Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.

• Columbia Pictures
• Dustin Hoffman
• Geena Davis
• Andy García
• Joan Cusack
• Kevin J. O'Connor
• Chevy Chase
• Maury Chaykin
• Stephen Tobolowsky