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.


Shawn Hatosy
Thaddeus James

Eliza Dushku
City Hall

Bill Pullman
Max Mariner

Mary Steenburgen
Sarah Michaelson

Danny DeVito
Gastner

Ted Danson
Harvey Parrish