Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

Misunderstood. Misplaced. Mismatched.

1993•1h 36m•5.5/10

ActionComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(170)

When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.

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Production

New Line Cinema, Castle Rock Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Andrew Sterling

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Amos Odell

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Phil Gillman

Margaret Colin

Margaret Colin

Judy Gillman

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Officer Donnie Donaldson

Chelcie Ross

Chelcie Ross

Deputy Earl

Jordan Lund

Jordan Lund

Deputy Riley

I.M. Hobson

I.M. Hobson

Waldo Lake

Jeff Blumenkrantz

Jeff Blumenkrantz

Ernie

Todd Weeks

Todd Weeks

Stan

Jodi Long

Jodi Long

Wendy Wong

Michael Burgess

Michael Burgess

Black Reporter

Leonor Anthony

Hispanic Reporter

Walter Raymond

Anchorman

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

The Reverend Fenton Brunch

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Ula

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink

Ron Taylor

Ron Taylor

Sherman

Aimee Graham

Aimee Graham

Stacy

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