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| Genres:AdventureComedy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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A group of billionaires led by a Las Vegas casino owner (John Cleese) search for things to bet on. They decide to pull a group of six strangers together to race from Vegas to Silver City, New Mexico to retrieve $2 million hidden in a locker. First one there gets all of the money. The first team are two addled brothers (Seth Green and Vince Vieluf, who talks indecipherably because of a newly pierced tongue). When they cannot catch a plane, they plot to destroy an airport control tower in a very funny sequence. Their antics carry them into a hot air balloon chase that catches a cow with a dangling rope and into a monster truck competition. The second team is an estranged mother (Whoopi Goldberg) reunited with her daughter (Lanai Chapman), who is struggling to start a business. They face an insane squirrel-selling woman (Kathy Bates) and steal a rocket car scheduled for a land speed record attempt. A hated NFL referee (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) is stranded in the desert by an irate cabbie (Paul Rodriguez) and hijacks a busload of Lucille Ball look-alikes on the way to a convention. The Jewish family man (Jon Lovitz) on a family vacation joins the race without telling his wife (Kathy Najimy) why they are rushing across the country. When his daughter insists on stopping at a Barbie museum, it is without realization that it is the Klaus Barbie Nazi Museum. The escape from that location involves the theft of Hitler's personal touring car and culminates with Lovitz having his tongue burned and accidentally crashing into a WWII Veteran's convention. A narcoleptic Italian (Rowan Atkinson in his best Mr. Bean-like manner) gets a ride with an ambulance driver (Wayne Knight), who is carting a human heart for a transplant. Through various ineptitude, the heart ends up flying out of the truck's window and the two have to recover it from a playful dog. The final race member (Breckin Meyer) is a straight-laced future lawyer who at first declines to participate in the race, but re-thinks his position after he meets a smart, beautiful woman (Amy Smart) who is flying a helicopter to New Mexico. He quickly finds out that she is unbalanced after she flies over her boy friend's house and starts an attack on the boy friend when she sees him in the pool with an ex-girl friend. An air pursuit results in the crash of the helicopter. Dave Thomas also appears as Cleese's humorless attorney.Cast:
 Breckin Meyer Nick Schaffer |  Jenica Bergere Hotel Clerk |  Cuba Gooding Jr. Owen Templeton |  Carrie Diamond Casino Bartender |  Douglas Haase Guy at Bar |
| Chris Myers Fox Sportscaster |  Kevin Frazier Fox Sportscaster |  Seth Green Duane Cody |  Gloria Allred Herself |  Vince Vieluf Blaine Cody |
| Renée Lee Witness in Crowd |  Corinna Harney Cocktail Waitress (as Corinna Harney Jones) | Jane C. Walsh Cocktail Waitress |  Whoopi Goldberg Vera Baker |  Lanei Chapman Merrill Jennings (as Lanai Chapman) |
| Jillian Marie Kimberly Pear (as Jillian Marie Hubert) |  Brody Smith Jason Pear |  Jon Lovitz Randall 'Randy' Pear |  Kathy Najimy Beverly 'Bev' Pear |  Andrew Kavovit Richie |
| Mallory Sandler Guest Services Clerk | Rowan Atkinson Enrico Pollini |  John Cleese Donald P. Sinclair |  Dave Thomas Harold Grisham |  Gerard Plunkett High Roller |
 Martin Evans High Roller |  L. Harvey Gold High Roller |  David Lereaney High Roller | Andy Maton High Roller |  Manoj Sood High Roller |
| Phillip Tsui High Roller (as Philip Tsui) |  Allan Lysell High Roller |  Paul Rodriguez Gus the Cabbie |  Marcos Menendez Other Cabbie | Joel Hurt Jones Charter Pilot |
 Catherine Schreiber Ticket Agent |  Amy Smart Tracy Faucet | Daryl Sullivan Man in Line | Kevin Rothery Air Traffic Controller | Jake Bendel U Rent It Clerk |
 Guy Cohen Rental Car Trainee | Susan Breslau Rental Car Manager | Steven Tingle Skinhead Tour Guide |  Jared Van Snellenberg Skinhead Tour Guide |  Dean Cain Shawn Kent |
| Paul Hayes Lucy Bus Driver |  Anaya Farrell Lucy |  Peggy Jo Jacobs Lucy |  Linda Kerns Lucy |  Christine MacInnis Lucy |
| Christopher Peterson Deep Voiced Lucy |  Deborah Theaker Lucy |  Roxanne Wong Asian Lucy | Charlotte Zucker Elderly Lucy | Kate Zucker Girl in Lobby |
| Bob Zucker Boy in Lobby |  Deryl Hayes Sleeping Trooper | Joanne Resnick Biker Woman |  Wayne Knight Zack Mallozzi |  Gene LeBell Veteran with Gun |
 Brandy Ledford Vicky |  Silas Weir Mitchell Lloyd | David Powledge Mechanic (as Dave Powledge) | John Duerler Caterer |  Rick Cramer Test Driver |
| Mike Garibaldi Press Spokesman | Kathleen Marshall Reporter | Vic Chao Engineer |  Colleen Camp Rainbow House Nurse | Junior Ray Truck Driver |
| Tristin Leffler Pierced Girl |  Marty Antonini Monster Truck Driver | Tyler Gauthier Baby on Train | Matthew Gauthier Baby on Train | Shannon Anderson Mother |
| Brian Stollery Father | Gillian Skupa Stewardess |  Greg Camp Smash Mouth (Guitar / Vocals) |  Paul De Lisle Smash Mouth - Bass / Vocals |  Steve Harwell Smash Mouth (Lead Singer) |
| Marc Cervantes Smash Mouth Band Percussion | Michael Klooster Smash Mouth Band Keyboards | Michael Urbano Smash Mouth Band Drums |  Rance Howard Feed the Earth Spokesman |  Lucy Lee Flippin Feed the Earth Spokeswoman |
| Jennifer Rugamas Feed the Earth Girl | Mason Jones Feed the Earth Boy | Robert Baier Concert Guard (uncredited) | Jon A. Barnes Vietnam Vet (uncredited) |  Kathy Bates The Squirrel Lady (uncredited) |
 Julie Boucher Crazy Lucy #40 (uncredited) |  Yvette Dudley-Neuman Crazy Lucy #29 (uncredited) |  Marty Hanenberg Hotel Waiter (uncredited) |  Scott Jackson Man in Line (uncredited) |  John Dylan Louie High Roller (uncredited) |
 Bart McCarthy Mental Patient (uncredited) |  Rusty Meyers Passenger in Line (uncredited) |  Andrei Mignea Gambler (uncredited) | Lucille M. Oliver Psychiatric Patient (2001) (uncredited) |  Rod Padmos Bartender (uncredited) |
| Bob Pepper Gambler (uncredited) | Craig Richards State Trooper Rossi (uncredited) |  Michael A. Tessiero Pedestrian #2 (uncredited) |  Kyla Wise Beautiful Woman #2 (uncredited) |
