What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Infobox_Film
name=What's the Worst That Could Happen?


caption = The movie poster for "What's the Worst That Could Happen?".
imdb_id=0161083
writer=Donald E. Westlake
Matthew Chapman
starring=Martin Lawrence,
Danny DeVito
director=Sam Weisman
music=Tyler Bates | distributor=Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released=June 1 2001
runtime=94 min.
language=English
movie_series=
awards=
producer=David Hoberman,
Martin Lawrence,
John Morrissey,
David Nicksay,
Lawrence Turman
budget=$45,000,000 (estimated)|

"What's the Worst That Could Happen?" is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and starring Martin Lawrence and Danny DeVito. Loosely based on the book of the same name by Donald Westlake, the film's supporting cast includes John Leguizamo, Bernie Mac, Larry Miller, Nora Dunn, GQ, and William Fichtner.

The film was released in June 2001 and went on to gross over $30 million at the North American box office.

The film was shot at various locations in California and Massachusetts. The locations in Massachusetts include Boston, Concord, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Cambridge and Milton. Filming in California primarily took place in Riverside, California.

Plot

Both Kevin (played by Lawrence) and Max (DeVito) have made careers out of stealing from others. Kevin Caffrey is a professional thief with a taste for the finer things in life, trying to impress a girl he recently met. Billionaire Max Fairbanks is a ruthless businessman used to getting whatever he wants when he wants it. When Kevin targets Max's supposedly unoccupied beachfront mansion for an easy night-time heist, he interrupts Max in the bath, the cops are soon called, and Kevin is arrested. With Kevin in handcuffs, however, Max takes it one step too far, he takes Kevin's good-luck ring (which he had gotten from his girlfriend after promising never to lie to her) right off his finger, telling the police it's his and exacting his own little revenge; thieving from a thief. The battlelines are now drawn, the ring was Kevin's girlfriend's, and he'll do anything to get it back. As their battle of wills escalates, Kevin and Max go a long way towards finding out that the worst that could happen is worse than they ever imagined.

Tagline

*It takes a thief to nail a crook.

Cast

* Martin Lawrence
* Danny DeVito
* John Leguizamo
* Nora Dunn
* Larry Miller
* Bernie Mac
* GQ

Details

*Originally a project for Heath Ledger.

*Kevin's house is the same firehouse used in (1985) and the Boston portion of The Real World (1997).

*In the scene on the roof between Martin Lawrence and John Leguizamo John's character refers to Martin's Character by his real name, Martin.

External links

*imdb title|id=0161083|title=What's the Worst That Could Happen?
* [http://www.mgm.com/whatstheworst/ MGM's official "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" site]
*rotten-tomatoes|id=whats_the_worst_that_could_happen|title=What's the Worst That Could Happen?
*mojo title|id=whatstheworstthatcouldhappen|title=What's the Worst That Could Happen?