What's the Worst That Could Happen?
What's the Worst That Could Happen? is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and starring Martin Lawrence and Danny DeVito. Loosely based on the book of the same name by Donald E. Westlake, the film's supporting cast includes John Leguizamo, Bernie Mac, Larry Miller, Nora Dunn, GQ, and William Fichtner.
Plot
Kevin Caffrey, a thief and connoisseur is at a local auction looking for things worth stealing. He meets Amber Belhaven who is auctioning off her father's painting to pay a hotel bill. When Kevin asks Amber about her hotel room which leads to Amber asking if he was trying to sleep with her, Kevin blinks rapidly and lies while also telling her that when he blinks he lies. When Kevin asks Amber if he could see her sometime Amber pretends to have the same thing Kevin has and says yes. While knowing what hotel she was staying in, he shows up to her room with the painting she auctioned off, having stolen it. Kevin tells Amber about his stealing business which shocks Amber at first but she accepts it in order to be with Kevin, and she later gives Kevin her father's lucky ring.
More details
| author | Matthew Chapman |
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| contentLocation | Massachusetts |
| director | Sam Weisman |
| editor | Garth Craven Nick Moore |
| genre | comedy crime |
| keywords | airplane flight bad luck ban bankruptcy beach house bound and gagged break bribe bribery chapter 11 bankruptcy cocktail party fire brigade force gag hack hear hotel bill hotel room how to lucky charm massage masseuse morning paint press conference security system senate senate hearing speak steal story telling summer house think tie up united states senate wash wedding ring |
| musicBy | Tyler Bates |
| producer | Ashok Amritraj David Hoberman Lawrence Turman |
| productionCompany | Ashok Amritraj Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | MGM Distribution Co. |
| theme | crime comedy |