Carpool (film)

Infobox Film
name = Carpool|

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caption = Carpool poster|
director = Arthur Hiller|
producer = Arnon Milchan
Michael G. Nathanson|
writer = Mark Christopher
starring = Tom Arnold
David Paymer
Rachel Leigh Cook
Colleen Rennison
Rhea Perlman
Rod Steiger|
music = John Debney|
cinematography = David M. Walsh|
editing = M. James Langlois
William H. Reynolds|
distributor = Warner Bros.|
released = August 23, 1996|
runtime = 92 Min.|
country = USA|
language = English|
mpaa_rating = PG|
imdb_id = 0115836|

"Carpool" is a 1996 comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Tom Arnold and David Paymer.

Plot

Workaholic Daniel Miller (Paymer) has an important business meeting but finds himself having to drive the neighborhood carpool for his kids and their friends when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get a snack for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. The situation worsens as Franklin Laszlo (Arnold), a desperate carnival owner who had been contemplating a bank robbery, robs the robbers and takes Daniel and the kids hostage in their Toyota Previa van as his truck is blocked by an armored car. A comedic car chase ensues through Seattle. Daniel discovers his kids and their friends do not really respect him and they react better to Franklin. During the film the family's car is painted purple, this was the highlight of an otherwise mediocre film.

Reception

The film was given a variety of reviews, with many critics panning its poor plot and acting, with a Metacritic rating at 15/100 [http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/carpool Metacritic page] for "Carpooling"] and other popular review sites such as Rotten Tomatoes giving the film a 0% rating. [ [http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/carpool/ Rotten Tomatoes page] for "Carpooling"]

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