Projects » Chain of Fools

Production Year: 2000
Directed by: Pontus Löwenhielm, Patrick von Krusenstjerna
Genre: Comedy / Crime (more)
Tagline: Why should smart people get all the money?
Rating: 6.1/10 (922 votes)
Runtime: 96 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Certification: Argentina:13 / Australia:MA / Finland:K-15/ Germany:12 / Sweden:11 / USA:R

Plot Outline: Shiny New Enemies is a heist comedy-romance about a haples barber (Steve Zahn) whose life takes a turn for the worse when he ends up in possession of a stolen treasure of ancient coins (the "Shiny New Enemies") and simultaneously falls on the wrong side of the law and in love with the detective (Salma Hayek) investigating the crime.

Cast

Steve Zahn .... Kresk
Salma Hayek .... Kolko
Jeff Goldblum .... Avnet
Elijah Wood .... Mikey
David Cross .... Andy
Tom Wilkinson .... Bollingsworth
Orlando Jones .... Miss Cocoa
Kevin Corrigan .... Paulie
David Hyde Pierce .... Mr. Kerner
Lara Flynn Boyle .... Karen
John Cassini .... Henchman
Michael Rapaport .... Hitman
Myndy Crist .... Jeannie
Craig Ferguson .... Melander Stevens
Devin Douglas Drewitz .... Scottie (as Devin Drewitz)

Quotes

Mikey: "Excuse me, is this chair being used?"
Snotty Man: "Does it look like it's being used?"
Mikey: "Does it look like it's being used?" That's a good one."
[Mikey picks up the chair and smashes the man with it] Mikey: "Now it's being used."

Mickey: "Who are you?"
Hitman: "I'm the Hitman, who are you?"
Mickey: "I'm the hitman."