Bruce Willis
Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski
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Learn the origin and meaning of the colloquial American phrase "the whole nine yards", which means "everything, the whole lot" or "all the way". See how it evolved from a 19th-century short story to a popular expression in various contexts.
With Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan. A struggling dentist's life is turned upside down when a famous gangster moves in next door, and his wife convinces him to inform a notorious mob boss about the gangster's whereabouts.
- (130K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Jonathan Lynn
- 2000-02-18
The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American crime comedy film starring Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry. It follows a dentist who befriends a former hitman and gets involved in a mob plot to kill his wife and her lover.
The expression ‘the whole nine yards’ means ‘all of it – the full measure’. What's the origin of the phrase 'The whole nine yards'? Abstract. This piece is quite long, so here’s a summary:
The Whole Nine Yards. Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis), a mob hitman-turned-informant, ratted on the mob and put his life in jeopardy. Now he has moved to suburban Montreal, ostensibly to...
- (105)
- Jonathan Lynn
- R
- Bruce Willis
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A comedy about a dentist who gets involved in a mob hitman's life after his wife betrays him. Read the plot summaries, cast and crew, trivia, and user reviews of this movie on IMDb.
