It can always be worse!

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Movie
German title It can always be worse!
Original title What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2001
length 94 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Sam Weisman
script Matthew Chapman
production Ashok Amritraj
Wendy Dytman
music Tyler Bates
camera Anastas N. Michos
cut Garth Craven
Nick Moore
occupation
synchronization

It can always be worse! (Original title: What's the Worst That Could Happen? ) Is an American comedy film from 2001 . The film was directed by Sam Weisman and the screenplay was written by Matthew Chapman based on a novel by Donald E. Westlake . The main roles were played by Martin Lawrence and Danny DeVito .

action

The thief Kevin Caffery ( Martin Lawrence ) steals a painting that belongs to Amber Belhaven. He later brings the painting back and thereby wins her sympathy. Belhaven gives Caffery her father's ring.

Caffery and his friend Berger break into the entrepreneur Max Fairbanks ( Danny DeVito ) a little later . He was supposed to take care of his financial affairs during this time, instead he is having fun in his house with a young woman. Fairbanks alerts the police and Caffery is arrested. When police search Caffery and find Belhaven's ring on him, Fairbanks credibly claims the ring is his property, and the police give him the ring.

Caffery tries to get the ring back. He and Berger break into Fairbanks' home in Washington, DC . There they steal the money that Fairbanks wanted to use to bribe some politicians. While Caffery and Berger are still in the apartment, Fairbanks comes home and there is a fight between Caffery and Fairbanks. However, as it later turns out, the ring that Caffery Fairbanks takes is not the one that Caffery received from Belhaven.

Amber wins the ring back by impersonating a masseuse and gaining access to Fairbanks. The last scene shows Caffery playing a lawyer and helping Fairbanks deal with the politicians. He steals his watch for fun.

Cast and dubbing

role actor German speaker
Kevin Caffery Martin Lawrence Torsten Michaelis
Max Fairbanks Danny DeVito Klaus Sunshine
Alex Tardio William Fichtner Claudio Maniscalco
Lutetia Fairbanks Nora Dunn Astrid Bless
Amber Belhaven Carmen Ejogo Claudia Urbschat-Mingues
Uncle Jack Bernie Mac Tilo Schmitz
Earl Radburn Larry Miller Roland Hemmo
Walter Greenbaum Richard Schiff Norbert Gescher
Ann Marie Ana Gasteyer Noun nominandum
auctioneer Robin Brown Bodo Wolf
Berger John Leguizamo Dietmar miracle
Gallery guide Dana Wheeler-Nicholson Katharina Koschny
Gentleman in the club Jay Carney Andreas Mueller
Jordan C. Engel George Blumenthal Frank-Otto Schenk
Realtor Karen MacDonald Regine Albrecht
news reporter Kerry Kilbride Andreas Thieck
Officer Overkraut Paul O'Brien Karl Schulz
Judge Callahan Michael Mulheren Helmut Gauss
Robert Richards Elliot Cuker Kaspar Eichel
Shelly Nix GQ Charles Rettinghaus
Tracey Kimberly Sascha Knopf Angela Ringer
Windham Lenny Clarke Michael Christian
Gloria Sidell Glenne Headly NN:
Edwina Siobhan Fallon NN

Reviews

In the magazine Cinema 12/2001, the film was described as good nonsense with puny dialogues and half-baked slapstick . Only the portrayals of Danny DeVito and Martin Lawrence were praised.

In film-dienst 25/2001 the lack of subtle tones was criticized. In the magazine TV-Movie 26/2001, Birthe Dannenberg accused of excessive silliness and the use of numerous clichés, but she also praised the work of the leading actors.

backgrounds

According to the initial planning, Heath Ledger was to play one of the main roles.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for worse things always work! Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , January 2009 (PDF; test number: 116 847 K).
  2. ↑ It's always worse! on synchronkartei.de , accessed on April 21, 2012