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Excess Baggage

  • 1997
  • PG-13
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
15K
YOUR RATING
Alicia Silverstone and Benicio Del Toro in Excess Baggage (1997)
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Dark RomanceRomantic ComedyActionComedyCrimeRomance

A bratty teenager fakes her own kidnapping, but gets mistakenly kidnapped for real instead.A bratty teenager fakes her own kidnapping, but gets mistakenly kidnapped for real instead.A bratty teenager fakes her own kidnapping, but gets mistakenly kidnapped for real instead.

  • Director
    • Marco Brambilla
  • Writers
    • Max D. Adams
    • Dick Clement
    • Ian La Frenais
  • Stars
    • Alicia Silverstone
    • Benicio Del Toro
    • Christopher Walken
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marco Brambilla
    • Writers
      • Max D. Adams
      • Dick Clement
      • Ian La Frenais
    • Stars
      • Alicia Silverstone
      • Benicio Del Toro
      • Christopher Walken
    • 120User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Trailer 0:31
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    Photos197

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    Top Cast33

    Alicia Silverstone
    Alicia Silverstone
    • Emily
    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • Vincent
    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Ray
    Jack Thompson
    Jack Thompson
    • Alexander
    Harry Connick Jr.
    Harry Connick Jr.
    • Greg
    Nicholas Turturro
    Nicholas Turturro
    • Stick
    Michael Bowen
    Michael Bowen
    • Gus
    Robert Wisden
    Robert Wisden
    • Detective Sims
    Leland Orser
    Leland Orser
    • Detective Barnaby
    Sally Kirkland
    Sally Kirkland
    • Louise
    Hiro Kanagawa
    Hiro Kanagawa
    • Jon
    Brendan Beiser
    Brendan Beiser
    • Man on Pay Phone
    Demetri Goritsas
    Demetri Goritsas
    • Surveillance Van Cop
    Jorge Vargas
    Jorge Vargas
    • Mini Mart Clerk
    Danielle Saklofsky
    • Monique
    Stacy Grant
    Stacy Grant
    • Car Showroom Receptionist
    Callum Keith Rennie
    Callum Keith Rennie
    • Motel Manager
    • (as Callum Rennie)
    Carrie Cain-Sparks
    • Waitress at Diner
    • (as Carrie Cain Sparks)
    • Director
      • Marco Brambilla
    • Writers
      • Max D. Adams
      • Dick Clement
      • Ian La Frenais
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews120

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    Summary

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Was delayed from a planned Christmas 1996 release due to troublesome test screenings. This led to several reshoots, which expanded on the relationship between Alicia Silverstone and Benicio Del Toro's characters.
    • Goofs
      When Emily leaves her house and gets into the Cadillac, the license plate reads 'ATH 3' but when she and Vincent are in the parking garage it reads 'ATH 2'.
    • Quotes
      • Vincent: Do you know the best way to make a dream come true? Do you? It's to wake up.
    • Crazy credits
      Andy Warhol's "Double Elvis" is a reproduction and not signed.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Leave It to Beaver/Money Talks/Mimic/Masterminds/Gabbeh (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Crash Into Me
      Written by Dave Matthews (as David J. Matthews)
      Performed by The Dave Matthews Band
      Courtesy of The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 29, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Зайвий багаж
    • Filming locations
      • Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada(Prince of Wales Hotel, fictionally called 'Knotty Pines' for the scene used)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • First Kiss Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,515,490
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,309,583
      • Sep 1, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,515,490
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 41m(101 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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