Mouse-Hunt (DVD)

Director: Gore Verbinski Producers: Bart Brown, Bruce Cohen and Tony Ludwig. Writer: Adam Rifkin. Stars: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Christopher Walken and William Hickey Another Dreamworks effort, released in late 1997, this rather strange comedy follows two people who inherit a near derelict house only to find an unwanted resident. **BRIEF PLOT** Lars Smuntz, (played by Lee Evens) and Ernie Smuntz, (played by Nathan Lane), a high flying chef, are two brothers who have inherited there fathers string business but are finding it difficult to keep the business running... Apart from the business they also inherited ...

Mouse Hunt is the natural successor to films like 'Home Alone' with its use of manic comedy set pieces usually built around the continued suffering of some hapless adults. In this case the hapless adults are the Smuntz brothers but instead of being tortured by the antics of a small boy it is a mouse who seeks to defend his home. There is a basic story. Set in the 1940s the brothers have lost their father and seen his legacy to them - a string factory - go into bankruptcy. The other part of their legacy is an old house which although in complete disrepair is a valuable example of a famous architects house building. The house could be worth $20million but there ...

>>>> Synopsis When their father dies, brothers Lars and Ernie Smuntz (Nathan Lane and Lee Evans) inherit his prehistoric string making business and a dilapidated old mansion which time has forgotten. Feeling hard done by, their attitude soon changes when the discover that the dilapidated old mansion is in fact worth millions. But one thing stands in their way of cashing in and selling off the old building, a small mouse which has made it it’s home and seems intent on keeping it that way. >>>> Opinion “Great fun for all the family!” - The Daily Mail, “Laugh-a-minute mayhem.” - Daily Star are just two of the ...