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Rat Race (2001)

12 112 min  -  Adventure | Comedy  -   17 August 2001 (USA)
6.3
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Reviews: 492 user | 103 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com

A Las Vegas casino magnate, determined to find a new avenue for wagering, sets up a race for money.

Director:

Jerry Zucker

Writer:

Andy Breckman
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Breckin Meyer ...
Jenica Bergere ...
Hotel Clerk
Cuba Gooding Jr. ...
Carrie Diamond Carrie Diamond ...
Casino Bartender
Douglas Haase ...
Guy at Bar
Chris Myers Chris Myers ...
Kevin Frazier Kevin Frazier ...
Seth Green ...
Gloria Allred ...
Herself
Vince Vieluf ...
Renée Lee Renée Lee ...
Witness in Crowd
Corinna Harney ...
Cocktail Waitress (as Corinna Harney Jones)
Jane C. Walsh Jane C. Walsh ...
Cocktail Waitress
Whoopi Goldberg ...
Lanei Chapman ...
Merrill Jennings (as Lanai Chapman)
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Storyline

Donald P. Sinclair has placed six separate gold coins in different slot machines in his casino. The lucky six who find these coins discover an opportunity of a lifetime. The chance to own $2 million. Locked up in a locker in New Mexico, these six contestants must now race each other, to be the first to the cash. There are no rules in place and everything that could possibly happen, does. Whilst, behind the scenes, Sinclair's associates are placing their bets. Written by Film_Fan  

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Plot Keywords:

Race | Casino | Locker | Money | Museum  | See more »

Taglines:

563 miles. 9 people. $2 million. 1001 problems!

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual references, crude humor, partial nudity and language (Certifictate No. 38363) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Course folle See more »

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$48,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,662,094 (USA) (19 August 2001) (2550 Screens)

Gross:

$56,607,223 (USA) (16 December 2001)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Rowan Atkinson's character (an Italian tourist) was originally going to be a Chinese diplomat. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the Pear family is driving Adolf Hitler's Mercedes, Jon Lovitz is shown fiddling with the cigarette lighter. Shortly after he drops it, the camera cuts briefly to a shot of the driver's side front wheel as the car runs over an object. The object is the muffler that Zach and Enrico hit with the van earlier, and the junk truck that dropped it can be seen ahead of the car. This is impossible given the elapsed time since that first encounter. Furthermore, the side of the vehicle is not that of Hitler's Mercedes, but something newer (wrong color and contours; it is probably Zach's van). See more »

Quotes

[First Line]
Nick Schaffer: Hi. I'm checking out 14322.
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Crazy Credits

Randy Pear plays the harmonica found in Hitler's Mercedes-Benz. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Conan: Length x Width = Tears (#1.116)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Chain of Fools"
by Donald Covay
Performed by Aretha Franklin
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp. by arrangement with
Warner Special Products See more »