Product Details

• Actors: Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelly Preston
• Directors: Steve Oedekerk
• Writers: Steve Oedekerk
• Producers: Dan Jinks, Louis A. Stroller, Martin Bregman, Michael Bregman, Michael Klawitter
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304706995
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,770 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence star in this stupid comedy about a stressed-out white executive who takes a black carjacker hostage and forces him to go along on a road trip to nowhere. The duo, of course, forge a bond but find their journey interrupted by a tarantula, a pair of stickup men, a lip-synching security guard, and loads of dull sight gags. The film looks like it's supposed to suggest increasing depth for writer-director Steve Oedekerk (writer for The Nutty Professor), but he seems content with merely purloining the outline of a classic story (a white man and a black man, worlds apart, go on the run together) and filling it in with complete fluff. With Kelly Preston. The DVD release includes optional widescreen and standard formats, optional French and Spanish soundtracks, and original theatrical trailers. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all-time favorites, January 16, 2000

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Oliver Ready "Kwaping" (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nothing to Lose (DVD)

Don't pay attention to the amazon.com reviewer, this movie is one of the best comedies ever! The dynamics between Lawrence and Robbins are great and the plot's VERY nice and twisty. If you don't much care for "boyz in da hood" type movies, don't worry - this isn't one. It's just a great comic adventure that'll make you almost fall out of your chair laughing.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Laughed 'til I cried, October 21, 2005

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This review is from: Nothing to Lose (DVD)

This is one of my favorite comedies. Robbins and Lawrence are a really good team; the "spider-freak-out" dance by Robbins, and the goofy security guard routine by Steve Oedekerk were hilarious.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From Bad To Worse, August 24, 2003

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SuziQ (Columbia, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nothing to Lose [VHS] (VHS Tape)

In "Nothing To Lose" Nick Beam (Tim Robbins), a white executive from the suburbs of Los Angeles, is having a really bad day. To start with, he walks in on his wife in bed with another man. He's having a really rough time with his boss. And to top it all off, he gets carjacked by T.(Terrence) Paul (Martin Lawrence). Feeling he has "nothing to lose," Nick decides to turn the tables on this would be carjacker and take him for the action packed thrill ride of his life.

In this 1997 comedy, directed by Steve Oedekerk, you will get 98 minutes of gut busting laughs. If you like comedies with lots of action, hold-ups, high speed chases, and revenge, I would recommend this movie to you.

I give this film four stars because, while it is a very funny film, it does have a lot of foul language. Therefore, I wouldn't recommend this film for young people, or people who prefer to keep young sensitive ears.