THE MASTER OF DISGUISE

Year: 2002
USA: Columbia Pictures
UK: Columbia Tristar Films (UK)
Cast: Dana Carvey, Mark Devine, Jennifer Esposito, James Brolin, Brent Spiner, Paula Abdul, Bo Derek, Jesse Ventura, Jesse Johnson, Erick Avari, Harold Gould, Steven Hack, Jay Johnston, Robert Machray, Edie McClurg, Brandon Molale, Andy Morrow, Michael Bailey Smith, Kyle Sullivan, John Tenn, Paul F Tompkins
Director: Perry Andelin Blake
Country: USA
UK: 80 mins
USA Rated: PG for mild language and some crude humor
UK Certificate: PG contains mild language and mild comic violence. (To obtain this category cuts of 7 seconds were required. The cuts were Cuts for Category. Company chose to remove dangerous imitable technique, a series of head butts, to gain a PG category. A "12A" uncut was available to the distributor).
USA Release Date: 2 August 2002
UK Release Date: 17 January 2003


Synopsis

Pistachio Disguisey (Dana Carvey), is a sweet-natured Italian waiter working for his father, Fabbrizio (James Brolin). At his father's restaurant, Pistachio can't figure out why he compulsively mimics his customers and desires to change his appearance. What he doesn't know yet is that these traits are part of the Diguisey family secret legacy.

Fabbrizio has never told his son that he comes from a long line of masters of disguise able to mask themselves as almost anyone or anything by harnessing the great power of 'Energico'. Such a talent makes Fabbrizio the kidnapping target of his former archenemy Devlin Bowman (Brent Spinner), a criminal mastermind with a plot to steal the world's most precious treasures.

At first Pistachio is not very effective as he attempts to control his inherited power, but soon, with the help of beautiful assistant Jennifer (Jennifer Esposito), he's spinning through a manic blur of eccentric characterisations in an attempt to track down Devlin Bowman and save his parents.

But will this new Master of Disguise be too late?