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On a small tropical island called Cascara forgotten by the British Empire, Governor Baxter Thwaites (two-time Academy Award winner Michael Caine) finds his life flipped upside down when an American company discovers a rich reserve of valuable mineral water. Soon everyone from far and wide is eager to stake their claim, while Baxter must contend with his own chaotic personal life including sexy environmentalist Pamela (Superman's Valerie Perrine) and his dysfunctional wife (You Don't Know Jack's Brenda Vaccaro). From the writer of The Bank Job and Across the Universe comes an uproarious farce where greed, environmentalism, and civic pride collide!
Original Release
01/01/1985
US Release
01/01/1985
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Caine | Baxter / Governor Baxter Thwaites |
Valerie Perrine | Pamela / Pamela Weintraub |
Brenda Vaccaro | Dolores / Dolores Thwaites |
Leonard Rossiter | Sir Malcolm / Sir Malcolm Leveridge |
Billy Connolly | Delgado / Delgado Fitzhugh |
Dennis Dugan | Rob |
Fulton Mackay | Eric |
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker | Jay Jay |
Dick Shawn | Deke Halliday |
Fred Gwynne | Spender |
Directors
Writers
Bill Persky, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michael Caine | Baxter / Governor Baxter Thwaites |
Valerie Perrine | Pamela / Pamela Weintraub |
Brenda Vaccaro | Dolores / Dolores Thwaites |
Leonard Rossiter | Sir Malcolm / Sir Malcolm Leveridge |
Billy Connolly | Delgado / Delgado Fitzhugh |
Dennis Dugan | Rob |
Fulton Mackay | Eric |
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker | Jay Jay |
Dick Shawn | Deke Halliday |
Fred Gwynne | Spender |
Trevor Laird | Pepito |
Chris Tummings | Garfield |
Stefan Kalipha | Cuban |
Alan Igbon | Cuban |
Kelvin O'Mard | Nado |
Oscar James | Miguel |
Charles Thomas Murphy | Ken |
Felicity Dean | Sarah |
William Hootkins | Ben |
Alan Shearman | Charlesworth |
Producers
Name | Role |
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George Harrison | Executive Producer |
Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer |
Ian La Frenais | Producer |
David Wimbury | Producer |