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Think Big
Think Big
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jon Turteltaub
Screenplay by	Edward Kovach; David Tausik; Jon Turteltaub;
Story by	R. J. Robertson; Jim Wynorski;
Produced by	Brad Krevoy; Steven Stabler;
Starring	Peter Paul; David Paul; Martin Mull; Ari Meyers; Claudia Christian; Richard Kiel; Richard Moll; Michael Winslow; Peter Lupus; Thomas Gottschalk; David Carradine;
Cinematography	Mark Morris
Edited by	Jeffrey Reiner
Music by	Michael Sembello; Hilary Bercovici;
Distributed by	Motion Picture Corporation of America
Release date	March 9, 1990
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Think Big is a 1990 American adventure comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub (in his directorial debut) and starring the "Barbarian Brothers" Peter and David Paul.

Plot

Twin brothers Rafe and Victor are two truckers who have had a bad run of luck: they have a history of missed deadlines and are tormented by a loan shark named Sweeney, who repeatedly tries to repossess their truck. After yet another late delivery due to rushing a pregnant hitchhiker to the hospital, the pair are given one final chance by their boss, who orders them to ship barrels of toxic waste from the company Tech Star to a ship docked in California. To remind the brothers of the deadline, their boss fits a digital countdown timer, which he dubs "foul-up clock", to the truck's dashboard.

Victor and Rafe travel to Tech Star, which is a company that uses child geniuses as slave labor. One such slave, named Holly, has invented a device that resembles an ordinary remote control yet can activates and deactivate any electronics by code. While the brothers are loading their truck, Holly stows away in the cab, having learned the shipment is destined to the same place where her fiancé lives. She is soon discovered, and while Rafe and Victor agree to protect her, they fail to understand her invention. They spend the night in a Texas motel, nearly eluding Dr. Bruekner, the CEO of Tech Star, and his hired goons, who attempt to recapture Holly as her invention is Tech Star property. Later, the brothers' truck stalls on the railroad tracks as a train is approaching. Holly struggles to remember the right code to restart the truck's engine with her invention, doing so at the last minute, but the trio fails to realize that she inadvertently entered a code that reprogrammed the foul-up clock.

Arriving in California, the trio is captured, but not before Holly destroys her invention. The brothers, however, had previously switched it with an ordinary remote from the motel, and Victor presents Holly with her invention as they are making their way to her boyfriend's house. She praises them for their foresight, but when they arrive, her boyfriend remarks they still have a couple of hours to make the delivery. Rafe remembers the ship is to depart at 7, not 9, and the foul-up clock "fouled up"! The pair rushes to the dock, but miss the ship. To make matters worse with their evident termination, Sweeney successfully repossesses their truck. Unaware of the cargo contents, he drives so recklessly that the barrels rupture and release their chemicals, contaminating the truck and causing Sweeney's hair to fall off in tufts.

Holly manages to market her invention and makes considerable amounts of money. She then partners with Rafe and Victor into making their own transportation company. The film ends with the brothers getting a CB message from Holly about a client, and set off in a brand new tractor trailer to begin their shipment.

Cast

Peter Paul as Rafe
David Paul as Victor
Martin Mull as Dr. Hayden Bruekner
Ari Meyers as Holly Sherwood
Claudia Christian as Dr. Irene Marsh
Richard Kiel as Irving
Richard Moll as Thornton
Michael Winslow as Hap
Peter Lupus as Bad Guy #1
Thomas Gottschalk as Mr. Roberts
David Carradine as Sweeney
Tony Longo as Supervisor
Sal Landi as Bad Guy #2
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister as 'Z'
Rafer Johnson as Johnson
Jimmy Briscoe as Jimmy
Darcy LaPier as Donna

