Mystery Date

Mystery Date

1991 · 97 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy, Romance

Tom McHugh quickly learns that his perfect big brother Craig isn't all he's cracked up to be while on a night on the town with the girl next door, during which Tom is harassed by unpleasant strangers, threatened by mobsters, pursued by police, attacked by an irate florist, accused of murder, and has his date kidnapped—all because everyone thinks he's Craig...and the classic 1959 DeSoto Firesweep he borrowed off his brother has two dead bodies in the trunk.

Directed by Jonathan Wacks · Written by Parker Bennett

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Ethan Hawke Tom McHugh
Teri Polo Geena Matthews
Brian McNamara Craig McHugh
Fisher Stevens Dwight
Tony Rosato Sharpie
Don S. Davis Doheny
James Hong Fortune Teller
Victor Wong Janitor
BD Wong James Lew
Ping Wu Vince
Duncan Fraser Crully
Jerry Wasserman Detective Al Condon

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