Pure Luck (1991)

Directed by

Nadia Tass

Genre

comedy film, adventure film, crime film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 142 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A very unlucky accountant is the only person who can find a missing heiress with the same bad luck. A tough detective teams up with him on the search.

lightheartedwhimsicalslapstickbumblingplayfulcomicaleasygoing

What happens

Pure Luck is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Australian director Nadia Tass, the only American theatrical film she would direct in her career. It is a remake of the popular French comedy film La Chèvre (1981). The film stars Martin Short, Danny Glover, Sheila Kelly, Scott Wilson, and Sam Wanamaker. The film was released in the United States by Universal Pictures on August 9, 1991. Despite not being critically acclaimed at the time, Pure Luck was popular with American audiences, and in 2024 was voted no. 2 in IGN's "Top 10 Buddy Cop Movies of All Time". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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