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The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn. It was written by Mitchell Kapner and stars Bruce Willis , Matthew Perry , Amanda Peet , Michael Clarke Duncan , and Natasha Henstridge .
The whole nine yards" or "the full nine yards" is a colloquial American English phrase meaning "everything, the whole lot" or, when used as an adjective, "all the way". [1] Its first usage was the punch line of an 1855 Indiana comedic short story titled "The Judge's Big Shirt".
With Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan. A struggling dentist's life is turned upside down when a famous gangster moves in next door, and his wife convinces him to inform a notorious mob boss about the gangster's whereabouts.
Here’s a representation of the growth in use of ‘the whole nine yards’ in print worldwide. So, that’s it; no kilts, no machine guns, no sailing ships – just a jokey expression, made up by someone within a day’s drive of Indiana. See other phrases that were coined in the USA.
What were the yards in the phrase the whole nine yards originally measuring? A Texas seamstress speculated that it could have been fabric.
Everybody is having everybody whacked in “The Whole Nine Yards.” Jimmy the Tulip is being sought by Janni Gogolak (Kevin Pollak), a Chicago gangster, who wants him whacked. Sophie wants Oz to go to Chicago and rat on the Tulip so they can collect the finder’s fee.
Summaries. A struggling dentist's life is turned upside down when a famous gangster moves in next door, and his wife convinces him to inform a notorious mob boss about the gangster's whereabouts.
The Whole Nine Yards (2000) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Nick recognizes Jimmy from the newspaper stories about his mob testimony, and that's when Nick's simple, boring world turns upside down. Rent The Whole Nine Yards on Prime Video, Apple TV,...
There are those who say the phrase "the whole nine yards" comes from a joke about a prodigiously well-endowed Scotsman who gets his kilt caught in a door.