Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.
Directed by Gore Verbinski
factory worker
factory
sibling relationship
winter
loss of loved one
auction
cooking
mouse
restaurant
house
trap
slapstick comedy
inheritance
explosion
chef
exterminator
flood
auctioneer
rodent
mousetrap
mouse hunt
string
Rank
#66 in 1997·#4464 overall
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Cast
Nathan Lane
Ernie Smuntz
Lee Evans
Lars Smuntz
Vicki Lewis
April Smuntz
Maury Chaykin
Alexander Falko
Eric Christmas
The Lawyer
Michael Jeter
Quincy Thorpe
Debra Christofferson
Ingrid
Camilla Søeberg
Hilde
Ian Abercrombie
Auctioneer
Annabelle Gurwitch
Roxanne Atkins
Eric Poppick
The Banker
Ernie Sabella
Maury
Crew
Gore Verbinski
Director
Adam Rifkin
Screenplay
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Phedon Papamichael
Director of Photography
Bruce Cohen
Producer
Christopher Lawrence
Costume Supervisor
Carla Meyer
Dialect Coach
James Ward Byrkit
Production Illustrator
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Mic Rodgers
Stunts
Keith Campbell
Stunts
Denise Chamian
Casting
Popular Reviews
301 reviews
Franklin
6.0★ · 07/05/26
Ernie Smuntz: I don't think we're dealing with an ordinary mouse.
Ernie Smuntz: I don't think we're dealing with an ordinary mouse.
Ayo
6.0★ · 06/05/26
Mouse was a whole vibe. He and catzilla in the piano should be taught at film schools
Mouse was a whole vibe. He and catzilla in the piano should be taught at film schools
Trev
7.0★ · 05/27/26
A John Hughes movie for kids with ADHD (In the best way)
A John Hughes movie for kids with ADHD (In the best way)
