candy, and is able to convey the essential sweetness of her character. Tony Goldwyn, following up his career-breakthrough performance as the "friend" in 1990's "Ghost", is obliged to engage in some truly silly comic relief as the grouchy cop saddled with babysitting Kuffs as punishment for his indiscretions. Finally, there's the offbeat casting of a ballet dancer - George de la Pena - as the smug, businessman-type villain, and the amusing presence of Leon Rippy ("The Patriot" (2000), 'Deadwood') as the thug with the wackiest wardrobe since the days of Ralph Furley. Boxleitner is very good in his brief time on-screen.

Harold Faltermeyer, best known for his highly memorable "Beverly Hills Cop" music, contributes another funky, likable electronic score, even though it does sound a little familiar.

People here seem a little divided; most reviewers either love it or loathe it. I don't think it's any comedy classic but it's good for some entertainment.

Pay close attention and you'll see Ashley Judd cowering behind a paint store counter.

6/10

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