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"The Smart One Isn't Wearing Any Pants."

2001 1h 34m EN

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 250

FamilyComedyActionCrime

Synopsis

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A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.

“The Smart One Isn't Wearing Any Pants.”

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Cast

David Arquette
Gordon
Leslie Bibb
Stephanie
Michael Clarke Duncan
Murdoch
Angus T. Jones
James
Anthony Anderson
Benny
Paul Sorvino
Sonny Talia
Joe Viterelli
Gino
Steve Schirripa
Arliss

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Whitesell
Writers: Gregory Poirier, Dan Baron, Chris Faber
Languages: French, English
Countries: Australia, United States of America

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Whitesell, shot by John S. Bartley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cara Silverman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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David Arquette and Leslie Bibb and Michael Clarke Duncan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Smart One Isn't Wearing Any Pants.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Whitesell directs. John S. Bartley behind the camera. John Debney scores. Cara Silverman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia, United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.
4Directed by John Whitesell, shot by John S. Bartley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Cara Silverman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7David Arquette and Leslie Bibb and Michael Clarke Duncan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Smart One Isn't Wearing Any Pants.".
9IMDB entry: tt0250720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.