Ray Pluto and Jerry Cubbins are New York City homicide detectives well endowed with comic possibilities. Recent events have led to Pluto being pegged as something of a wiseass. In truth, he hasn't been himself since the tragic death of his wife and child and finds solace by smoking a little hash and watching "Fitness Cheer," a bubbly exercise show with scantily clad cheerleaders. While Pluto is getting lunch one day, a vicious gunman bursts in and Pluto is presented with the perfect opportunity to regain some self-respect. But instead, Pluto's back goes into a spasm and he drops his gun, allowing six-year-old "little Ricky Kapinski" to save the day and become the media's newest obsession. Pluto becomes the joke of the police force and is put on restricted duty. Then his friend Juan is stabbed in a suspicious attempted robbery. Pluto decides to risk his career by doing his own investigation to solve the crime, to help his friend and perhaps, in the process, regain his own self-respect.

Director:
Tom Dicillo	Director
Adam Sorota	Sally Jesse Raphael Segment Director
Cast:
Denis Leary	as Ray Pluto
Elizabeth Hurley	as Doctor Ann Beamer
Steve Buscemi	as Jerry Cubbins
Victor Argo	as Lieutenant Spigot
Christopher Noth	as Chick Dimitri
Kevin Johnson Olson	as Ricky Lapinsky
Donald Faison	as Cletis
Keith Nobbs	as Duke
Luis Guzman	as Juan Benitez
Melonie Diaz	as Maribel Benitez
Millie Tirelli	as Yolanda Benitez
Maurice Compte	as Jo Jo
Otto Sanchez	as Ping Pong
Joe d'Angerio	as Detective Janks
Maurice Smith	as Detective Boover
Rachel Avalon	as Carla
Stephanie Ortiz	as Brenda
Rachel Vasquez	as Lucy
Kerry Li	as News Reporter
Sara Lee Kessler	as Gina Lavina
Bill Boggs	as Bill Berman
Marjan Dore	as Nikki
Tamika Thomas	as Tracey
Laurie Ann Wallace	as Caprice
Gerry Bamman	as Mayor Geminelli
Sally Jessy Raphael	as Herself
Sharon Wilkins	as Teesha
Maurice Shrog	as Ed
Marilyn Rockafellow	as Nora
Caprice Benedetti	as Shelley
Leslie Lyles	as Lola Fontaine
Daniel Margotta	as Truck Driver
Upendran Panicker	as Abdul
Suzanne Smith	as Waitress
Heather Dillon	as Splashed Woman
Christian Baskous	as Man Smoking
Toni Redman	as Woman Smoking
Geof Cantor	as Maitre D'
Gloria Irizarry	as Woman In Hospital
Jose Robelo	as Man In Hospital
Danny Seckel	as Burger Bun Clerk
Mike Russo	as Desert Storm
Erin Hogarty	as Cheerleader No 1
Daisy Baldwin	as Cheerleader No 2
Robin Koenig	as Leadman
Marya Columbia	as Performer
Cinematography:
Robert Yeoman	Director Of Photography
David Knox	Director Of Photography (Eyeball Sequence)
Doug Kofsky	Film Loader
Roman Turovsky	Camera Scenic
Jeb Byers	"B" Camera Assistant
Jonathan Herron	Camera Operator
Bruce Maccallum	Additional Camera Operator
Jamie Silverstein	"B" Camera Operator
Storn Peterson	1st Assistant Camera
Bart Blaise	2nd Assistant Camera
Joia Speciale	Assistant Camera
William Arnot	Steadicam Operator
Andrew Zuch	Video Playback
James Davies	Video Playback
Writer:
Tom Dicillo	Screenwriter
Mary Gambardella	Script Supervisor
Producer:
Jim Serpico	Producer
Marcus Viscidi	Producer
David Kronemyer	Producer
Larry Katz	Producer
Christopher Page	Producer/Additional Sounds (For The Composer (East West Communications Inc))
Norm Waitt	Executive Producer
Jeanne Marie Van Cott	Production Executive
Meredith Zamsky	Co-Producer
Editing:
Camilla Toniolo	Editor
Sandra Nash	Assistant Editor
Zeborah Tidwell	Associate Editor
Sylvia Menno	Dialogue Editor
