Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.

Dustin Hoffman
as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante

Geena Davis
as Gale Gayley

Andy Garcia
as John Bubber

Joan Cusack
as Evelyn Laplante

Kevin J. O'Connor
as Chucky

Chevy Chase
as Deke - Channel 4 News Director

Maury Chaykin
as Winston

Stephen Tobolowsky
as Wallace

Christian Clemenson
as James Conklin

Tom Arnold
as Chick
GenerationofSwine
My dad (rest his soul) loved this movie. For him it all came down to one quote which, for years, he said was probably the most honest thing he's ever heard about life in a movie: "People are always talking ya about truth. Everybody always knows what the truth is, like it was toilet paper or somet...