The Big Kahuna (1999)

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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.

• Released: 1999-11-17
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 379 votes

Directed by John Swanbeck.

Top cast

• Kevin Spacey as Larry Mann
• Danny DeVito as Phil Cooper
• Peter Facinelli as Bob Walker
• Paul Dawson as Bellboy
• Christopher Donahue as Bartender (uncredited)
• Ron Komora as The Big Kahuna (uncredited)
• Frank L. Messina as Business Man (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Big Kahuna

• United States: stream on History Vault; rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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