Tony Martinez	Dialogue Editor
Music:
Jim Farmer	Music; Guitar
Andy Green	Music Media (Media Luna); Guitar
Jon Herrington	Guitar
Mark Helias	Bass
Crispin Cioe	Saxophone
Harwood (Harwood)	Song ("Dark State Of Mind")
Martin (Martin)	Song ("Dark State Of Mind")
Sherik (Sherik)	Song ("Dark State Of Mind")
Stephen Ulrich	Songs ("Skinless Boneless" "Curb Urchin" "Latin Quarter")
Itaal Shur	Songs ("Vavavoom" "Soultown")
Ottmar Liebert	Song
M J Tournier	Song ("Glidub")
J H Fugler	Song ("Glidub")
M J Bryant	Song ("Glidub")
Cesar Rosas	Song ("Cumbia Raza")
David Lowe	Song ("Seventh Heaven")
Boris Blank	Song ("Otto Di Catania")
Dieter Meier	Song ("Otto Di Catania")
Morcheeba (Morcheeba)	Song
Arsenio Rodriguez	Song ("Esclavo Triste")
Medhat (Medhat)	Song ("Nafs El Makan")
Riad (Riad)	Song ("Nafs El Makan")
Lhasa De Sala	Song ("De Cara A La Pared")
Yves Desrosiers	Song ("De Cara A La Pared")
Tuatara (Tuatara)	Song Performer ("Dark State Of Mind")
Big Lazy (Big Lazy)	Song Performer ("Skinless Boneless" "Curb Urchin" "Latin Quarter")
Big Muff (Big Muff)	Song Performer ("Vavavoom" "Soultown")
Ottmar Liebert	Song Performer ("Barcelona Nights")
Fluke (Fluke)	Song Performer ("Glidub")
Los Lobos	Song Performer ("Cumbia Raza")
The Blue Hawaiians (The Blue Hawaiians)	Song Performer ("Penetration")
Dreamcatcher (Dreamcatcher)	Song Performer ("Seventh Heaven")
	Song Performer ("Otto Di Catania")
Morcheeba (Morcheeba)	Song Performer ("Climbing Down Gently")
Marc Ribot	Song Performer ("Esclavo Triste")
Amir Diab	Song Performer ("Nafs El Makan")
Lhasa De Sala	Song Performer ("De Cara A La Pared")
Patrick Mullins	Music Editor
Title Design:
Jennifer Cossetto	Title Designer
Assistant Direction:
Stephen Wertimer	1st Assistant Director
Lisa M Rowe	2nd Assistant Director
Art Director:
Shawn Carroll	Art Director
Visual Effects:
Wilfred Caban	Special Effects Assistant
Carmen Campolo	Additional Special Effects Assistant
Fred Kraemer	Additional Special Effects Assistant
Robert J Scupp	Additional Special Effects Assistant
Steve Kirshoff	Special Effects Coordinator
Make-Up:
Meredith Soupios	Key Makeup Artist
Tracy Lee	Elizabeth Hurley Hair & Makeup Artist
Kerrie Smith	Key Hairstylist
Costume-Wardrobe:
Jennifer Von Mayrhauser	Costume Designer
Patricia Eiben	Additional Costumer
Daniele Hollywood	Assistant Costume Designer
Barbara J Hause	Wardrobe Supervisor
Art Department:
Alex Wei	Art Department Coordinator
Rita Lascaro	Graphic Designer
Antony Baldasare	On-Set Dresser
Martha Fishkin	Set Dresser
Roman Greller	Set Dresser
Paul Roer	Set Dresser
Jeffrey Rollins	Set Dresser
Victoria Vanasca	Set Dresser
Denise Andres	Set Costumer
Ondine Karady	Set Decorator
Akeo Ihara	Assistant Property Master
Vittoria Frua De Angeli	Art Department Intern
Kevin Loo	Art Department Intern
Production Designer:
Michael Shaw	Production Designer
Sound:
Dan Fulton	Sound Intern
Eliza Paley	Supervising Sound Editor
Malaika Langa	Audio Post Coordinator
Sarah Gromko	Audio Post Technical Support
Vince Pontarelli	Midway Game Sound Effects
Magdaline Volaitis	Sound Effects Editor
Paul P Soucek	Additional Sound Effects Editor
Mathew Price	Sound Mixer
Ajae Clearway	Assistant Sound Editor
Dominick Tavella	Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Langman	Foley Editor
Kenton Jakub	Adr Editor
Casting:
Susan Shopmaker	Casting
Erica Polgon	Assistant Casting Director
Byron Crystal	Extras Casting
