A 1997 American crime-comedy directed by Marco Brambilla that has a young woman (Alicia Silverstone), neglected by her father (Jack Thompson), faking her kidnapping to get his attention, only for her to get kidnapped for real.
The movie also stars Benicio del Toro, Christopher Walken, Nicholas Turturro, Harry Connick Jr., Leland Orser, and Sally Kirkland.
It was released on August 29, 1997.
Tropes for the film:
- Accidental Kidnapping: Emily Hope. She wants to make her father think she's been kidnapped, so she ties herself up and locks herself in the trunk of the car. Then a real car thief steals the car with her inside...
- Faked Kidnapping: Emily fakes her own kidnapping to get her father's attention. She handcuffs herself and puts herself in the trunk of her car, but a criminal steals the car while she's in it and the fake kidnapping turns into a real one.
- Punk in the Trunk: Emily fakes her own kidnapping to get her father's attention. She handcuffs herself and puts herself in the trunk of her car, but a criminal steals the car while she's in it and the fake kidnapping turns into a real one.
