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Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)

Who Is Cletis Tout? poster
Directed by
Chris Ver Wiel
Genre
comedy film, heist film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man escapes prison and gets tangled in a case of mistaken identity. He tries to find diamonds hidden decades ago while avoiding the people who want them.

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What happens

Who Is Cletis Tout? is a 2001 crime comedy film written and directed by Chris Ver Wiel and starring Christian Slater, Richard Dreyfuss, Portia de Rossi, RuPaul, and Tim Allen. The film is about mistaken identity getting in the way of recovering a stash of diamonds that was stolen and subsequently hidden more than 20 years earlier. Who Is Cletis Tout? premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2001 and was released by Paramount Classics on July 26, 2002. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $252,706 against a $9 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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