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Wrongfully Accused (1998)

Wrongfully Accused poster
Directed by
Pat Proft
Genre
comedy film, parody film
Country
Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 519 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is framed for a murder he did not commit. He goes on the run to find the real killer and clear his name.

sillyfast-pacedgoofylightheartedcartoonishabsurdplayfulsatirical

What happens

Wrongfully Accused is a 1998 parody film written, produced and directed by Pat Proft and starring Leslie Nielsen as a man who has been framed for murder and desperately attempts to expose the true culprits. The film is a parody of the 1993 film The Fugitive, and also parodies numerous other films. Wrongfully Accused was released by Constantin Film in Germany on July 23, 1998 and by Warner Bros. in the United States on August 21, 1998 to negative reviews from critics while grossing $9.64 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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