The Big Kahuna (2000)
Director
John Swanbeck
Main cast
Kevin Spacey; Danny DeVito; Peter Facinelli; Paul Dawson
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Description
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.
John Swanbeck
Main cast
Kevin Spacey; Danny DeVito; Peter Facinelli; Paul Dawson
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Description
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.
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