Excess Baggage
A crash course in kidnappings, car thefts and other rituals of dating.
1997 • 101 min • Action · Comedy · Crime
Synopsis
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 61 Audience · 261 · 100%
A young heiress stages her own kidnapping but gets more than she bargained for when her car is stolen with her in the trunk. She teams up with the car thief to evade criminals who want the car and a suspicious relative.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Characters held at gunpoint
- Brief sexual innuendo
- Some mild language
What it models well
- Cooperation under pressure
- Resourcefulness
- Unlikely friendships
Talk about it after
- Consequences of pranks
- Trust and honesty
- Judging others
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Top billed cast
Director: Marco Brambilla • Crew: Max D. Adams
Trailers & clips
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.1/10 (261)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0119086
