WHAT'S THE WORST THAT
COULD HAPPEN?
Year: 2001
USA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
UK: Optimum Releasing
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Danny DeVito, John Leguizamo, Glenne Headly, William Fichtner, Carmen Ejogo, Bernie Mac, Larry Miller, Nora Dunn, Richard Schiff, Karen MacDonald, Ana Gasteyer, Siobhan Fallon, Lenny Clarke
Director: Sam Weisman
Country: USA
UK: 98 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for language and sexual content
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong language and moderate sexual references
USA Release Date: 1 June 2001
UK Release Date: 28 June 2002
Synopsis
Kevin and Max have made careers out of stealing: Kevin Caffrey (Martin Lawrence) is a professional thief with a taste for the finer things and billionaire Max Fairbanks (Danny DeVito) is a ruthless businessman used to getting whatever he wants.
When Kevin targets Max's supposedly unoccupied beachfront mansion for an easy nighttime heist, he interrupts Max in a bathtub tryst with Miss September, the cops are called, and Kevin is arrested. With Kevin in handcuffs, however, Max takes it one step too far - he takes Kevin's good-luck ring right off his finger, telling the police it's his and exacting his own little revenge - thieving from a thief.
Now the combat lines are drawn: The ring was Kevin's girlfriend's, and he'll do anything to get it back. As their battle of wills escalates into full-on war (and a colorful cast takes sides), Kevin and Max fumble and bumble their way towards finding out that the worst that could happen is worse - and funnier - than they ever imagined.