Nothing to Lose (1997 film)
Nothing to Lose is a 1997 comedy film starring Martin Lawrence and Tim Robbins. The film was directed by Steve Oedekerk who also wrote the film and made a cameo appearance as a lipsynching security guard in the film.
Advertising executive Nick Beam Tim Robbins thinks his life is going very welluntil he returns home from work and discovers that his wife Ann Kelly Preston is apparently having an affair with his boss, Philip Barlow Michael McKean. On the edge of a nervous breakdown, Nick drives around the city until smalltime carjacker TPaul Martin Lawrence jumps into Nicks SUV and attempts to rob him. Turning the tables on his mugger, Nick accidentally kidnaps TPaul on the spot and drives him to the desert. After TPaul robs a gas station in the Arizona desert, the mismatched pair devises a scheme to rob Nicks boss in revenge for the affair. Nick knows the combination to a safe in his bosss office containing a large amount of cash, as well as the best time to enter, and where not to venture in the building. TPaul knows the weaknesses of the security system, how to avoid the cameras, and how to get through any electronic locks that they might encounter.Another criminal duo, Davis Rig Lanlow and Charles Charlie Dunt John C. McGinley and Giancarlo Esposito get blamed for the gasstation robbery and pursue the pair to L.A. After a brief confrontation, the two ram Nicks truck off the road. Nevertheless, the two manage to escape the real criminals wrath, TPaul accidentally shoots Nick in the right arm. TPaul takes Nick to his apartment so his wife can bandage Nicks right arm while there, Nick peruses Terrance TPauls electrical engineering degree and a stack of rejection letters from potential employers. That night, the pair execute their plan. During the robbery, however, Nick damages his boss prize fertility statue and reveals himself to the security camera. The situation worsens further as the crooks that Nick and Paul escaped from, who are now waiting outside, follow them to their hotel and steal their money, place TPaul in a trap for Nick to find when he returns from the bar. ........
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