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Feb 18, 2000 · A dentist and his wife get involved in a mob plot when they move next door to a former hitman. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read reviews and trivia, and find out more about this 2000 film.
- (130K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Jonathan Lynn
- 2000-02-18
The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn. It was written by Mitchell Kapner and stars Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Natasha Henstridge.
The whole nine yards" or "the full nine yards" is a colloquial American English phrase meaning "everything, the whole lot" or, when used as an adjective, "all the way". Its first usage was the punch line of an 1855 Indiana comedic short story titled "The Judge's Big Shirt".
Learn about the history and usage of the expression 'the whole nine yards', which means 'all of it - the full measure'. Find out why the common explanations based on machine guns, concrete trucks and kilts are incorrect and unsupported by evidence.
A comedy about a mob hitman-turned-informant (Bruce Willis) and his neighbor, a dentist (Matthew Perry), who gets involved in a mob plot. The movie has a low rating from critics and mixed reviews from audiences.
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- Jonathan Lynn
- R
- Bruce Willis
Find out who starred in and worked on the comedy film The Whole Nine Yards, directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Mitchell Kapner. See the full list of actors, producers, writers, composers, and more on IMDb.
Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky (Matthew Perry) is a Quebec dentist from Chicago, trapped in a miserable marriage to the daughter of his late, ex-partner. He can't divorce her because her father embezzled from the dental practice, and it would leave him with nothing but debt.
