Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who claims to be Barkley's illegitimate half-brother. Motivated not so much by money as revenge, Thaddeus tries to convince Barkley to help him carry out a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against their patriarch.
Alan Rickman
as Eli Michaelson
Bryan Greenberg
as Barkley Michaelson
Shawn Hatosy
as Thaddeus James
Eliza Dushku
as City Hall
Bill Pullman
as Det. Max Mariner
Mary Steenburgen
as Sarah Michaelson
Danny DeVito
as Gastner
Ted Danson
as Harvey Parrish
Ernie Hudson
as Sgt. Bill Canega
Lindy Booth
as Beth Chapman
Tracey Walter
as Simon Ahrens
Hal B. Klein
as Tully's Guy
