- Release Date: 2000
- Runtime: 90 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, Peter Facinelli, Paul Dawson ... see all
- Director: John Swanbeck
- Plot: On the last evening of a convention two seen-it-all industrial lubricant salesmen and a youngster from the research department gather in the hotel's hospitality suite to host a delegates party.... Read more
User Reviews
liam
Mar 08, 2008
liam372002 - yahoo.com
Mar 08, 2008liam372002 - yahoo.com
What a great movie spacey and devito are amazing please go and see this movie all about life.Some people on here just dont get the movie which is a shame but im shure they will if they watch it and take... Full review
The big conversation
Feb 16, 2007
paul2001sw-1 - imdb.com
Feb 16, 2007paul2001sw-1 - imdb.com
'The Big Kahuna' is actually just a big conversation, a three-way encounter between a trio of industry representatives hoping to entice an important client. And the combination of a lively script and a heavyweight cast delivers the goods, Danny de Vito... Full review
The end result of being deluged by disappointments!!
Nov 06, 2006
dataconflossmoor - imdb.com
Nov 06, 2006dataconflossmoor - imdb.com
Three lubricant salesman are staying at a hotel in Wichita to lure the most powerful man in the district (The Big Kahuna)...The three men are Kevin Spacey; a slightly beaten man who is seemingly flippant about failure...Danny DeVito; an exhausted individual... Full review
Devitos worst movie ever
Sep 10, 2006
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Sep 10, 2006az20817 - yahoo.com
Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie ever Worst movie... Full review
Hooked on phonics does work
Feb 15, 2006
justemily_ok - yahoo.com
Feb 15, 2006justemily_ok - yahoo.com
Obviously those of you who don't appreciate this movie, don't contain any character. This is where i'll tell you to refer back to the movie, listen to it, and maybe you'll learn something. Movies don't have to be romantic comedies, have... Full review
hated it
Aug 10, 2005
IrwinMah - yahoo.com
Aug 10, 2005IrwinMah - yahoo.com
This is the worst movie ever made PERIOD. Its boring, there is no point to it and its absolutely boring. rent it and you'll be thinking to yourself "what the hell?" Who made this junk????... Full review
worst movie ever
Aug 10, 2005
alexusmunster - yahoo.com
Aug 10, 2005alexusmunster - yahoo.com
This is honestly the worst movie ever made. It takes place in one room. We had to take three breaks to finish this one. You should watch this movie just so you believe me when I say it is absolutely boring.... Full review
Words
Apr 27, 2005
ksdemolay - yahoo.com
Apr 27, 2005ksdemolay - yahoo.com
It was just a very good movie. I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to watch a movie with substance and some of the best acting you'll ever seen.... Full review
Not for braindeads
Feb 28, 2005
tekax - yahoo.com
Feb 28, 2005tekax - yahoo.com
This movie is about ordinary America. It is so accurate... And have you listened to the soundtrack? It is a poem.... Full review
nonsense
Nov 01, 2004
sharkyb1 - yahoo.com
Nov 01, 2004sharkyb1 - yahoo.com
This movie has the worst script, worst acting skills, worst dialouge,and WAHT IS IT WITH KEVIN SPACEY AND FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!first,spacey went gloariously ballistic with a plate of asparagus and the, he holds up a carrot stick and snarls:"you call these Hors d'ouvres?"... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jan 01, 2004Hollywood Report Card
JS: I think it was really key that I made a short film before we shot "The Big Kahuna.
I thought movies are an image medium, but working more internally, we were allowed to use the faces of the actors as our landscapes and the special effects would be the emotions in their eyes.
... Full Review
| May 19, 2000Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie V
I go to the movies to see, well A MOVIE and not a slow-moving, one room play.....Basically, you've got Devito who whines about his divorce, Spacey yelling about....... ... Full Review
| May 15, 2000Deseret News
If talk really is cheap, then "The Big Kahuna" must be one of the most inexpensive films ever made.
The Big Kahuna" is rated R for frequent use of strong profanity and crude slang, some off-color discussions and a brief scuffle.
... Full Review
| May 12, 2000theglobeandmail.com
The play has a derivative feel, the dialogue enjoys a few brief shining moments, the direction is never more than competent....Facinelli takes what could be merely a Bible-thumping stereotype....Director John Swanbeck displays no such flair.....That kind of handicap makes the performances all the more remarkable.....while hinting at a surprisingly golden heart, Spacey not only makes the good lines sing but gives even the windy stuff a melodic boost..... ... Full Review
PopMatters
For this repetition, if for nothing else, The Big Kahuna succeeds, describing the world many of us inhabit in a provocative fashion and inspiring a new appreciation for the likes of Willy Loman.
Accompanying them is Bob (Peter Facinelli), the young, naive, and eager initiate who looks to learn the ropes from the old masters.
... Full Review
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Big Kahuna gets bigger
denverpost.com –
2005-09-06
The Big Kahuna (2004)
bbc.co.uk –
2004-05-12
On the last day of a convention in Wichita, Kansas, two industrial lubricant salesmen - Larry Mann (Spacey) and Phil Cooper (Danny DeVito) - are camped out in a hotel room, desperately hoping a lucrative big shot will stop by. ... Full Article
The Big Kahuna
rossanthony.com –
2004-01-01
The Big Kahuna -- Revision Notes
rossanthony.com –
2004-01-01
Ultimately the movie is about character, honesty, and friendship. Though Larry barks about it all film, Phil is given the privilege of hammering the message home at the film's climax. ... Full Article

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