Stunts:
Frank Ferrara	Stunts
Tim Gallin	Stunts
Nicholas J Giagiulio	Stunts
Don Hewitt	Stunts
Joanne Lamstein	Stunts
Angela Meryl	Stunts
Connie Picard	Stunts
Don Picard	Stunts
Jodi Michelle Pynn	Stunts
Danny Aiello III	Stunt Coordinator
Mike Russo	Stunt Coordinator
Keith Siglinger	Stunt Man (For Denis Leary)
Norman Douglass	Stunt Man (For Otto Sanchez)
Jay Carrado	Stunt Man (For Maurice Compte)
Janet Paparazzo	Stunt Man (For Caprice Benedetti)
Publicity:
Bob Levine	Unit Publicist
Production Companies:
Myriad Pictures	Production Company
Gold Circle Entertainment	Production Company
Lemon Sky Productions	Production Company
Apostle Pictures	Production Company
Coast To Coast Catering, Inc.	Production Company
Panavision, Ltd.	Production Company
International Film Guarantors	Production Company
Reel Music Inc	Production Company
Entertainment Partners	Production Company
Central Casting, Inc.	Production Company
Sound One	Production Company
Planet 10 Post	Production Company
Technicolor	Production Company
	Production Company
Fulton Post	Production Company
The Effects House	Production Company
Match Cut Inc	Production Company
Corneliani Usa	Production Company
	Production Company
Lloyd Table Company	Production Company
Percussive Adventures Sound Library	Production Company
American Greeting Inc	Production Company
	Production Company
Amy Kaufman Dc	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Doctor Koran	Production Company
Madison Magazine	Production Company
	Production Company
New York Post	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Russ Berrie & Company Inc	Production Company
	Production Company
Tocca	Production Company
Wall Street Journal	Production Company
Smith-Teitelbaum Chiropractic	Production Company
Diane Footlick Paintings	Production Company
New York City Mayor'S Office Of Film, Theatre And Broadcasting	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Newark Mayor'S Office	Production Company
Eastman Kodak	Production Company
Dr Reiff & Associates (Dr Reiff & Associates)	Production Insurance
Lionsgate	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Ctv International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Myriad Pictures	Foreign Distribution Sales
Trimark Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Film Production - Main:
Lori Johnson	Production Supervisor
Peter I Sabat	Production Coordinator
Beth Zagrany	Production Accountant
Claire Mack	Set Decorating Production Assistant
Gene Paterson	Set Decorating Production Assistant
Julie Cottrell	Costume Production Assistant
Jeff Livesey	Boom Operator
Paul Koronkiewicz	Boom Operator
Michael Lee Reed	Best Boy
Christopher Skutch	Best Boy Grip
Chris Laker	Assistant Production Coordinator
Lamont Crawford	Dolly Grip
Timothy P Cassella	Driver
Robert Collins (Bob)	Driver
Sean Heilig	Driver
Paul Kane	Driver
Dennis Kelly	Driver
Rich Kornak	Driver
Dan Paustain	Driver
Luis Rodriguez	Driver
Andrew J Day	Gaffer
Joseph Quirk	Gaffer
Tony Arnaud	Grip
Kevin W. Flynn	Grip
Terrence C Burke	Additional Grip
Mel Cannon	Additional Grip
Carl Peterson	Additional Grip
Robert M Andres	Key Grip
Jonathan Graham	Key Construction Grip
Brad Gross	Key Grip
Barry Wetcher	Still Photographer
Richard Corman	Black & White Sports Photography (From Book "Glory")
Jennifer Karady	Body Piercing Photography
Thomas J Heilig	Transportation Captain
Vic Norwak	Transportation Co-Captain
