Overview
Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who claims to be Barkley's illegitimate half-brother. Motivated not so much by money as revenge, Thaddeus tries to convince Barkley to help him carry out a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against their patriarch.
Cast
- Alan Rickman as Eli Michaelson
- Bryan Greenberg as Barkley Michaelson
- Shawn Hatosy as Thaddeus James
- Eliza Dushku as City Hall
- Bill Pullman as Max Mariner
- Mary Steenburgen as Sarah Michaelson
- Danny DeVito as Gastner
- Ted Danson as Harvey Parrish
- Ernie Hudson as Bill Canega
- Lindy Booth as Beth Chapman