Nothing to Lose
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Steve Oedekerk
Martin Lawrence
Tim Robbins
John C. Mcginley
Giancarlo Esposito
Kelly Preston
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
After discovering his wife in bed with his boss, ad exec Nick Beam is carjacked while sitting at a stop light. Having "nothing to lose," Nick turns the tables and kidnaps the armed robber. Ultimately the two form an unlikely friendship when they try to exact revenge against Nick's boss in an adventure filled with mistaken identity and hold-ups.
Cast
Martin Lawrence
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Tim Robbins
John C. Mcginley
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Giancarlo Esposito
Kelly Preston
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Michael Mckean
Selma Stern
Irma P. Hall
Randy Oglesby
Susan Barnes
Hank Garrett
Mary Jo Keenen
Willy Parsons
Lance August
Penny Bae Bridges
Victoria Redstall
Dave Lea
Joe Minjares
Jim Meskimen
Robert Louis Kempf
Clark Reiner
Carl Sundstrom
J J Boone
Caroline Keenan
Patrick Cranshaw
Jason Bedig
Kim Kim
Dan Martin
Marcus T Paulk
Jodi Jinks
Samaria Graham
Steve Oedekerk
Lisa Mende
Rebecca Gayheart
Ned Gill
Steven M. Porter
Crew
Larry Abbott
Darryl Adams
D Aldridge
Julia Alexander
David Alstadter
Halo Armani-gor
Petra Bach
Brook Bacon
Chris Ballew
Alpha Barry
Cristina Bartolucci
John Bautista
Robert Bell
Ronald Bell
Odin Benitez
Chino Binamo
Gaston Biraben
Bobbie Blyle
Glenn Bolton
Susan Bradley
Rebecca Brake
Da Brat
Martin Bregman
Michael S Bregman
Gary Brewer
James A Brewer
Sharleen Bright
Kevin W Brooks
George Brown
V Brown
Sean Bryant
Todd Bryant
Percy Burries
Malcolm Campbell
Leon Carr
Jeff Carson
Melissa J T Carter
Maria Caso
John Chickanis
Kevin Constant
Coolio
Coolio
Wendy Cox
A Criss
Steve Cropper
Derik Cross
John Cucci
Sonia Dada
Clark Davis
Kim D Davis
Peaches Davis
Tim A Davison
Jerry Deblau
Michael Del Genio
Shane Dixon
Douglas Dresser
Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
Rodney Epps
Jeff Etcher
Jim Farrell
Robert Fitzgerald
Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd
Robert Folk
Robert Folk
Jim Frear
Heidi Fugeman
Antonio Garrido
Joseph Genna
J.j. George
Michael Gershman
Michael Gershman
Dawn Gilliam
K Gist
Oscar Gomez
Paul Goodstein
Dale Grahn
Georgina Graper
Steven Grothe
Randall Guth
Buddy Guy
Josh Hakian
Arnold Hamilton
Michael Haro
Gregg Harris
Maury Harris
S Harris
Willie Harris
Leon Haywood
Allison Hebble
Alix Hester
Michael Hilkene
Hollis Hill
Sam Hogan
Eddie Holman
E Holroyd
Paul Huston
Jeff Imada
Frankie Inez
Michael Jackson
Dan Jinks
Ken J Johnson
K Jones
Dean M King
Elizabeth Kirkscey
Mike Klawitter
Jeff Kluttz
George Kohut
Jon Kull
Randy Lafollette
Lauren Lambert
Sean Lampkin
Gregg Landaker
Jeffrey Laplante
John Larkin
Robert Lawrence
Jerry Legget
Mark Lennon
Linda Lew
J J Linsalata
M Litchfield
Timothy Lonsdale
Lisa Lopes
Eric Lopez
L Lopez
Peter Lord
Dean Lorey
Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett
Sharon Mann
Sean Mannion
Damon Marcellino
Geni Marino
Bob Marshak
Angie Martinez
Angie Martinez
Michael Martinez
Steve Maslow
Hugh Mccallum
Cecil James Mcneely
John C. Meier
David L Merrill
Steven J. Mikolas
Keb Mo
Keb Mo
Jenny Montalbano-hind
Bennie Moore
Michael J. Moore
Hector Morales-lozano
Meekaaeel Muhammed
James J Murakami
Kathy Nelson
Martin Nemley
Antonio Nunzio Catania
Tim O'brien
Dan O'connell
Phoebe O'conner
Steve Oedekerk
Sandra Ohlfest
Robert Oliva
Frank Orsatti
Master P
Master P
Salvador Ptrez
Dana Parker
Douglas Parker
Daniel A Penhale
