Three Businessmen

Three Businessmen

A Comedy About Serious Things

PG-13 1998 · 80 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Drama

An American art dealer (Miguel Sandoval), who specializes in southwestern topaz, arrives by train in Liverpool. Similarly, a very proper British art dealer (Alex Cox), who specializes in African art, arrives in the same hotel. The two meet in the hotel's abandoned restaurant and decide to set off in finding an evening meal, which becomes problematic immediately when the Brit reveals he is vegetarian. While following their pursuit of a mutually acceptable meal, the main point of the film is their discourse en route to their various attempts at an eatery.

Directed by Alex Cox · Written by Tod Davies

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Miguel Sandoval Bennie Reyes
Alex Cox Frank King
Robert Wisdom Leroy Jasper
Isabel Ampudia Josefina
Andrew Schofield Hotel Receptionist
Tomorowo Taguchi Noodle Shop Waiter
Ryoko Takizawa Noodle Shop Waitress
Christine Colvin Liverpool Barmaid
John McMartin Liverpool Businessman
Charlie Ryan Old Liverpudlian
Adrian Henri Poet
Masatoshi Nagase Blind Man

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