References

External links

Think Big at IMDb
Think Big at Rotten Tomatoes

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 ==Plot==
-Twin brothers Rafe and Victor are two truckers who have had a bad run of luck: they have a history of missed deadlines and are tormented by a [[loan shark]] named Sweeney, who regularly tries to repossess their truck. After yet another late delivery due to rushing a pregnant hitchhiker to the hospital, the pair are given one final chance by their boss, who orders them to ship barrels of [[toxic waste]] from the company Tech Star to California. To remind the brothers of the deadline, their boss fits a digital countdown timer, which he dubs "foul-up clock", to the truck's dashboard.
+Twin brothers Rafe and Victor are two truckers who have had a bad run of luck: they have a history of missed deadlines and are tormented by a [[loan shark]] named Sweeney, who repeatedly tries to repossess their truck. After yet another late delivery due to rushing a pregnant hitchhiker to the hospital, the pair are given one final chance by their boss, who orders them to ship barrels of [[toxic waste]] from the company Tech Star to a ship docked in [[California]]. To remind the brothers of the deadline, their boss fits a digital countdown timer, which he dubs "foul-up clock", to the truck's dashboard.
-Victor and Rafe travel to Tech Star, which is a company that uses child geniuses as slave labor. One such slave, named Holly, has invented a device that activates and deactivates electronics by code, and looks like an ordinary [[remote control]]. While the brothers are loading their truck, Holly stows away in the cab, having learned the shipment is destined to the same place where her fiancé lives. She is soon discovered, and while Rafe and Victor agree to protect her, they fail to understand her invention. They spend the night in a Texas motel, nearly eluding Dr. Bruekner, the CEO of Tech Star, and his hired goons, who attempt to recapture Holly as her invention is Tech Star property. Later, the brothers' truck stalls on the railroad tracks as a train is approaching. Holly struggles to remember the right code to restart the truck's engine with her invention, doing so at the last minute, but the trio fails to realize that she inadvertently entered a code that reprogrammed the foul-up clock.
+Victor and Rafe travel to Tech Star, which is a company that uses child geniuses as slave labor. One such slave, named Holly, has invented a device that resembles an ordinary [[remote control]] yet can activates and deactivate any electronics by code. While the brothers are loading their truck, Holly stows away in the cab, having learned the shipment is destined to the same place where her fiancé lives. She is soon discovered, and while Rafe and Victor agree to protect her, they fail to understand her invention. They spend the night in a Texas motel, nearly eluding Dr. Bruekner, the CEO of Tech Star, and his hired goons, who attempt to recapture Holly as her invention is Tech Star property. Later, the brothers' truck stalls on the railroad tracks as a train is approaching. Holly struggles to remember the right code to restart the truck's engine with her invention, doing so at the last minute, but the trio fails to realize that she inadvertently entered a code that reprogrammed the foul-up clock.
-Arriving in California, the trio is captured, but not before Holly destroys her invention. As they are making their way to her boyfriend's house, Victor presents Holly with the invention. Unaware how that can be, the brothers realized something like this may have happened and switched her invention with an ordinary remote from the motel. She praises them for their foresight, but when they arrive, her boyfriend remarks they still have a couple of hours to make the delivery. Rafe remembers the ship is to depart at 7, not 9, and the foul-up clock "fouled up"! The pair rushes to the dock, but miss the ship. To make matters worse with their evident termination, Sweeney successfully repossesses their truck. However, in doing so, he failed to realize that the toxic barrels from Tech Star were still inside, and does not show proper precautions, rupturing the barrels and releasing them chemicals. He realizes too late what has happened when his hair starts falling out in tufts.
+Arriving in California, the trio is captured, but not before Holly destroys her invention. The brothers, however, had previously switched it with an ordinary remote from the motel, and Victor presents Holly with her invention as they are making their way to her boyfriend's house. She praises them for their foresight, but when they arrive, her boyfriend remarks they still have a couple of hours to make the delivery. Rafe remembers the ship is to depart at 7, not 9, and the foul-up clock "fouled up"! The pair rushes to the dock, but miss the ship. To make matters worse with their evident termination, Sweeney successfully repossesses their truck. Unaware of the cargo contents, he drives so recklessly that the barrels rupture and release their chemicals, contaminating the truck and causing Sweeney's hair to fall off in tufts.
-Holly, however, markets her invention and makes considerable amounts of money. She then partners with Rafe and Victor into making their own transportation company. The film ends with the brothers getting a CB message from Holly about a client, and set off in a brand new tractor trailer to begin their shipment.
+Holly manages to market her invention and makes considerable amounts of money. She then partners with Rafe and Victor into making their own transportation company. The film ends with the brothers getting a CB message from Holly about a client, and set off in a brand new tractor trailer to begin their shipment.
 ==Cast==