Tony Pennello
Manny Perry
Sam Perry
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Paul Plannette
Dan Pritzker
Rae Proctor
John Radulovic
Nancy Rainford
Brad Rea
Dana Reaves Bolla
Gretchen Rennell Court
Stan Rice
Teddy Riley
Jennine Rimer
Molly Rodriguez
Leonard Roman
Raphael Saadiq
Mark Sandman
Rodney Sandoval
Elaina P Schulman
Erik Scott
Walter Scott
Julie Sexsmith
Mindy Sheldon
Kenneth L Sher
Earl Shuman
Tom Skulski
Hope Slepak
Claydes Smith
Frederic J Smith
V Jeffrey Smith
Film Details
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Patrick Cranshaw (1919-2005)
Born on June 17, 1919 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Cranshaw became interested in acting while entertaining the troops with the Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, he worked in radio, and slogged his way though bit parts in a few films before landing his first notable (if still uncredited) part as a bartender in the Claudette Colbert western Texas Lady (1955). It took a while before he got his next strong part, but he was memorable in his brief scene as the fidgety bank teller in Arthur Penn's classic Bonnie and Clyde (1967); and appeared as a hayseed in some wildly bad camp fare such as Mars Need Women and Hip, Hot and 21 (also 1967).
But so what if the good movie roles weren't coming? Cranshaw, with his small, expressive eyes, crinkled smile, and scraggly white beard, made for an ideal comic foil in sitcoms; and anyone with a passing interest for spotting character actors can't help but be impressed with his resume on that medium in the '70s: (The Odd Couple, Sanford and Son, The Bob Newhart Show, Mork and Mindy); the '80s: (The Dukes of Hazzard, Growing Pains, Perfect Strangers, Night Court, Diff'rent Strokes); '90s: (Coach, Ellen, Married...with Children, Just Shoot Me!, The Drew Carey Show); and even the 21st century: (Suddenly Susan, Monk).
Most impressively, Cranshaw should serve as model for all struggling actors that sheer persistency can pay off when you're hungry for some good roles in motion pictures, for he was in well in his seventies when he started gaining some decent screen time in The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), and Best in Show (2000). However, his most memorable moment in film came in the Will Ferrell/Vince Vaughn comedy Old School (2003). Here he played a octogenarian frat boy named Blue; and in one terrific sequence, he's dressed in his longjohns ready to wrestle two topless girls but dies of a heart attack due to overexcitement! He may have not won an Oscar® for his performance, but he developed something of cult following after that great comic turn.
Most recently, he played a Derby owner with Lindsay Lohan and Matt Dillon in Disney's Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005); and just completed the movie Air Buddies due for release next year. Cranshaw is survived by three children, Jan Ragland, Joe Cranshaw and Beverly Trautschold; his sister, Billie Gillespie; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
by Michael T. Toole
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Patrick Cranshaw (1919-2005)
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video January 20, 1998
Released in United States Summer July 18, 1997
Steve Oedekerk reportedly received $2 million for directing this film.
Steve Oedekerk reportedly received $2 million for directing this film.
Began shooting April 17, 1996.
Completed shooting July 22, 1996.
Released in United States on Video January 20, 1998
Released in United States Summer July 18, 1997