Joe Facey	Craft Service
John Partham	Assistant Engineer (Media Luna)
James Mullen	Assistant Engineer (Jim Farmer Studios)
Eric Stausser	Apprentice Sound Editor
Film Production - Unit:
Meredith Zamsky	Unit Production Manager
Film Production - Construction/Set:
Nicholas R. Miller	Construction Coordinator
Augie Carton	Key Set Production Assistant
Kathleen Kearney	Key Set Production Assistant
Adam Weisinger	Key Set Production Assistant
Malcolm Dodson	Set Production Assistant
Rinaldo Guerra	Set Production Assistant
Erik Reyes	Set Production Assistant
Jeff Butcher	Property Master
Alison Froling	Props Buyer
Film Production - Lighting/Electrical:
Rocco Palmieri	Generator Operator
Michael Fradianni	Electrician
Michael Hunold	Electrician
Darryl Furr	Additional Electrician
Francis Leach	Additional Electrician
Lowell Shulman	Additional Electrician
Location Manager:
Ged Dickersin	Location Manager
Location Scout:
Bill Garvey	Location Scout
Jonathan Roumie	Location Scout
Assistant Location Manager:
Suk Yi Mar	Assistant Location Manager
Misc. Crew:
Paul Tompkins	Payroll Accountant
Amy T Carter	Assistant Accountant
Robert Milazzo	Assistant (To Tom Dicillo)
Bartow Church	Assistant (To Jim Serpico)
Steve Hochmuth	Assistant (To Denis Leary)
Eric Christoffersen	Dolby Sound Consultant
Doctor Siri Smith	Chiropractic Consultant
Doctor Jan Teitelbaum	Chiropractic Consultant
Detective Mike Charles	Police Detective Consultant
Leslie Abell	Legal Services
David Fox	Legal Services
Chris Lundy	Office Assistant
Sandy Kusek	Office Assistant
Jennifer Chambers	Office Assistant
Tom Dicillo	Other
Mario Herrera	Other
Sondra James	Other
Gordon Krause	Other
Susan Glod	Other
Donovan Barrett-Tomlinson	Set Security
Peter Ansell	Eyeball Wrangler
Thomas Quinn	Eyeball Wrangler
Tom Dicillo	Various
Gordon Krause	Various
Mario Herrera	Various
Susan Glod	Various
Sondra James	Various
Andrew Cies	Various
Adam Kreps	Various
David Phillip (Super Dave)	Various
Howard Shapiro	Various
Dan Fulton	Sound
Special Thanks:
Steve Small	Special Thanks ("This Film Would Have Not Been Possible Without The Perseverance & Support")
Cassian Elwes	Special Thanks ("This Film Would Have Not Been Possible Without The Perseverance & Support")
Steve Seline	Special Thanks
John Schuele	Special Thanks
Annette Sneckenberg	Special Thanks
Patty Kilgore	Special Thanks
Jennifer Zerner	Special Thanks
Bill Nisselson	Special Thanks
Hudson Dry Goods (Hudson Dry Goods)	Special Thanks
Dana Kellin	Special Thanks
Norm Marshall	Special Thanks
Doctor David Rowe	Special Thanks
Tom Sellitti	Special Thanks
Jill Stuart	Special Thanks
Trina Wilson	Special Thanks

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States January 2001

Released in United States on Video December 31, 2002

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Opening Night) August 31 - September 9, 2001.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.

Project had been in development with Lakeshore Entertainment.

Lions Gate acquired domestic distribution rights at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival for a reported $1 million.

Straight-to-video release.

Began shooting June 6, 2000.

Completed shooting July 25, 2000.

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Opening Night) August 31 - September 9, 2001.)

Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)

Released in United States on Video December 31, 2002