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| Mr. Destiny | |
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 original film poster |
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| Directed by | James Orr |
| Produced by | Laurence Mark Jim Cruickshank James Orr Susan B. Landau |
| Written by | James Orr Jim Cruickshank |
| Starring | James Belushi Linda Hamilton Jon Lovitz Hart Bochner and Michael Caine |
| Music by | David Newman |
| Cinematography | Alex Thomson |
| Editing by | Michael R. Miller |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 12, 1990 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb • Allmovie | |
Mr. Destiny is a 1990 comedy film starring Jim Belushi. Other actors in this film included Linda Hamilton, Jon Lovitz, Michael Caine, Courteney Cox, and Rene Russo.
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Tagline
- Would you give up everything you had...for everything you've ever wanted?
Plot
The story begins on "the strangest day" of Larry Burrow's (Belushi) life consisting of a series of comic and dramatic misadventures. Larry, who blames all of his life's problems on the fact that he struck out during a key moment of a high school baseball game, wishes he had done things differently. His wish is granted by a guardian angel-like figure named Mike (Caine), and appears at various times as a bartender, a cab driver, and so on. Larry soon discovers that Mike has transferred Larry into an alternate reality in which he had won the pivotal high school game. He now finds himself rich and (within his company) powerful, and married to the boss's (McCutcheon) sexy daughter (Russo). At first, his new life seems perfect, but he soon begins to miss his best friend (Lovitz) and wife (Hamilton) from his previous life; he also discovers that his alternate self has created many enemies, and as Larry's problems multiply, he finds himself wishing to be put back into his old life.
Cast
- James Belushi — Larry Joseph Burrows
- Linda Hamilton — Ellen Jane Burrows/Robertson
- Michael Caine — Mike the Bartender/Mr. Destiny
- Jon Lovitz — Clip Metzler
- Hart Bochner — Niles Pender
- Bill McCutcheon — Leo Hansen
- Rene Russo — Cindy Jo Bumpers/Burrows
- Jay O. Sanders — Jackie Earle Bumpers, aka 'Cement Head'
- Maury Chaykin — Guzelman
- Pat Corley — Harry Burrows
- Douglas Seale — Boswell
- Courteney Cox — Jewel Jagger
- Doug Barron — Lewis Flick
- Jeff Weiss — Ludwig
Filming
Portions of the film were filmed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, using the baseball team from Richard J. Reynolds High School. The office building is the former headquarters of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
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